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How To: Start a Model UN Team

Seats and Microphone

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.

Action Tips: Make Your School Mirror-Less

Girl looking in the mirror

Imagine how much time people would save if they didn't obsess about their appearance in front of the mirror every day. Not to mention how much better they would feel about themselves – it's true we're our own worst critics. 

Makeover your school for a day, a week, or even the entire year. Get rid of mirrors and encourage everyone to focus on positive body image and self esteem.

Have people join the cause.

By having students less focused on their appearance, you could promote a happier and healthier environment.

Action Tips: Create a Track Team for People with Disabilities

Track and Field Hand-off

Provide an opportunity for people with disabilities to be included in on a track team. Here are a few tips of how you could help form your inclusive activity:

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Action Tips: Host a Drug-Free Activity

Mountain Biking

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

How To: Lead an Activity about Lack of Water Abroad

Faucet

A typical American will use over 100 gallons of water per day, while a person living in the developing world could only have 8 gallons of water. Educate others about the lack of clean water worldwide by having people participate in the following challenge:

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How To: Make and Distribute Dog Care Guides

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:

How To: Lead a Religious Tolerance Activity

Students walking over the grass

If you have a group of people of different religions (or even different denominations), lead this activity to help promote respect and understanding.

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How To: Create Blankets for Animals Shelters

dog in a blanket

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.

Action Tips: No More Bingo! Non-Lame Things to Do with Seniors at a Nursing Home

Take an elderly woman for a walk

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.

How To Help People Without Air Conditioning

Fan Blowing

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:

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