An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck south-western Sichuan, China on April 21, 2013 and the number of victims is rising. Already, almost 200 people have been killed and many more are still missing. About 6,700 people are injured and the conditions are grim. Hauntingly enough, Sichuan is exactly the place where the 2008 Great Sichuan Earthquake occurred five years ago, which measured 8.0 on the Richter scale.
Global Youth Service Day is an annual campaign that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and youth who improve their communities each day of the year through service and service-learning. Please see link next for more information: http://www.gysd.org/
Child Hunger Initiative - Food Drive, March 18th – April 30th
We're part of the GenerationOn's initiative "What Will You Bring to The Table" to donate 1 million meals to hungry kids.
Almost 17 million kids in the United States experience hunger at some point each year. That's more than the combined populations of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Books for Haiti School Children:
Beginning in 2010, NPR Planet Money Team has run a series of programs through its podcast about building a school in Haiti
