Personal Development Las Vegas - Local Leaders Delivered 11,000 Items Collected for Homeless Teens
Online, June 17, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Choice Center, the personal development now has stretched their helping hands to homeless teens. Their innovative movements and ideas to make the world a better place to live in is really worth appreciating.
Know what it is all about - Volunteers delivered more than 11,000 items of food, clothing, and personal hygiene products collected during a 4-hour Giver Game make-a-difference stretch on Saturday. Giver Game is a volunteer philanthropy project developed by ChoiceCenter Worldwide University that is the "Amazing Race" version of charitable giving. The items were collected for Street Teens which provides education and resources to help kids ages 12 - 21 move off the streets. More than 80% of Las Vegas' homeless teens were sexually and/or physically abused over a period of time before running away. They are aware of the foster care system, but opt to live on the streets because they see it as a better alternative. They turn to Street Teens for transitional support and services. To collect the items, volunteers reached out to friends, family, and local businesses for support. Proving that it doesn't take a lot of time or money to make a difference, only one donation in 4 hours was over $50.
Know how did they manage to help - A Giver Game make-a-difference stretch occurs in a short window of time, proving that a small group of committed people can make an extraordinary difference without a lot of time or money.
Know when the event took place - It was on Wednesday, April 14 at 4:30 p.m.
Know about the venue - ChoiceCenter Worldwide University
9145 W Russell Road
(Russell Road & I-215 in the Desert Canyon Business Park)
Las Vegas, NV 89148
A little background detail - Giver Game is a volunteer and community support project developed by ChoiceCenter Worldwide University. Giver Game is a challenge to complete one act of kindness daily. Every morning, Giver Game participants receive a make-a-difference stretch assignment that benefits people, animals or the planet. The giving multiplies when people play in cities all over the world simultaneously. Once a month, Givers play BIG GIVE SATURDAY together in support of a larger community project, achieving an outrageous philanthropy goal in just 4 hours. For additional information about Giver Game, visit www.givergame.com. Street Teens is a volunteer based, non-profit organization dedicated to assisting homeless, abandoned, and at risk youth, ages 12-21, in the Las Vegas Valley. Their primary goal is to meet the survival needs of youth by providing basic necessities in a safe, compassionate environment. They provide access to educational, health care, and employment resource services through a drop-in center and by actively collaborating with community partners. Street Teens does not discriminate on the basis of gender, religious affiliation, national origin, ethnicity, or sexual orientation