For her 5th birthday, Dylan got her own Ipod, and WWF got $260!
Posted: November 27, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Sonshine and Broccoli, Stories about children | Tags: Birthday, birthday gifts, birthday parties, birthday party, birthday party idea, birthday presents, charity birthday, charity birthday party, sonshine and broccoli, WWF Leave a comment
Dylan turns 5!
Dylan is not your typical five-year-old. Influenced by her music loving father, she is a girl who regularly listens to Sonshine and Broccoli, while dancing around her house. She also sits eagerly each week and watches her older brothers play acoustic guitar with their teacher Brock, (aka: Broccoli). Of course, we’re all wondering, how did this amazing girl end up with such a beautiful name like “Dylan” – must be… )
Dylan makes it clear: “I wanted my OWN iPod so that I didn’t have to borrow my brothers’ anymore. And, I wanted to help WWF because I love animals, i love nature, and I especially love pandas and monkeys and bats!
Louise, Dylan’s proud mother, adds: “ECHOage helps me teach my children about being generous and caring. It is amazing that while teaching my daughter compassion, she also got to choose a big birthday gift. I recently heard her tell someone that the iPod she got was a gift from all of her friends. That is a gift she will always remember!”
Dylan, we are all singing your praises today. Congratulations to a big five-year-old girl who made a big, lasting impact on us, on animals, and on many children to come. Love ECHOage.
For her birthday, Tessa got books and a shopping spree at a local toy store. The George Hull Centre for Children and Families got $180.
Posted: November 21, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children | Tags: birthday invitation, birthday party ideas, charity birthday party, George Hull Centre for Children, gifts, Indigo books store, Kids birthday parties, Mastermind toy store Leave a commentFrom the outside, this birthday party was just like every other birthday party: bowling, balloons and birthday cake, but Tessa had her own thoughts about how her 8th birthday party could become so much more.
“I chose to support the George Hull Centre for Children and Families because I wanted to help kids who are sad or angry and don’t know what to do. I’ve never done an ECHOage party before but I’m really glad I did it because it feels good to help people and I still get to have a fun party with all of my friends – we went bowling!”
The Centre provides professional consultation, support and family treatment for a broad range of problems affecting the mental health of children and youth.
Happy 8th birthday to you Tessa! We hope that you had fun shopping at Mastermind Toys and Indigo. We would love to hear all about the gifts and books that you chose.
You’ve already made this year extra special by reaching out and helping other young kids in need feel better!
For her birthday, Kira got a Best Buy gift card and Cancer Free Kids got $205!
Posted: November 16, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children | Tags: Birthday, birthday gifts, birthday invitations, birthday parties, birthday party, birthday party donation, birthday presents, cancer free kids, charitable giving, charity birthday, charity birthday party, gifts, invitation, kids birthday party, kis birthday parties, parenting, party idea Leave a comment
Kira’s 10th Birthday
Meet Kira who turned 10 doing what she loves. Kira chose to support Cancer Free Kids because she is part of the Kindness and Caring Club at her school and she is always looking for new ways to help others. Cancer Free Kids is working everyday to eradicate cancer as a life-threatening disease in children by funding promising research that might otherwise go unfunded.
Kira chose her birthday gifts – Best Buy gift cards – because she really loves playing on her iTouch and her Nintendo DS, and now she can get more games.
Kira’s mom Ali had this to share about her special daughter:
“Kira has a heart for children who are ill and she wanted to help in any way she could. I love ECHOage because it is an excellent opportunity to open a child’s eyes to the bigger world. It helps them understand that there are people that need our help and this reiterates to her how blessed she is. My daughter really wants to help others in need, and this was another great opportunity to share her love for people!”
Happy Birthday Kira from everyone at ECHOage who is watching you lead the way. 
For Zack’s 9th laser tag birthday party, he got an iPod and Jacob’s Ladder got $160.
Posted: November 14, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children, Uncategorized | Tags: birthday gifts, charity birthday party, invitations, ipod, Jacob's Ladder, kids birthday party, laser tag Leave a commentZack was passionate about helping Jacob’s Ladder as he has a personal connection to Jacob and wanted to do something to help.
Zack’s 9th birthday party.
Not every nine year old chooses to fund research, awareness, education and treatment for neurodegenerative illnesses. But this nine year old chose to celebrate his birthday with his friends and make a difference by supporting this tremendous charity’s mission.
We are certainly inspired by Zack, and of course Jacob who has touched the lives of countless people both young – and not so young – with his loving nature and enormous smile. 
Getting an iPod was certainly icing on the cake for Zack. Nothing like the gift of music and video games to keep a nine year old moving and shaking.
Zack, we thank you for making your Laser Tag birthday party an event that will have lasting impact for Jacob’s Ladder and all of your friends who helped make this birthday party extra special.
For Ethan’s 9th birthday he got an electric scooter and helmet and Autism Speaks got $450!
Posted: November 12, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children, Uncategorized | Tags: Autism, birthday parties, charity birthday, charity birthday party, ECHOage Birthday Party, Electric Scooter, Great Gift, invitaitons, Menaingful birthday. 1 CommentYou spoke Ethan, and your family and friends listened, and took action. They rallied around and helped you to support a cause near and dear to your heart. A community united makes for a powerful and memorable birthday party.
Ethan’s birthday party in support of Autism Speaks.
In his own words, Ethan shares his passion for helping to find the missing pieces of the Autistic puzzle…
“I chose to support Autism Speaks because my uncle Matt, who is one of my best friends was born with Autism. So many kids are born with Autism and I want to help Dr.’s find out why and find a cure. This was the best party of my life. All kids should give to a charity. It felt so good to raise $450.00 and I love my electric scooter!”
