Top 10 Youth Central Volunteers: Summer 2011
July and August were busy months for Youth Central and our incredible Youth Volunteer Corps volunteers putting in an impressive number of hours. Here are the top 10 volunteers for summer 2011!
Who’s ready to put down the game controller?
So we’ve all had our fun: the late nights, movie marathons, endless hours of video games, eating ice cream for all three meals of the day, vacationing, and best of all, no work! But unfortunately, summer is now at an end, which in turns means the beginning of a new school year. But it doesn’t…
Photos of the Day: Overwhelmingly Adorable Cats!
Who can resist the cuteness of kittens?! I want to snuggle them ALL!!! (…And yes, I do waste my time surfing the internet for adorable cat photos.)
Video of the Day: Charlie Chaplin – Great Dictator Speech
You thought Charlie Chaplin was just a silent actor huh? You would be very wrong. Though his speech is truly epic and inspiring alone, together with this soundtrack it’s a masterpiece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4yhD1LitnQ
FreeRice: Test your Vocabulary, Feed the World
Have you ever been reading a book or sitting in English class when you come across a word that you don’t know? Personally, I’m a little OCD when it comes to my vocabulary, and am always trying to keep it as arrant as possible.
Mind-blowing facts from National Geographic
It’s the back-to-school season once again! Want to impress your peers, teachers, and even family with your knowledge of the world? Here are some interesting and, well… rather unusual facts from National Geographic: “It takes 713 gallons (2,700 L) of water to make one cotton T-shirt.” It’s hard to imagine how much water that is,…