by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 9, 2019
Thanks to the generosity and help of many people, we exceeded our goal by more than $1,000, and we had more than twice the number of donors for #GivingTuesday than last year! This is a wonderful start to our year-end fundraising campaign! The $6,100 raised will be a big help in enabling Kidpower to continue […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Nov 10, 2016
I am sending love to each and every one of you who is feeling sad and upset about the outcome of our election because you fear the results of having a US president who has said and done so many harmful things in the past and during this campaign.
And I am also sending love to each of you who is feeling relieved and glad, because even though you might deeply dislike some of the behaviors of our president elect, you truly believe he was a better choice for president.
No matter who had won the presidential election, there would have been millions of people in the US and other countries who would have felt very scared and very sad and millions of others who would have felt very relieved and very glad.
No matter what your political beliefs, here are five things you can do to further values that bring people together rather than tearing them apart and to support people, especially children and teens, who are feeling deeply upset by this election:
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Nov 12, 2015
One of my most heartwarming moments of this past month was thanks to the 4-H Club of Soquel, a small town near where I live. The children and youth had chosen Kidpower as their service project and decided to create a charitable coin-toss booth at the Santa Cruz County fair. These enthusiastic young people built […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Jan 5, 2015
Wednesday, January 14th, Whole Foods of Sebastopol will be honoring Kidpower as its 5% Day beneficiary!
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 30, 2014
Your support in any amount will truly make a difference in helping children, teens, and adults of many different abilities and walks of life become safer and more confident.