Big News!

We have really big news...

Big grant news...

Kids Five and Over is the recipient of a $1,000 seed grant from the Pollination Project.  Did you notice the zeros?  That's one THOUSAND dollars!  We are beyond thrilled!

This is an incredible honor for so many reasons.  First, the Pollination Project is an organization that epitomizes the phrase "people helping people."  It is volunteerism and philanthropy at its finest.

The Pollination Project is the brain-child of Dallas-based entrepreneur Ari Nessel.  Every day of the year, the Pollination Project plans to donate $1,000 to "ordinary people doing extraordinary things."  They are looking for change-makers who are working to make the world a better place.

Ordinary people...  Yep, that's us.

Extraordinary things...  Oh, we really, really hope so!

To be acknowledged by the incredible people at the Pollination Project and have their vote of confidence in our work is such an honor.  We encourage you to visit their website and learn more about their mission  www.thepollinationproject.org.  Among other things, you will find the following inspirational quotes:

To make the change, we must first be the change.  

The answer is in us.  

The world changes when we do.

So, how will we spend our $1,000 in seed money? The news only gets better.

Our dream of building a nonprofit to help children explore their natural gifts is taking shape and we have been encouraged and energized by the response and support of kindhearted people everywhere.  When we began this journey, we made a promise to never, ever, ever (ever!) make a personal profit on monies raised and we will always stay true that promise.

We also made a promise to keep our expenses low, but starting a nonprofit and deciding to apply for 501(c)3 status gets a little expensive - Ok, very expensive.  The 501(c)3 application required a big check. Too big for our little nonprofit.  Getting our website up and running meant another check.  A few months ago, those little start-up checks began adding up and we started to feel a little deflated.

Enter the Pollination Project.

Thanks to the Pollination project, our start-up costs are covered and now, 100% of all donations go directly to children.

It's a dream come true.

The announcement of our grant came today.  You will find it here http://thepollinationproject.org/2013/06/04/linda-beal-kids-five-and-over/  You will also see the smiling faces of our Kids Five and Over Board and our Junior Board members who are learning the importance of paying it forward.

Thank you Pollination Project!  Thank you oh, so much!

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