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March to Support Wake County Diversity Policy: Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · July 21, 2010 ·

 table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff">Photo slideshow personalized with Smilebox … [Read more...] about March to Support Wake County Diversity Policy: Wordless Wednesday

Tags: community, education, family, kids, North Carolina, school, wordless Wednesday

Race for the Cure: Team Dirt & Noise

Ilinap · June 13, 2010 ·

I've been doing the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure every year for a few years with an amazing group of friends. Some new pals flit in and out of the group as our schedules permit, but every year we have a fantastic team. Team Dirt & Noise was no different this year: … [Read more...] about Race for the Cure: Team Dirt & Noise

Tags: breast cancer, community, Dirt & Noise, donate, Race for the Cure, volunteer

Hebrew National Better Than-A-Picnic Picnic in Raleigh!

Ilinap · June 6, 2010 ·

I've been looking for ways to engage Bird and Deal in community service since they were itty bittier than they are now. Nothing was ever really feasible for little kids. We started donating half their piggy bank money to charity every year on their birthdays. At first we picked … [Read more...] about Hebrew National Better Than-A-Picnic Picnic in Raleigh!

Tags: community, fun, Hebrew National, North Carolina, picnic, Raleigh, volunteer

Banking on a Healthy Meal

Ilinap · May 16, 2010 ·

I don't just worry about feeding my kids. I worry about feeding all kids. I know we're lucky. Privileged. We eat well at my house. Our cupboards are always stocked. Our fridge is full. Lunchboxes are chock full of goodness. My sons' full bellies fill my heart. Food is a way of … [Read more...] about Banking on a Healthy Meal

Tags: community, cooking, donate, eating, food, kids, North Carolina

Lights Out at Project Enlightenment

Ilina · April 27, 2010 ·

Project Enlightenment's lights are out. Not literally, though they might as well be. It seems that those rumors flitting about in March about Project Enlightenment's budget cuts that the school board was squashing were actually right on. At the time the board told us to lighten … [Read more...] about Lights Out at Project Enlightenment

Tags: anger, children, community, complaints, education, responsibility, support

Wordless Wednesday: Active(ist).

Ilina · March 17, 2010 ·

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Tags: change, community, education, learning, mom, North Carolina, politics, school, wordless Wednesday

Blog Action Day: Climate Change

Ilina · October 14, 2009 ·

It's Blog Action Day. Almost 8000 bloggers are writing today about a cause that impacts all of us and quite literally, the world we live in.I'm not going to get all scientific and political on you. I happen to think the environment isn't a political issue. I will, however, be … [Read more...] about Blog Action Day: Climate Change

Tags: blogs, change, children, community, earth, environment, global warming, posting

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