Inspire Children Foundation

Media Contacts

For media requests and more information, you may contact us at:

Christine Beardmore
Inspire Children Foundation
P.O. Box 504
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

Phone: 215-527-4791

Email: cb@InspireChildren.org

Inspire Children Foundation News

August 2011 - We succeeded in our mission to bring the Life is Good Playmaker training/retreat to Philadelphia for the first time. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive from the 50 child care professionals who were there. Full scholarships were provided for selected teachers to attend this innovative nonprofit program where they learned how to help heal and strengthen young children faced with the life-threatening challenges and trauma.

Plans are underway to offer another Philadelphia Playmaker training in the spring of 2012. We will continue in our quest to raise funds for teacher scholarships. Your contributions are appreciated and will go far to help more teachers help more children in need.

ICF welcomes Playmaker trainers to Philadlephia

Above: ICF Board President Christine Beardmore welcomes the Playmaker trainers on behalf of ICF and Philadelphia

July 2011 - As a result of catastrophic famine in Somalia, malnutrition threatens the lives of 3 million children. Due to the urgent need for assistance, Inspire Children Foundation made a financial grant to Action against Hunger, one of a few aid organizations allowed to operate in the area. Our contribution was gratefully matched by a generous donor, thus doubling the amount of our gift to Action against Hunger.

May 2011 - Inspire Children Foundation hosted a reception for Steve Gross, founder of Life is Good Kids Foundation, and Sharon Easterling, Executive Director of the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAEYC), in appreciation for their dedication to the wellbeing of young children. Steve was in Philadelphia to present the keynote address at the annual DVAEYC Conference. There, he inspired an audience of 2500 childcare professionals to find their joy so they could spread the joy to children in need. Hundreds of teachers at the convention signed up for the opportunity to attend the first Philadelphia Life is Good Playmaker training to be held August 5 & 6, 2011. Selected teachers will receive scholarships to the Playmaker training where they will learn how to use the power of joyful play to help kids overcome the adverse effects of trauma. For more information visit LifeisGood/playmakers. Inspire Children Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Philadelphia Playmaker training. Your donation will help us provide teacher scholarships to this important Playmaker training.

February 2011 - Good news! The Life is Good Playmaker training is coming to Philadelphia. We are proud sponsors of this innovative nonprofit program, which champions the power of play to heal traumatized children. Selected teachers will be given the know-how and skills needed to restore the healthy development in these children. Your donations will provide scholarships for teachers who want to become therapeutic Playmakers for the kids in their care.

January 2011 - Inspire Children Foundation has issued its Annual Report for the year ended 12/31/2010. This report shows the distribution of the proceeds and donations we received as a result of our fundraising efforts. A copy of our Annual Report will be provided upon request.

November 2010 - Inspire Children Foundation has joined Crowdrise.com, an innovative new web platform for charitable giving. Visitors to the site can "shop" for charities, learn about interesting projects and fundraisers, vote, donate, volunteer and even win prizes. Check out the Crowdrise Inspire Children Foundation page and find out more about our online Helping Kids Holiday Fundraiser.

July 2010 - Inspire Children Foundation has been chosen as the recipient of the Nickels for Non-Profits program at the Whole Foods Market in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. During the months of August, September and October of 2010, Whole Foods Market will donate a nickel for every reusable bag shoppers bring in. At check out, the cashier will provide a 'wooden' nickel to shoppers to deposit in the container of their chosen charity.

January 2010 - Inspire Children Foundation has joined Facebook. Become a fan and join us in helping improve the circumstances of children affected by poverty, trauma and loss.

December 2009 - Inspire Children Foundation has been chosen as the recipient of the Nickels for Non-Profits program at the Whole Foods Market in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. During the months of April, May and June of 2010, Whole Foods Market will donate a nickel for every reusable bag shoppers bring in. At check out, the cashier will provide a 'wooden' nickel to shoppers to deposit in the container of their chosen charity.