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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist for Show Us Your Goodness – Dreams Are Possible (DAP)

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Dreams Are Possible (DAP)

Overview:
Our mission is to promote health awareness and education programs designed to encourage a healthy lifestyle, free of preventable chronic and oral health diseases.

The organization is dedicated to helping women and children with the goal of changing and improving lives in local communities and around the world.

Our vision is to close the gap experienced by some communities in accessing healthy living options. We believe everyone has a right to a fresh and healthy lifestyle, regardless of economic circumstance or ethnic background.

The Foundation has developed three programs to support our vision.

DAP With a SMILE Program activities are designed to educate school aged children 5 to 12 years old in oral hygiene, tooth brushing demonstrations and provide FREE limited dental screening examinations by dentists.

Get Fit For Women Program addresses the epidemic of obesity that is affecting all women of color through nutrition and fitness education.

Kidz CookUp Program puts focus on nutrition education for all children age 5 to 12 to empower healthy eating habits.

For more info: www.dreamsarepossible.org

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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist for Show Us Your Goodness – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton

Overview:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton is a community service dedicated to meeting the emotional, physical and social needs of girls and boys in our community.

Our organization has been creating friendships since 1969. We started out matching Big Brothers/Sisters with Little Brothers/Sisters and have grown to include a variety of different programs that serve both boys and girls.

Mentoring is about the power of friendship. The volunteers and young people in our programs experience the magic of everyday moments when they are shared with a friend. Everyone needs someone to laugh with, share a dream with, and just hang out… with friends it’s the little things that mean the most.

There is no fee to the Little Brother/Sisters or their family for the Big Brothers Big Sister service. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton is an associate member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and a participating United Way Agency.

For more info: www.bbbshalton.ca

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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist for Show Us Your Goodness – ALS Society of Ontario

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – ALS Society of Ontario

Overview:
ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rapidly progressive and fatal neuromuscular disease characterized by degeneration of a select group of nerve cells and pathways (motor neurons) in the brain and spinal cord. This loss of motor neurons leads to progressive paralysis of the voluntary muscles.

The ALS Society of Ontario is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the necessary equipment and support services to people living with ALS as well as to provide funding to the ALS Society of Canada towards research for a cure.

For more info: www.alsont.ca

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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist for Show Us Your Goodness – Habitat for Humanity Huron County

Monday, April 26th, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Habitat for Humanity Huron County

Overview:
Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat for Humanity Huron County builds simple, decent houses for economically disadvantaged persons.

It is its mission to eliminate poverty housing in Huron County in partnership with volunteers, donors, sponsors and the homeowners themselves.

Habitat for Humanity Huron County is a local Affiliate of Habitat for Humanity Canada, which is the national organization of Habitat for Humanity International.

For more info: www.habitathuroncounty.ca

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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist for Show Us Your Goodness – Ageless Dreamer Foundation

Monday, April 26th, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Ageless Dreamer Foundation

Overview:
The Ageless Dreamer® believes there’s more to caring for aging loved-ones than wheelchairs, walkers, hearing aids, lifelines, medical appointments, doctor’s prescriptions, and – even – constipation.

Dreaming is not just for the young. We believe that dreaming can enhance the quality of anyone’s life, at any stage. Encourage an elder to dream out loud and share it with us!

The mission of the Ageless Dreamer is to make LONG HELD, HEART FELT dreams come true for our oldest generation, encouraging them to dream out loud, enhancing their quality of life.

Through our efforts, we will begin to erase the stigma of being older while sparking intergenerational conversations.

For more info: www.agelessdreamer.org

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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist for Show Us Your Goodness – Families of SMA (Canada)

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Canada)

Overview:
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the number one genetic killer of children under the age of two, is an often fatal disease that destroys the nerves controlling voluntary muscle movement, which affects crawling, walking, head and neck control, and even swallowing.

  • One in every 6,000 babies is born with SMA.SMA can strike anyone of any age, race or gender.
  • One in every 40 people carries the gene that causes SMA.
  • The child of two carriers has a one in four chance of developing SMA.

Families of SMA Canada is a volunteer-driven organization whose goal is to fund the best possible Canadian research in search of a treatment or cure for the Spinal Muscular Atrophy diseases.

The other goal of the organization is to support and bring hope to families and individuals affected by Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

For more info: www.curesma.ca

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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist for Show Us Your Goodness – AboutFace International

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – AboutFace International

Overview:
Every year hundreds of thousands of children are born with facial birth defects around the world. Thousands more people acquire facial disfigurements every day, as a result of disease (such as stroke or cancer) or accident/trauma (car, fire, dog bites).

Living with a facial difference, regardless if it’s congenital or acquired, is a social disability. It affects your life from birth and follows you through every life stage. It is something you can’t hide.

Our mission is to advocate on behalf of those touched by facial difference with peer connections, information, emotional support and opportunities to enhance their life circumstances.

As well, we are dedicated to changing attitudes and dispelling myths about facial differences through the media, school community, and general public.

For more info: www.Aboutfaceinternational.org

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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist for Show Us Your Goodness – Love Our Children USA

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Love Our Children USA

Overview:


Love Our Children USA was founded on a promise to America’s children to keep them safe.

Our commitment is to break the cycle of violence against children.

Our organization works to eliminate behaviors that keep children from reaching their potential. It redefines parenting and creates kid success by promoting prevention strategies and positive changes in parenting and family attitudes and behaviors through public education.

Love Our Children USA honors and respects children and works to empower and support children, teens, parents and families through information, resources, advocacy, and online youth mentoring.

Its goal is to keep children safe and strengthen families — Its message is positive … one of prevention, empowerment and hope.

For more info: www.loveourchildrenusa.org

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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist for Show Us Your Goodness – Rett Syndrome Research Trust

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Rett Syndrome Research Trust

Overview:
Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) is a nonprofit research organization exclusively focused on the development of treatments and cures for Rett Syndrome, one the most physically disabling of the autism spectrum disorders.

Primarily affecting little girls, Rett often strikes just after they have learned to walk and say a few words, and begins to drag their development backward.

Rett Syndrome may become the first reversible childhood neurological disorder. It is the goal of the Trust to deliver clinical trials of a novel treatment strategy that addresses the underlying genetic defect within five years.

To achieve this goal, RSRT ventures beyond the traditional scope of disease-specific foundations. The Trust will operate as a virtual biotechnology company outsourcing the various drug development steps to the best-qualified academic institutions or contract research organizations.

For more info: www.reverserett.org

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riceworks Highlights Another Semi-Finalist – Special Olympics Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

On a daily basis, the Show Us Your Goodness campaign sponsored by riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps will highlight one of the 33 Semi-Finalists. 

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Special Olympics Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario

Overview:
Special Olympics is founded on the belief that people with intellectual disabilities can, with proper instruction and encouragement, learn, enjoy and benefit from participation in individual and team sports.

Special Olympics believes that through sports training and competition, people with intellectual disabilities benefit physically, mentally, socially and spiritually; and that the community – through participation and observation – is united in understanding people with intellectual disabilities in an environment of equality, respect and acceptance.

For more info: www.kwspecialolympics.org

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