So come out and join us for a fun night of friends, food, fun and bowling. We can make the world a better place, one pin at a time!

Please stop by here for more details.

Also, we’d like to mention that this event is a great example of our city executives creating a fundraiser working with their community and Sikhcess volunteers. You too should feel empowered to do the same thing in your cities as well! If you need any guidance on how to start a fundraiser or have any questions, please let us know!

By Amardeep Singh Rehal

Well, sometimes it’s easier said than done. Most of us want to give back, donate, find time to visit our local shelter and help out. But we’re all busy these days. We have full time jobs. Some of us have two jobs. And then some of us juggle jobs along with an ongoing education. Or maybe you’re in school full time, planning your stamp on the world. Then again, this past year in the job market has been brutal. Many are occupied trying to find a job in which community service is the last thing on our minds.

So I have to ask: who has time to give back?

Well, here’s an eye opener: everyone in this organization is making time. I’ve described all of us in the previous paragraph. We’re all occupied with other responsibilities, not to mention those with family obligations. We make time after work or maybe a few minutes online. It’s not easy to cancel plans on a weekend after a long week, instead making the trip to hand out food. It’s not easy to step outside our own safe worlds and into someone else’s, helping a stranger, giving up your time.

Then again, sometimes it is. To be in a position to give back, is a position of privilege. I consider myself fortunate to have stability in my life. I’m also supported by generous friends and family. This helps to keep me going but many out there are alone, don’t have support or friends but long, empty days and nights with little promise. A few moments of our time can mean another day for someone else.

Yes, I think we do have time to give back.

If you’re interested, you can learn more about us here. If you’d like to help out, please let us know!

Okay … so after weeks of working around the clock, brainstorming a ‘BIG Idea’ for the million-dollar Chase Community Giving grant, we’ve come up with a solution.  And a darn good one, at that.  Want to learn how to change the world?

It begins with children.

There are a lot of problems that people face …  War. Aids. Poverty. Drugs. Terror. Malaria. Violence. Ignorance. Hate.  And worse yet, millions of kids have to deal with this stuff on a daily basis.

Which begs the question, “How do we stop robbing children of their futures, and help solve the world’s problems at the same time?”

The answer is in connecting the world’s children.  All 2.2 billion of them.  We will unite children in the spirit of global synergy; engaging them with world-class education, advanced digital technology, and culturally rich interaction.

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We begin by teaching children an essential curriculum that many people around the world will never receive.

Kids will learn math, reading, writing, and analytics (how to read a map or pie graph, for example).

The curriculum extends into subject areas that include global history, current topics, and future concerns to our world and it’s people.  It also covers science, technology, including computer technology.  It covers health, wellness, and lifestyle habits.  Finally, each unit in the curriculum incorporates universal values to encourage global citizenship.

In tandem, children will interact with other children across the world with video and sound; where one child can share his or her own stories and view the experiences of another child on the other side of the globe.

Future generations of our world will gain valuable insight and skills, including integrity, responsibility, compassion, the sense of duty, the value of community, with a greater global-awareness.

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You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one,I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.
- John Lennon

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Our goal, therefore, is to provide the world’s children educationally-diverse experiences and culturally-rich interactions.  It is to give each child the confidence, wisdom, and ability to make positive contributions to our world.  It is to increase awareness in our future generations – and to enable it to produce outcomes that are seemingly unattainable – one humanity, one people, working together for unity and peace.

So is this really going to work?  Yes.

For a few different reasons.

First; because we have the indomitable spirit of Sikhcess volunteers.  This is our biggest secret … our greatest asset … as so many of our volunteers can attest, “helping someone in a way in which they can never repay you … makes you feel like you matter … like there’s a reason for being in this world”.

Second, because we work off of a merit-based system.  Each child learns by completing achievable tasks.  Tasks like explaining the concept of matter, ‘solid/liquid/gas’ – or volunteering in their community for the day.  When the child completes a task, they earn a merit-award.

Each child who receives the most merit-awards from each particular region wins a two-week structured trip to the United States.  We will show each child the best that America has to offer – Disney World, our top educational institutions, and national monuments.  That child will return to their region with a documentary of their visit.  The child will have the stories to inspire so many other children in their region to excel, and they’ll have the imagery to back it!

Chase Community Giving is giving Sikhcess the chance to achieve this goal NOW.  Vote for Sikhcess; changing the world is just just one click away.

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On a personal note, being a volunteer for Sikhcess has changed my life.  Over the past 9 years, I’ve invested more time working for the organization ‘Sikhcess’ than on any other project – and that investment has paid off in a BIG way. Sure, Sikhcess has help me grow into a leader, but the true joy I have is in seeing so many other people that serve, and whom we serve, develop the skills to do remarkably well personally and professionally.  It really changes peoples lives!

Perhaps most impressive is the enthusiastic spirit that each one of our volunteers has towards the work we do.

PLEASE take a moment to vote for Sikhcess.  Know, that with your vote, you are making a resolute statement.  You are declaring that you are not only being the change, but committed to changing the world.  Take action now.  Please Vote for Sikhcess!

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Taking a page out of the other guys’ books, we’re going to ask you to help us grow Sikhcess in all realms social media – starting with Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter.

To our dedicated volunteers around the world, we want to reward your dedication. Between today and February 1, For every 1,000 people who join our Facebook Fan Page, we will randomly select 5 people to receive our brand new Sikhcess 2010 t-shirt!

The Official Sikhcess Facebook Fan Page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Change-the-World-Join-Sikhcess/247238197562

Sikhcess on Twitter
http://twitter.com/sikhcess

Fans of Sikhcess on LinkedIn
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Fans of Sikhcess on MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/sikhcess

All you need to do is join.  Really, it’s that easy!

In the next few days we’ll release at least one more exciting opportunity to win a great prize.  Stay tuned, and have your webcams ready !!!

I could only wonder if more subway cars is really the answer. Or maybe moving to a farm? Well, ultimately, there is no escape. The world is getting smaller and according to world trends, a lot faster than most would’ve guessed, especially in less developed nations.

As developing nations catch up to us economically, their populations are exploding, especially their freshly empowered middle class.  Finally, they too can buy a car, have a nice house, afford some luxuries and have families.

Most remarkable, though, is that 27% of the world’s population is below 15 years of age. The 1990′s saw the greatest number of births worldwide, especially after 1995. So, we can easily guess that the less developed countries, as they develop, will be led by surging, youthful nations worldwide.

I guess the phrase “and a child shall lead them” will probably happen sooner then we think. There’s no denying this, but for now, who will lead the children until they’re ready? There are causes and charities for children to make their lives better, but I think now, there should be a sense of urgency. With the future tied to their decisions and actions, it’s important we reach out and help where we can, here in the US or overseas. With technology becoming cheaper and making the world more connected by the minute, we now have the tools to positively impact children, no matter where they are. Children are naturally born without the psychological barriers burdened by adulthood, such as social class, social status and any other social divides that makes life tougher than it should be. Now would be the time to help them where they need it, while they’re young and open minded, giving them the skills to succeed.

With the youth of the world playing such a prominent role in shaping our future, we need to take this time to take a look at ourselves. Are we really doing everything we can to help them now, so they have the proper tools, skills and education to make our world a better place when their time comes to lead us? What can we do to help?

Please share with us, some of your thoughts on this matter. We would really like to hear from you and your feedback.

Written by Amardeep Singh Rehal