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Rescue Bank Delivers Pet Food to Cody’s Friends Charity

Cody’s Friends Charity is a nonprofit founded by 9th grader, Cody Allen, when he was only ten years old. The charity helps support rescue animals and neglected children simply by receiving donations and distributing them to those in need. When I (Liselle Comstock, Animal Programs Coordinator for GreaterGood.org) first heard of Cody, I was curious how such a young […]

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Purina Cat Chow donates 5 million meals to Rescue Bank!

During the entire month of July, cat lovers all over the country joined forces with Purina Cat Chow to help reach a goal of 5 million meals donated to Rescue Bank with the help of actress Busy Philipps!

Girls’ Voices Day 7 & 8: Dreams of Education

This desire to show and explain the beautiful yet difficult life in Guatemala, a country with so much riqueza (richness) but limited opportunity, is a theme in each and every one of the girls’ films. These girls dream for education despite all the obstacles circumstance has placed in their way. These are the girls who at 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, have managed to stay in school despite the fact that less than 30% of poor, rural indigenous girls are enrolled in secondary school.

Girls’ Voices Day 6: Imagination at work

Imagination and creativity, however, are nothing new to these girls - these concepts are engrained as a birthright as they learn to weave their fascinatingly complex tejidos and find ways to excel in exceedingly difficult circumstances. What is new is the outlet for this imagination; the form through which creativity can take on a new shape and morph ideas into reality through the dance of filmmaking.

Girls’ Voices Day 5: Generations of Strong, Proud Women

When Ana arrived at her mother, her mother began to cry as she spoke about how proud she is that Ana is learning both traditional indigenous weaving and going to school. “Otras niñas de su edad aquí dejaron la escuela, están casadas y ya tienen hijos, y estoy muy orgullosa que mi hija siga estudiando. Yo quiero que ella en su futuro sea muy feliz. Es una niña bien preciosa. (Other girls her age here left school, are married, and already have children, and I am very proud that my daughter is still studying. I hope that in her future she is very happy. She is a very precious girl.)”

Girls’ Voices Day 4: Lucrecia, Imelda and Neydelin learn how to think like a producer and act like a director

From day one she also had a very specific vision: to film the kids in her neighborhood who struggle, those who have less than she has. “Estos niños viven sin zapatos, sin ropa, sin comida. (These kids live without shoes, without clothes, without food.)”

Girls’ Voices Day Three: Education, Family, and Opportunity

“¿Qué haces? ¿Qué haces? (What are you doing?)” A chorus of inquisitive elementary and middle school (básico) students inquire. “Estoy haciendo mi propio película sobre la importancia de la education en mi vida. (I’m making my own movie about the importance of education in my life).”

National Dog Day!

Celebrate National Dog Day by sending a shelter dog awaiting its forever home a care package!

GreaterGood.org Answers the Call to Help Pets in Louisiana

By Liz Baker Executive Director, GreaterGood.org This past week has been a tough one at GreaterGood.org. The flooding in Louisiana is now the worst natural disaster to strike the US since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. As much as 2 feet of rain dumped in some areas within 48 hours leaving 60,000 damaged homes across the […]