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For years, my son was my right-hand-man at meetings. He was the master cotton candy maker at events. He was the clean up crew and the cupcake eater at check presentations. Since day 1, my son, Parker has been immersed in Kids Boost. For years he asked when he could do a project. I purposefully […]
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Can you believe we are already through week 6 of summer?!? I hope you are enjoying the sunshine and soaking up days of no school! Here is a recap of Week 6 of Kids Boost Summer of Kindness: Day 36 of Kids Boost Summer Of Kindness: Tape popcorn or candy to a Redbox machine. Spread
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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Chris Burns with More Than Money about Kids Boost and the journey of following my heart. I think this was the first time that I publicly talked about the ups and downs and all the challenges that come along with entrepreneurship. I felt vulnerable
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“Traditionally, non-profits aren’t started by single moms.” “Half of new businesses fail.” “You must have corporate backing to really succeed.” These are just some of the many things I was told when I started Kids Boost. It was a bit deflating yet somehow it ignited the fire inside me. Every time someone said something like
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*** This powerful essay was written by a Kids Booster named Abby. Abby and her sister, Riley, raised $2440 to benefit Rescue Me Georgia by hosting a “Hawks Dog Festival.” With Abby’s permission, we want to share her story in hopes of showing the behind the scenes of Kids Boost. It isn’t just about raising
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Wow. What a whirlwind the last year has been?!? As I sit this morning, I reflect on the last year and I can’t help but smile and giggle a little bit. I smile because this dream of Kids Boost is coming true. We’ve worked with more than 60 kids on projects and donated to 35
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Wow, what a difference a year makes! It’s been super exciting to see the ways that Kids Boost is growing. We went from 3 kids finishing a project to 40 kids. These kids raised more than $50,000 for 23 different non-profit organizations. I am beyond excited to see what this next year holds. But I’m
* Almost 300 care packages for our military heroes * More than 200 Blessing Bags for homeless * Dozens of candy bouquets for the caregivers at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta * More than 200 snack bags and inspirational signs for kids in need *Hundreds of cookies decorated to show love * Baskets of rocks painted with
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2015 was my “yes” year. I challenged myself to say yes to things that scared me. This was a huge challenge for me… I kinda consider myself a walking ball of anxiety. You add my lack of athleticism and horrible coordination (yep, I have been known to sprain an ankle just walking down a driveway), and well it’s
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The Kids Boost Experience Written by Caroline (age: 9) With a little help from her mom (age: more than 9) On Wednesday, March 30th I had a special experience that I would like to share. I presented a check for $1,020.00 to the Atlanta Children’s Shelter! I worked with an organization called Kids Boost.
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