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Day it Forward – August 2017

We believe that every individual has the ability to make a difference in our world, and we want to give our readers a chance to bring attention to a cause important to them.

Every month, readers are encouraged to submit the charity of his/her choice . Tell us as much or as little as you like, such as what the charity is about, why it is important to you, and anything else you wish to share with us – we want to know all about it! (You can also easily submit a charity on one of our social media posts.)

Your submissions will be reviewed by bestselling author Sylvia Day and she will select one to personally contribute to for the month. The selected charity will be featured in the next month’s Day it Forward to bring more awareness to its cause and allow for readers of Beyond Words to learn about and possibly donate to help its cause, too.

The charity Sylvia has chosen for the month of August 2017 is The 52nd Street Project. Here is a little about them:

52nd street project“The 52nd Street Project (The Project) is dedicated to the creation and production of new plays for, and often by, kids between the ages of nine and eighteen that reside in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood in New York City. The Project does this through a series of unique mentoring programs that match kids with professional theater artists…”

“The Project is about making children proud of themselves. The Project is not about teaching children to act, although they will learn to. It is not about teaching them to write plays, although they will learn that as well. What it is about is giving a kid an experience of success. It is about giving a kid an opportunity to prove that he or she has something of value to offer, something that comes from within that he or she alone possesses, something that cannot be taken away.”

 

Sylvia will be donating $1,500 to the The 52nd Street Project and you can donate, too, here.

If you would like to submit a charity to Day it Forward for the month of September, please send submissions by August 25th, 2017 to contact@beyondwords.life with the subject line “August 2017 Day it Forward”.

Day it Forward – March 2017

We believe that every individual has the ability to make a difference in our world, and we want to give our readers a chance to bring attention to a cause important to them.

Every month, you can submit the charity of your choice (detailed instructions at the end of this post). Tell us what the charity is about, why it is important to you, and anything else you feel is important to share with us – we want to know all about it!

Your submissions will be reviewed by bestselling author Sylvia Day and she will select one to personally contribute to for the month. The selected charity will be featured in the next month’s Day it Forward to bring more awareness to its cause and allow for readers of Beyond Words to learn about and possibly donate to help its cause, too.

One of the charities chosen for the month of March is Families4Fauqier, submitted by Rachel Pierce. Here is her submission:

My charity is Families4Fauquier. It’s important to me to help others in little ways that can really add up big! We offer families in the Fauquier community and beyond ways to help make our community better and help spread cheer to others such as our military hero[e]s at Walter Reed Medical Facility, local senior citizens, special needs children and Foster Care children.

Sylvia will be donating $750 to Families4Fauquier and you can donate, too, here.

Sylvia has also selected the NEA Foundation. (From the NEA Foundation’s Mission Statement):

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The NEA Foundation, through the unique strength of its partnership with educators, advances student achievement by investing in public education that will prepare each of America’s children to learn and thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Sylvia will be donating $750 to the NEA foundation and you can donate, too, here.

If you would like to submit a charity to Day it Forward for the month of March, please send submissions by March 25th, 2017 to contact@beyondwords.life with the subject line “April 2017 Day it Forward”.

Day it Forward – February 2017

We believe that every individual has the ability to make a difference in our world, and we want to give our readers a chance to bring attention to a cause important to them.

Every month, you can submit the charity of your choice (detailed instructions at the end of this post). Tell us what the charity is about, why it is important to you, and anything else you feel is important to share with us – we want to know all about it!

Your submissions will be reviewed by bestselling author Sylvia Day and she will select one to personally contribute to for the month. The selected charity will be featured in the next month’s Day it Forward to bring more awareness to its cause and allow for readers of Beyond Words to learn about and possibly donate to help its cause, too.

The charity chosen for the month of February is the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The NRDC is a non-profit international environmental advocacy group that focuses its areas of work on climate change, communities, energy, food, health, oceans, water, and the wild.

(From the National Resources Defense Council:)

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[The] NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
We believe the world’s children should inherit a planet that will sustain them as it has sustained us. NRDC works to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water and the wild, and to prevent special interests from undermining public interests.

 

Sylvia will be donating $1,500 to the National Resources Defense Council and you can donate, too, here.

If you would like to submit a charity to Day it Forward for the month of March, please send submissions by February 25th, 2017 to contact@beyondwords.life with the subject line “March 2017 Day it Forward”.