Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! I thought that today would be a good day to look back at my blog’s progress in 2014. I started this blog in February to share my love of words with others. I was very surprised that so many people actually took an interest in my blog. I want to especially thank all of my followers for supporting me this year! I am looking forward to exploring more words with you in 2015. Click on the link below to view my annual report.
This season is all about giving back to those in need. Every year, students at my school participate in an event called Penny Wars. During the Penny Wars, teachers and students are divided into three teams according to their birthdays. We drop pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in jars to raise money for charity. At the end of the event, the team with the most money has the privilege of deciding where to donate all of the money. Last year’s winning team donated the money to Heifer International.
Merriam Webster defines the word philanthropy as Goodwill toward one’s fellowmen especially as expressed through active efforts to promote human welfare. Philanthropy contains the Greek roots phil- meaning love of and anthrop- meaning man. The word philanthropy literally means “love of man.”
Thank you to everyone who participated in my Name That Animal challenge! Canopteran, Canornis, and Cynocephalornis were the names that were submitted to me. If you haven’t participated, please take a moment to create and submit a name for this interesting “dog bird” here: Name That Animal Challenge #1
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