Articles in Miscellaneous
“He inspired us in words, but he led us in DEEDS. To honor him, let’s do the same!”
Kids Korps USA challenged community members to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 16th, 2012) by continuing Dr. King’s legacy of service to others. Several volunteer projects throughout the holiday weekend were promoted on the Kids Korps …
Last spring Kids Korps announced our new program, Hugs 4 Kids, honoring Julien Hug. Thanks to our Hugs 4 Kids sponsors, we were able to dedicate resources to develop this innovative youth empowerment program! We would also like to thank the Hugs 4 Kids Advisory Board members for their time and commitment: Denise Hug, Jennifer Keslik-Bell, Maggie Bobileff, Andrea Carrier, Dana …
Kids Korps members from the Rancho Santa Fe Chapter hosted a 3rd grade class project on December 15th. Mrs. Hocko’s class participated in the Adopt – A – Child program by purchasing clothes and gifts for 17 needy children.
“It was a really special treat for me to be able to have another child whom I …
Hollywood Tans and Kids Korps joined forces this holiday season to give back to our San Diego military families. Over 1,000 toys were collected for Operation Homefront San Diego to distribute at Camp Pendleton on Saturday, December 17.
The event sponsored by Lincoln Military Housing and Operation Homefront was a huge success as families arrived to …
Kids Korps USA/Teen Korps recently completed a large-scale, county-wide food drive in partnership with Starbucks Coffee Company and Feeding America San Diego. 14 Task Force members (ages 12-18) helped to coordinate the food drive through local Starbucks stores collecting thousands of pounds of food for local families in need.
On Saturday, December 10th, more than 100 …
By Ashley Howard, senior at Cathedral High School
Yet another summer volunteer camp came and went at La Colonia Park in Solana Beach this June, starting with smiles and hellos and ending with melancholy farewells and goodbyes. During the week, new and returning counselors and campers experienced first hand the ways of volunteering. For many of …
Kids Korps projects continue to keep young people busy with hundreds of hands on service projects such as assisting at Special Olympics, feeding the homeless, tutoring needy kids after school, packing food at local food banks and hosting holiday parties for Head Start Preschools. More than a hundred projects are created and implemented for young …
