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Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
-- Dr. Seuss
 
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.       
-- Albert Einstein
 

Though the road's been rocky, it sure feels good to me.   

-- Bob Marley  

 

The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.
-- Erin Morgenstern

 

There is no Them.  There are only facets of Us.
-- John Green
 
Alone we can do so little.  Together we can do so much. 
-- Helen Keller

You don't have a soul.  Your are a soul.  You have a body.
-- C.S. Lewis

If you judge people, you don't have time to love them. 

-- Mother Teresa

 

The smallest minority on earth is the individual.  Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. 

-- Ayn Rand

WORD POWER 

VOCABULARY

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inveterate -- habitual   

  

winsome -- attractive

   

vivify -- endue with life

  

vitiate -- to contaminate

 

virtu -- rare, curious 

 

vainglory -- pretentious

 

venial -- forgiveable sin  

  

venal -- corrupt

  

vagary -- sudden desire for action

 

ubiquitous -- present everywhere

 

umbrage -- sense of injury

 

tyro -- novice

 

turpitude -- depravity

  

turgid -- swollen

 

trucelence -- ferocity

   

truculent -- of savage character or spirit

 

trepidation -- nervous uncertainty   

 

trenchant -- cutting deeply and quickly 

 

transgress -- to break a law

 

tractable -- easily lead or controlled

 

unctuous -- oily

 

 

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(Washington, DC) -- Hundreds of companies partner with World Vision and send a clear message of corporate social responsibility to its customers, shareholders and employees.  Can you or your company make a difference for children and families in need worldwide?       

 

Here's how:

 

Matching Gifts & Workplace Giving --  Learn how payroll deductions, stock donations, and employer matches can create the socially responsible corporate environment you seek while helping others in need around the world.  

 

Product Donations -- Learn about the types of product donations we accept, how donating benefits your corporation, and how your donations impact the lives of children in the United States and abroad.

 

Corporate Caregiver Kits- Learn how to create a dynamic opportunity for your corporation to band together and improve morale by building Caregiver Kits to help support volunteer AIDS caregivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

 

SchoolTools Backpacks-- Learn how your group can make a huge difference in the lives of children in your own community by assembling School-Tools Backpacks for students in need.

 

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GEOGRAPHY

 

1. What is the second most populous continent?   

 

2. How many time zones did Route 66 cover when paving was completed in 1937? 

 

3. What nation gave the world Stuffed Calf's Eyes and Cow Brain Fritters?

 

4.  What city got its Dutch roots with te settlements of Breukelen and Staaten Eylandt?

 

5.  How many times per year are residents of Kentucky required by law to bathe? 

 

ANSWERS: 1.) Europe  2.) Three  3.) France  4.) New York City  5.) Once

World Vision Logo
 
SERVING OTHERS 
 dadanddaughter


 

(Washington, DC) -- Hundreds of companies partner with World Vision and send a clear message of corporate social responsibility to its customers, shareholders and employees.  Can you or your company make a difference for children and families in need worldwide?       

 

Here's how:

 

Matching Gifts & Workplace Giving --  Learn how payroll deductions, stock donations, and employer matches can create the socially responsible corporate environment you seek while helping others in need around the world.  

 

Product Donations -- Learn about the types of product donations we accept, how donating benefits your corporation, and how your donations impact the lives of children in the United States and abroad.

 

Corporate Caregiver Kits- Learn how to create a dynamic opportunity for your corporation to band together and improve morale by building Caregiver Kits to help support volunteer AIDS caregivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

 

SchoolTools Backpacks-- Learn how your group can make a huge difference in the lives of children in your own community by assembling School-Tools Backpacks for students in need.

 

http://www.worldvision.org