Ethan’s ECHOage Award!
Ethan, at nine years of age, you have already made contributions that will last a lifetime. A loving nephew, a young leader and a creative soul.
The beat goes on thanks to you and your generous spirit.
Enjoy your electric scooter and a giant 9th Happy Birthday to you, Ethan!
For Yo Yo’s 5th Birthday he got MC Hammer Pants, A San Francisco Giants T-Shirt, LEGO and Books for Africa got $300.
Posted: November 7, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children, Uncategorized | Tags: birthday invitations, birthdy partie, charity, charity birthday party, gift, giving birthday party, invitations, Lego, MC Hammer, San Francisco Giants Leave a commentYo Yo’s Hip Hop Hippity Hop 5th birthday was a blast. A party in the park in support of Books for Africa for this inspiring young little boy.
Happy 5th Birthday to you Yo Yo!
When asked why he chose to support Books for Africa he said,
“ I liked donating to Books for Africa because there are kids who don’t have any books and it made me happy to help kids, like me, get new books.”
Yo Yo’s birthday gift is helping to end the book famine in Africa. 
At age 5 (that’s right, age 5), Yo Yo is spreading importance of literacy.
Because of you Yo Yo, there is a sweet young boy who will be getting the gift of books all because you chose to make a difference at your ECHOage birthday party.
We hope you are dancing around in your MC Hammer pants right now, feeling proud to be a young leader (and reader).
A Hip Hop Happity Birthday to you Yo Yo.
For Abbey’s 6th birthday, she got Monster High toys and Critter Camp got $220!
Posted: November 5, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children | Tags: Birthday, birthday gifts, birthday invitations, birthday parties, birthday party, birthday party idea, birthday presents, charity birthday party, gifts, invitation, kids birthday party, parenting, party idea Leave a comment
Abbey with the gifts she chose.
Abbey is from New Jersey and just celebrated her 6th birthday. Her loving mother Michele said it best…So we have to quote her:
“Abbey was so happy to have an ECHOage party. When her dad and I told her about it she gave us a great big YES. Abbey is huge animal lover and picked her charity very easily. She was excited to help Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary. Every time I told her someone had just RSVP’d to her party, her arms went up in the air and she yelled, “Yeah, I saved an animal.” We are so proud of her as are her friends and family. We hope this wonderful idea spreads to some of her party guests. Her sister Emily’s party coming up this month is also an ECHOage party. What a wonderful concept.”
Thank you Michele. And Thank You Abbey. Many animals, many kids, your friends, your guests and every body at ECHOage thanks you for the wonderful thing you have done.
For Maya’s 6th birthday party she got an X-Box and WWF got $307!
Posted: November 2, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children | Tags: birthday party donation, charity, charity birthday party, gifts, WWF, X-Box 3 CommentsInspiration can strike at any time. For this six year old, it was a recent trip to Australia that had Maya talking about native animals and how she can help.
“I love animals and I rally want to help them, to make sure they are ok an safe. I really love my dog and cat at home and I also love rabbits, kangaroos and wombats!”
It was a natural fit for Maya to choose WWF.
We are so pleased that this birthday party is helping to support WWF’s mission: to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
Quite an impressive achievement for this very special six year old.
Happy Birthday and happy X-Box playing to you, Maya!
Jack’s 9th Birthday: He gets an Ipod Touch and Grassroot Soccer gets $157.00
Posted: October 25, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children | Tags: birthday gifts, birthday invitations, birthday parties, birthday party idea, birthday presents, charity birthday, charity birthday party, gifts, Grassroots Soccer, invitation Leave a comment
In Jack’s words:
“I wanted to support Grassroot Soccer because I love soccer! I wanted an iPod touch because I always wanted an iPod SO BAD, so I could get lots of apps, and play all my favorite songs.”
In Elizabeth’s words (wonderful mom to Jack):
“I was so proud that Jack jumped right on the idea of raising money with his birthday party. He was excited to talk to his friends about giving donations and how half the money would help him get an iPod – which he had been begging us for – and the other half would go to help an organization that taught important lessons around the world through soccer. Jack has been playing soccer for practically his entire life, his dad is a coach, and this year he plays on a travel team. He was thrilled to see a charity that involved soccer on the list and I was happy to have the chance to discuss HIV/AIDS with him. I think it’s amazing how much money he raised with his birthday party. It’s also a wonderful side benefit to not have a bunch of extra toys we didn’t really need crowding the house.”
Happy 9th Birthday Jack! And thank you, Elizabeth. Many others will be following in your footsteps.
Friends help friends through a birthday party. Autism Speaks got $265. Paloma and Ariana got a new Swing Set!
Posted: October 23, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children | Tags: Autism Speaks Canada, Birthday, birthday gifts, birthday invitations, birthday parties, birthday party, birthday party idea, birthday presents, charity birthday, charity birthday party, invitation, kids birthday party, kis birthday parties, parenting Leave a comment
Paloma and Ariana
It is easy to help a friend in need, even when you are only 3! Just ask these twins, Paloma and Ariana, and their wonderful mom, Tara. They have a friend, a boy, with moderate to severe Autism. He has been receiving therapy and support and has made so much progress. “He is such an amazing, happy, sweet child.” says Tara. “We wanted to give back in any way we could and hoped that other children with Autism will receive the help and support our friend did. So we chose Autism Speaks Canada.” Tara also felt a swing set would be a great gift for her girls: “We thought it would be the perfect gift since it will last for many years and also be used by the friends who helped our girls get it for their birthday,” added Tara. We usually congratulate children on our blog, and their incredible impact, but today we thank you, Tara. Your words are ever lasting.
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