Tag: be big
A BIG week for service & volunteerism
By Guest Blogger on April 22nd, 2013
Today kicks off National Volunteer Week – the perfect opportunity to think about good citizenship and the importance of service, especially as it relates to kids! Here at Scholastic we can think of no BIGGER inspiration to do BIG things than ourmore… full post
It only takes a little to be BIG!
By Guest Blogger on October 4th, 2012
Today’s guest post is by Lisa Cummins from Scholastic Media. She’s here to announce the winners from this year’s ”2012 Clifford The Big Red Dog BE BIG In Your Community Contest!” If you want to learn more about BE BIG or see howmore… full post
Get your volunteer on — it’s National Volunteer Week!
By Guest Blogger on April 17th, 2012
It only takes a little to BE BIG, especially during National Volunteer Week! For more than 30 years, National Volunteer Week has been a time to celebrate people doing extraordinary things through service. Do you make regular volunteer commitments?more… full post
The 2012 BE BIG In Your Community Contest is now open!
By Guest Blogger on February 1st, 2012
What’s the BIG news today? Caitlin Sweeny, Associate Marketing Manager from Scholastic Media, is here to share our BIG announcement: February is always one of our favorite times of year at Scholastic Media. Not only do we get to celebratemore… full post
There’s no better way to give thanks than to give back
By Guest Blogger on November 23rd, 2011
What does a big red dog have to do with Thanksgiving? You’d be surprised. Caitlin Sweeny, an associate marketing manager for Scholastic Media, is here to explain. I LOVE Thanksgiving — there are few things better than being surrounded by moremore… full post
Strong women, strong girls, and a BIG idea
By Guest Blogger on September 12th, 2011
We’re almost there, folks: nearing the time when we can announce the winner of this year’s BE BIG In Your Community contest! Until then, though, we have one final video to share with you – and it’s a great one. Lindsay Hyde had a BIG ideamore… full post
Finding shelter in a good book
By Guest Blogger on August 31st, 2011
We’d be hard-pressed to find someone here at Scholastic who doesn’t think reading is the ultimate way to relax. But can reading a good book be so great that it’s therapeutic? If you ask Mackenzie, one of our 2010 BE BIG winners, the answer ismore… full post
Music and teens: a BIG idea
By Guest Blogger on August 15th, 2011
Every couple of weeks we’ve been sharing with you some videos of the 2010 winners of the BE BIG in Your Community Contest in anticipation of the impending announcement of this year’s winner. For today, we have a great example of how kids aremore… full post
Another BIG Idea: Helping refugees learn to read
By Guest Blogger on August 1st, 2011
While the judges are busy evaluating all the entries for the 2011 BE BIG in Your Community Contest that ended in June, we thought we’d check in with the winners of last year’s prizes. The BIG Ideas that people across the country submitted last yearmore… full post
Here’s a BIG Idea! “Hits Against Hunger” (Plus, a giveaway!)
By Guest Blogger on July 18th, 2011
The 2011 BE BIG in Your Community Contest entry period ended in June, and we received TONS of entries from people of all ages who have some BIG Ideas on how they can improve their communities. We can’t wait to announce this year’s 30 winning BIGmore… full post
