In Your City

Veterans and service members have done a lot for us and our country. Repay them back by hosting a potluck. Here are six simple steps you can follow to help honor the troops:

Almost 600 million people worldwide have some kind of disability, but someone can still feel isolated in his or her everyday life. Here are some tips on how to be inclusive for people with disabilities in your life:

Model UN is a simulation of the United Nations General Assembly and other multilateral bodies. Students can participate in the conference to learn how the world's most famous foreign policy association promotes peace, human rights, and other influences.

Prepare your friends and classmates for participation in the conference by forming a Model UN team.

There's pressure to drink or do drugs in high school and college. A lot of people may feel that's all there is to do in your town, suburb, or yawn-worthy neighborhood.

Prove people wrong and host drug-free activities that will give your participants a huge hit of adrenaline.

Try the extreme sports

These aren't Grandpa's favorte sports. Quicken your pulse with extreme activities like

Once people have adopted or bought a dog, they need to know how to care for it. Help prevent animal neglect by distributing tips that will encourage proper dog rearing:

Singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse's death this weekend sparked conversations about what those who loved her could have done to prevent her death. No matter how desperately they might try to control a chaotic situation, friends and family of drug addicts are ultimately incapable of achieving sobriety for the person close to them.

Every animal deserves to be comfortable, including the ones living in animal shelters, waiting to be adopted. Make the animals' cages more comfortable by creating blankets for donations.

Gather your materials.

Collect towels, fleece, or sweatshirts that can serve as blanket material.

Wash them.

You don't want to donate dirty blankets.

Tear 'em up.

Rip the edges of your rectangular or square material into strips.

If you want to help out at a nursing home, ditch the tired card games for once and try out some new activities.

Capture Stories

Go around and write down or record memories from residents. Their stories can around a theme like:

• Your favorite memories of grade school.
• The best first date you ever went on.
• Where you were during a major world event (i.e. Pearl Harbor)

Make a booklet from the stories and distribute copies for residents to read. It'll make entertaining reading for everyone.

Air-conditioning costs the average homeowner 200 dollars per month. Such a high bill excludes underserved schools, apartment buildings, and entire communities from being able to afford A/C. When the season starts to heat up, help out those without airconditioning in the following ways.

Try These Tricks at Home

If the person is unable to leave his or her home, here are ways to stay cool:

Tanning may seem like no big deal, but Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, kills 8,700 Americans every year. Summertime, tropical vacations, and special events are all times when people feel pressure to look tan. It's up to you to step in and raise awareness of the health risks of excessive sun exposure by implementing these trend-setting tactics.