The Big Help.Nickelodeon's The Big Help is an ongoing grassroots campaign to connect kids to their communities through volunteering. Since the first televised Big Help-a-thon in the fall of 1994, 33 million kids have pledged 383 million volunteer hours to improving their communities- evidence that kids really do want to help in a big way! Kids are helping to make the world a better place every day- and having a great time during the process! By volunteering and contributing to their communities, kids are also building self-esteem self-esteem Sense of personal worth and ability that is fundamental to an individual's identity. Family relationships during childhood are believed to play a crucial role in its development. , engaging in constructive activities, and developing a positive outlook that will last throughout their lives. For this year's Big Help, we'll be reaching out to millions of kids who are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. volunteer opportunities with a focus on PARKS - open spaces that are shared by the community. Join Team Big Help this year and make your mark and help your park! Who? The Big Help wants kids, parents, teachers, schools, and anyone who can help get kids involved. This year, The Big Help activities theme is Parks - cleaning, building, maintaining, and re-equipping parks. Kids and adults are encouraged to develop volunteer events in their local parks. When? Everyday! The Big Help is an on-going campaign that encourages kids to help in any way they want -- with people, animals, or the environment. Special elements of The Big Help keep the focus on helping year-round. The Big Help-a-thon - A televised extravaganza ex·trav·a·gan·za n. 1. An elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display: "Washington is an extravaganza of great buildings, greenery, and monuments" Larry Griffin. aired on Nickelodeon where kids can call in and pledge their volunteer hours. Big Help Week - A call to action for kids to turn out to volunteer in parks. In spring 2000, kids will participate in thousands of Big Help events in their own towns. Where? Big Helpers in Action - Nickelodeon devotes over 10% of its non-programmed airtime air·time n. 1. The time during which a radio or television station is broadcasting. Also called airspace. 2. The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast. to The Big Help. Park centered activities will be featured in our daily rotation of spots as well as information spots that demonstrate the impact that kids are making. Big Help-on-the-Road - The Big Helpmobile, a traveling volunteer lab, serves as a mobile Big Help headquarters, designed to take The Big Help to local communities. The Big Help on the Road tour is comprised of The Lucky 10, The Nifty Fifty Nifty Fifty Institutional investor's 50 most popular stocks. nifty fifty Fifty large growth stocks that tend to be favorite holdings of institutional investors. , and visits to schools, camps, and other kid friendly venues throughout the year. Lucky 10 - Refurbish/rebuild 10 parks across the country in cities selected during the Big Holiday Help-a-thon. Each city will receive a visit by Nickelodeon's Team Big Help where together the city, local affiliates, and Nickelodeon will rejuvenate re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. a local park. Nifty 50- The Big Helpmobile will visit each of the 50 states offering kids a variety of ways in which they can volunteer in their community Big Help in Schools - In an effort to reach teachers and students across the country, Nickelodeon distributes Big Help Classroom Kits. In 2000, The Big Help built on its inschool presence with a packet designed to integrate the park theme and volunteerism vol·un·teer·ism n. Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities. volunteerism into the classroom. Learn More! For more information please write to: The Big Help, PO Box 929, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10108 or call: (212) 846-4333. You can also go online to nick.com or click keyword Nick on AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. . |
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