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Little Helping Hands – Leap Year
Feb 29 2012

Today I had the privilege of attending a fundraising lunch for Little Helping Hands, an Austin based non-profit that assists children/families in in volunteering for great causes in Austin.  It was founded by two philanthropic, social entrepreneur parents who wanted to instill those same values in their kids.  They organize kid friendly events so other non-profits in Austin can benefit from families and kids who want to volunteer together.  Examples include helping to assemble and disassemble computers for organizations like Goodwill and giving out totes full of clothes and goodies to kids in foster care, etc.  My good friend Rachel Muir invited me to the event.  I am looking forward to finding an event where the kids and I can go volunteer together someday soon.  I don’t think my kids realize how lucky they are and how much they have.  I think instilling “giving back” values at this age will be valuable for them and whatever community they find themselves living in when they are older.

Happy Leap Day 2012!

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2 Comments on “Little Helping Hands – Leap Year”

  1. 1 Radhikesh Sahu said at 2:59 AM on March 5th, 2012:

    Woow What a kind act…
    Will try to be a part of it from myself..

  2. 2 Aruni said at 8:21 PM on March 19th, 2012:

    @Radhikesh – If you and your children do participate, please let me know how it goes.