MAY 2013
Volume 13-2
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In this issue
Meet Ignite Good!™ Learn to play Being Nice = Good for You? Superhero Catherine! Find Krumi!
Ignite Good!™ Story Contest!
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WINNER! How will YOU make a difference?
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Did you know?
Once you do something nice, it becomes easier to do it a second time. Also, another person might see you and be inspired to do something nice, too!
Doing something nice for someone else boosts a chemical in your brain, called seratonin, which makes you feel happier!
SHARING is one easy way to be nice. Global Game Changers Vol. 13-2
Meet Catherine Chung,
Ignite Good!™ SUPERHERO! Our Superhero of the the Month for April is Catherine Chung. She is 10 years old and from New York, New York. We met Catherine during some fun events at the Pottery Barn Kids store in New York City. Catherine is proof that, just like you don’t have to be a big person to be a superhero, that you don’t have to do big things. Small things matter, and Catherine knows that. She Ignites Good! this way: "If I have two or more of something, I always give some to someone else who wants it. I wish everyone will give like that, for then, everyone will be happy." Catherine, how did you decide to start giving back by sharing so much? My family is caring and thoughtful. We feel sorry for homeless people. Also, we reuse a lot of stuff instead of just throwing it away.
Fast Facts About Catherine: Age: 10 Hometown: New York, New York Superhero Quality I Want: To help the world. Favorite subject: Science Favorite Animal: Dolphins, although I don’t know why! Favorite Movie: Documentaries (They’re movies about real things and real people, like March of the Penguins.) What I want to be when I grow up: A scientist Hobbies: Having interesting discussions with my friends. My heroes: My fictional heroes are the characters who work and study hard, like Hermione Granger. In real life, a person who helps the world somehow and makes a difference is a hero to me.
I thought that garbage was garbage. How can I reuse things that I might throw away? Garbage is brimming with craft potential. A toy doesn't have to be used only for the purposes it was intended for. You can take the materials and make something incredible. Cool! Sounds like you’re very inventive. Is that what you are going to do when you grow up? I like doing crafts and thinking about things in a different way, but I want to use my creativity to become I a scientist or an inventor when I grow up, and invent something useful or discover something important. Sounds like you want to keep helping people, too! Yes. It’s a big part of my life today and it will be in the future, too! I do nice things not because it's the kind thing to do. I do it because it is the right thing to do. I feel like I have to ask to take a hurt friend to the nurse, or follow an upset friend and try to calm him or her down. You do kind acts because you feel that it is the right thing to do and you have to do it. But the weakness of that feeling is that you can ignore that voice telling you what is the right thing to do. Hopefully none of us ignore that voice. Have you ever inspired your friends to do nice things like you do? No, nobody did anything kind because of me. I think people shouldn't do kind things just because of me. They should know that it is kind to share, and whenever they get a chance, they should share or do other kind things.
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So what would be your advice to kids who want to be kind like you. How can they hear their own feeling that something is right? They should remember that you don't have to do big things. Giving someone a small portion of your snack, sharing a toy you have two or more of, passing a piece of paper to someone when they need it, or any other small thing helps. No good act is too small. That’s great advice. Now tell me a little bit about yourself. I live in New York City with my family, which includes my brother and sister. I’m the oldest. Great! Sounds like fun living in the Big Apple with your family. We are so glad that we met you. Welcome to the Global Game Changers Superhero Alliance!
Hanging out at Pottery Barn Kids with GGC co-creators Rachel Annette Helson (above) and Jan Helson (right).
Thanks pottery barn kids New York City for helping the Global Game Changers find our Superhero of the Month!
Me with my brother and sister.
