On January 16, 2017, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, seventy-five Orange County high school students joined with Lion's Heart and Project Hear Us Foundation to become leaders in bullying prevention. These students, who represented thirty local high schools, spent the day learning how to battle bullying and became certified to teach other students how to do … Continue reading Top Ten Tips for Bullying Prevention
Lion’s Heart Senior Spotlight – Kolby O.
Being a volunteer in Lion's Heart for the past few years has been an experience that will benefit me throughout the rest of my life. It was important for me to learn through volunteering that there may not be a tangible reward for my service, but the act of selflessness helped shape and define my … Continue reading Lion’s Heart Senior Spotlight – Kolby O.
Ways to Volunteer Over Summer Break
With homework and extracurricular school activities finished for the year, what better time to get a variety volunteer activities and experiences under your belt? Volunteering can lead to a hidden passion that you may want to pursue in college, it can give you a sense of community and belonging, and it can look great to those … Continue reading Ways to Volunteer Over Summer Break
Can Volunteering Make You Have More Time?
From our friends at Forcefield.me, a great article about volunteers feel like they actually have more time! Strange, yes, we know. Call it a completely counterintuitive phenomenon, but it turns out that volunteering may actually make you feel like you have more time. Yes, it makes little sense. For those of us already stretched thin … Continue reading Can Volunteering Make You Have More Time?
Lion’s Heart Senior Spotlight – Trisha A.
"Like everyone else prior to high school, I believed in helping others and giving back to the community, but I unfortunately never really acted on that belief. As I entered high school I didn’t want to just “think” about helping others, I wanted to “do” something. So, at the end of my freshman year of … Continue reading Lion’s Heart Senior Spotlight – Trisha A.
Lion’s Heart Member, Sarah C., is The Corwin Family College Scholarship Winner!
Congratulations to Sarah C. from our Lion's Heart Huntington Beach Chapter, class of 2016, who wrote the winning essay for a $2500 Corwin Family College Scholarship. She will be attending Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington this fall. Sarah wrote a fabulous essay that we thought we would share here on our blog. She really captures … Continue reading Lion’s Heart Member, Sarah C., is The Corwin Family College Scholarship Winner!
5 Lessons Teens Learn When They Volunteer
We are thrilled to have the opportunity to guest blog on VolunteerSpot. Community service is becoming a pillar in the edifice of American teenagedom. While school, sports, and even camp can be tightly scheduled and scripted experiences for students, community service offers an authentic, unscripted experience in contrast. Whether it’s serving hours towards a volunteer goal … Continue reading 5 Lessons Teens Learn When They Volunteer
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