Open Invitation To All Connections Academy Students

 This summer I started a group at the site FreeRice.Com

This website works with  the United Nations World Food Program to donate food to families in need all over the world. What makes this site special is that we get to practice our education skills while we help people who need it. They ask you questions from all kinds of categories and for right answers they donate rice.

My group is called Connections Kid and in a couple of weeks we have earned more than 12,000 grains of rice. That is more than 1200 correct questions! Our goal is at least one day of rice for at least one person per day. It is about 19,000 grains of rice per day, but we need lots of help for that.  I am inviting any Connections Academy Student, Teacher, Learning Coach or family member to join our team and show that we can give to the community. You can learn about how FreeRice.Com works here, http://freerice.com/about/faq And you can learn about our group here, http://freerice.com/content-group/connections-kid You don't need to apply to join up.

Volunteering

I have been trying to find a place to volunteer my time. There are lots of clubs and organizations in my town but they all expect kids to be 10 or even 14. I have a ways to go before I get there. 

I have found a couple of ways I can help online.

Color a Smile   
http://www.colorasmile.org/index.html

This is a place where I can make my art and share it with people who need a smile

 We Give Books   
  http://www.wegivebooks.org/

For every book I read online they give a book to the charity of my choice. My current campaign is for Reading Partners.

Free Rice .com 
http://freerice.com/content-group/connections-kid

Today, I found a new way to help and it is fun even if it is like school.  I started a group so others could join in with me. For every question you get right they donate rice to hungry people.

I will keep looking for places to volunteer but I am glad I found something to do. I want to make the world a better place.