Take the #PaperPlateChallenge! This year, due in part to the coronavirus pandemic, 13 million children nationally – 1 in every 6 kids – may not know where they will get their next meal. But you can help! For every use of the #DoGoodFeedKids hashtag this November and December, National Life Group will donate $1 to food banks in our home states Vermont and Texas up to $50,000—that’s enough for 150,000 meals!
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Eric Crouch, a Georgia public schools Superhero and LifeChanger of the Year’s 2020 Grand Prize Winner, lives and breathes by this motto:
(more…)You’re only as good as your backup plan.
National Life’s K-12 educator recognition program, LifeChanger of the Year, has announced that its 2021 Fall Spotlight Award will honor School Nurses. Nominations are now open at LifeChangeroftheYear.com
The role of the school nurse has expanded exponentially since March 2020. While there’s no doubt that these employees have always played a critical role in the school, now more than ever their role requires Herculean effort; their impact is LifeChanging, likely even life-saving.
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Vermont is known for its Green Mountains, changing of the seasons, maple syrup, small-town home affection, and tenderness toward people. However, growing up in Vermont 10 minutes from the Canadian border inevitably makes you siloed. This is especially true for me being from a hometown with less than 500 people, Island Pond. The town is named Island Pond because there’s an island literally in the middle of the lake. The summers were great because of all the water activities; fishing, boating, swimming, etc. At the same time, it was difficult to realize what else was out there in our world when I was ultimately a “fish in the pond.” Simply put, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I wasn’t conveniently blessed with opportunities for exposure regarding different geographies, demographics, and especially culture. This all changed for me when I found National Life Group.
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