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The RiceDaddies Empowerment in Diversity Challenge

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<a href="http://www.ricedaddies.com" target="RiceDaddies" ><img border="0" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z163/soul-sides-com/babyheadtitle11.jpg" width=540 height=150></a> <br> <p><font face="Century Gothic"><font color="#FF0000" size="5"><b>Our children need your help</b></font></font></p> <p><font face="Century Gothic"><font ... more
<a href="http://www.ricedaddies.com" target="RiceDaddies" ><img border="0" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z163/soul-sides-com/babyheadtitle11.jpg" width=540 height=150></a> <br> <p><font face="Century Gothic"><font color="#FF0000" size="5"><b>Our children need your help</b></font></font></p> <p><font face="Century Gothic"><font size="2">The <strong>RiceDaddies Empowerment in Diversity Challenge</strong> aims to mitigate the marginalizing effects of Western pop culture and media by funding <b>innovative educational programs</b> that do the following:</font></font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Promote positive images of ourselves for our children</font></li> <li><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Promote positive images of ourselves for other people and their children</font></li> <li><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Develop skills in our children that empower them to be leaders in the world in which we live</font></li> <li><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Promote pride in one's culture instead of shame</font></li> <li><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Promote self-respect and appreciation for others like ourselves</font></li> <li><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Develop our children's ability to use their imaginations in an empowering way</font></li> <li><font face="Century Gothic" size="2">Encourage our children to be who they truly are</font></li> </ul> <p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><b><u>Donations currently go to the following programs:</u></b></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=431834&challengeid=417">Help Us Learn About The World's Cultures Through Art! (Asia)</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=436284&challengeid=417">Peacebuilding in Middle School - Race to Understand Race</a></em></font><br> <br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><b><u>Programs previously funded by the Challenge:</u></b></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=89089&challengeid=417">Myself & Others</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=59852&challengeid=417">Exploring Inner Beauty with "The Bluest Eye"</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=59478&challengeid=417">Leadership Textbooks for Class</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=92147&challengeid=417">Help International Kids Become International!</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=91224&challengeid=417">Materials Needed that Promote Racial and Cultural Awareness</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=114350&challengeid=417">Asian American Heritage One Book at a Time</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=116371&challengeid=417">Characters That Look Like Me!</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=98492&challengeid=417">My Family Is From...</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=52513&challengeid=417">Help Us Travel To China!!!</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=91210&challengeid=417">Developing Cultural Self Awareness with Literacy and Art</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=104279&challengeid=417">Bringing Asia to the Bronx</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=92768&challengeid=417">More Than Meets the Eye: Students as Media Producers</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=129007&challengeid=417">Pen-pals say Gung Hay Fat Choy!</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=121890&challengeid=417">Bringing The World Into The Classroom</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=138231&challengeid=417">Cultural Awareness Wanted</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=130344&challengeid=417">What in the World Are You Reading? (Asian Literature)</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=142508&challengeid=417">Japanese American Museum Field Trip</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=183917&challengeid=417">A Glimpse of India</a></em></font><br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><em>- <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=192561&challengeid=417">Critical Media Literacy: Reading Ethnicity in the Media</a></em></font><br> <br> <font face="Century Gothic" size="2"><b>Visit the RiceDaddies website at <a href="http://www.ricedaddies.com" target="RiceDaddies">www.ricedaddies.com</a></b>.</font><br> hide
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