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It’s a challenge raising children in a world where money is considered the main marker of success and narcissism and entitlement are embedded in many a parental urge to develop their child’s self-esteem. But one little girl has gone against the grain, deciding to use her birthday to help others instead of soliciting the parents for gifts for herself.

 

Soon to be 8-year-old Journey Tyner is having a philathroparty and if you don’t know what that is, now you do. The Maryland-based pre-teen has decided to do a virtual Give Big Birthday Party in honor of Global Service Day. Her goal is to raise $2500 for Water. Org during the month of April. (Her birthday is April 25). What motivated her? Her parents teachings that everyone is valuable regardless of their current situation and her own innate feeling that helping others is something that is its own reward.

“Well, around the world they don’t have fresh water and it causes illness,“ Tyner says. “So I want to stop that. So I’m raising money for fresh water. Lot’s of kids die every day from unclean water. Water should be a right and not a privilege.” This is not the first year that Tyner has done something special for others for her birthday.

Last year, guests at her Give BIG birthday party raised over $200 to benefit Cleveland’s Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital.

Here are a few tips from Journey’s mom Simone’s blog, Herlifeinspired on how to encourage your child to host a philanthroparty that’s fulfilling and fun!  Read More