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Charities That Ignite Good!™ Catherine’s Favorites! Environmental Defense Fund is dedicated to protecting the environmental
rights of all people. Guided by science, we create practical solutions that win support because they are nonpartisan, cost-effective and fair. We work to preserve the natural systems on which all life depends, focusing on the most critical environmental problems. World Wildlife Fund’s mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. Our vision is to build a future where people live in harmony with nature . We seek to save a planet, a world of life. We seek to be the voice for those creatures who have no voice. We seek to apply the wealth of our talents, knowledge, and passion to making the world wealthier in life, in spirit, and in living wonder of nature. American Forests , the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the country, advocates for the protection and expansion of America’s forests. Since 1990, we have planted more than 40 million trees. We restore watersheds to help provide clean drinking water. We replant forests destroyed by human action and by natural disasters. We are people who care about – and for – forests. More Choices The Compassionate Action Network International is a worldwide network whose goal is to advance The Charter and the spirit and practice of the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." We work in diverse ways through various sectors of society to create and establish cultures of compassion locally and globally. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is a resource for people committed to spreading kindness. Our aim is to help everyone create a better world by spreading awareness and increasing engagement in kind actions. We provide a wide variety of materials on our website, including ideas for kind actions, ideas for educators and schools, activities and lesson plans, inspirational quotations, videos and workplace resources—all free of charge. Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Clubs are community-based and building-centered. Clubs provide a safe, affordable place for young people during non-school hours and during the summer. Global Game Changers Vol. 13-2
Drawing Challenge Using one of each shape, draw an animal, a person, and an thing.
Play Find Krumi for 7-10 Players 1) Take a deck of cards and pull out an equal number of cards to players. Make sure one of the cards is the Ace of Spades and one is the Joker.
4) The Narrator tells Krumi to wake up. Then the Narrator asks who Krumi would like to infect with apathy. Krumi points silently to another player who’s asleep. The Narrator tells Krumi to go to sleep.
2) Shuffle the cards and deal one to each player. The player can look at his/her card, but shouldn’t show anyone, unless they receive the King of Hearts. The Joker is the Narrator. The player with the Ace of Spades is Krumi.
5) The Narrator tells the players to wake up. Then, the Narrator says which player is dead and unable to participate in discussion.
3) The narrator tells the rest of the group to go to sleep. They bow their heads and close their eyes. Then, the narrator tells Krumi to wake up.
6) The players have 2 minutes to decide who they they think Krumi is. If they are correct, you start a new game. If they are incorrect, the game continues for another round. 7) Play ends when either Krumi is discovered or Krumi has infected more than half of the players.
Optional: An adult can serve as the Narrator, in which case you do not use the Joker card. You can include a King of Hearts card, designating a player as Little Big-Heart/Global Girl. After the Narrator has told Krumi to go back to sleep, s/he can waken Little Big-Heart/Global Girl, and that player can elect to save a player. If LBH/GG saves the same player as was infected, no one is infected for that day. The Narrator should be sure to waken LBH/GG even if the player is infected and cannot save anyone. Global Game Changers Vol. 13-2
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GENEROSITY Being willing to give or share your things, talents, and time with others.
Host an Ignite Good!™ E R WO R Badge Party P U D
COOPERATION Working together to acheive the same goal.
1. Each guest does something to make the others laugh. 2. Learn about the Ignite Good!™ General badge. 3. Share some snacks. 4. Make a sheet of paper for each guest with the guest’s name at the top. Have other guests write something they like about that person on the page. Give each guest the paper with theirname on it to take home. 5. Create an Ignite Good!™ Jar Fill a jar with ideas for good deeds. Each day, pick a new one and do it!
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Hummus and veggies or chips and dip are great snacks to share!
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RESPECT To admire someone as a result of their skills, qualities, or achievements
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Enter to WIN the IGNITE GOOD!™STORY CONTEST to be a SUPERHERO OF THE MONTH Visit us at the GGC Website: www.theglobalgamechangers.com We’ll feature a different charity badge each month!
Check out great GGC products, like our Make Me A Superhero! Activity Kit. It has everything a superhero needs to Ignite Good!™, including a book, cape, activity book, Mission Up! Card Game, and MORE! Global Game Changers © 2013 Pixel Entertainment, LLC. Louisville, KY 40202. All rights reserved. www.pixelentertainment.com.
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