For Saahil’s 2nd birthday he fed hungry children and got a backyard play space to call his own.
Posted: October 22, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children, Uncategorized | Tags: birthday gifts, birthday party, Canadian Feed the Children, charity, family, giving, invitaitons, parenting Leave a commentSaahil’s parents wanted to give their two year old son the biggest gift of all – the opportunity to experience how good it feels to help others.
A breakfast volunteer from Eel Ground First Nation School shares a bit about Canadian Feed the Children and how Saahil and others like him are making such a big difference.
“The breakfast program has made a huge impact on our school and community. I cannot imagine working with these children every day without the breakfast program to help them through the day. Now, the children not only look forward to attending school but are much better prepared physically and mentally to challenge the rigors of the school day. Thank you once again for your invaluable contribution to our children’s future.”
There was not shortage of outdoor fun and friendship at this birthday party. Saahil, we thank you and your family for sharing your birthday celebration with us and for inspiring other little people to get the gift of their dreams while helping a charity in need.
Happy 2nd birthday Saahil. We are so proud of you!
Hockey for Heart. For Ryan’s 7th Birthday, He Got Skylanders and Lego Ninjago and CARE Scored $390.
Posted: October 15, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children, Uncategorized | Tags: birthday gifts, birthday invitations, Care Canada, charity birthday party, ECHOage, Kids birthday parties, Lego Ninjago, Skylanders Leave a commentFor Ryan’s birthday party he chose to support the charity CARE. Ryan’s Mom said, “After viewing CARE’s commercial, Ryan was moved to action when he saw how one hand can help another.”
Great things certainly can happen when we lend a hand and Ryan’s All-Star line up of birthday buddies helped CARE achieve their goals or defending dignity and fighting poverty. Way to go Ryan. 
Thanks Ryan for being such a great team player and for lending your hand to this very meaningful charity. We hope that you have tons of fun playing and inventing with your Skylanders and Lego Ninjago.
Happy 7th Birthday Ryan.
A Brand New E-Reader and $375 for Action Against Hunger for Finn’s 6th Birthday Bonanza.
Posted: October 8, 2012 Filed under: Birthday Gifts, Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children, Uncategorized | Tags: Action Against Hunger Charity, birthday party, charitable giving, E-Readers, invitations, kids birthday, kids birthday party Leave a comment
Finn got an E-Reader and Action Against Hunger got $375
Finn and his friends had extreme fun at an indoor sports playground to usher in his 6th birthday party.
Finn chose to support Action Against Hunger because he “wanted to help people who didn’t have any food so they wouldn’t go hungry.”
Action Against Hunger’s vision is of a world without hunger. A world in which all children and adults have sufficient food and water, equitable access to the resources that sustain life, and are able to attain these 
with dignity.
Seems like at the young age of six, Finn is all about taking action! We are very proud of you Finn for turning your celebration into a birthday party that will keep on giving for years to come.
We would love to hear what is on your e-reading list this year. In fact, we would love for you to be our first ever kids book reviewer. Share any e-book review you like with us simply by clicking on the comment box and we will share your thoughts with other young, generous readers and leaders.
Happy 6th Birthday Finn!
For Shoshana’s 7th Beading Birthday Party, She Got Arts and Crafts and Children’s Peace Theatre Got $321!
Posted: September 30, 2012 Filed under: Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children | Tags: birthday gifts, birthday invitations, birthday party, charity birthday, Chidlren's Peace Theatre 2 CommentsKids were invited to create a beading masterpiece at Shoshana’s beading birthday party. We love seeing creativity in action.
Shoshana chose to support Children’s Peace Theatre because, “I looked through all of the different charities and it just seemed like the best fit. I think Peace is great. To me, peace means being kind to each other and caring for one another.” We are so proud of you Shoshona for being a leader at such a young age.
The mission of Children’s Peace Theatre is to create a culture of peace by engaging children and youth in the practice of theatre and art. By working and playing together in creating theatre, kids learn to transform conflict with creativity, courage, and compassion.
A standing ovation for you Shoshana for helping to bring peace and play and creativity to the lives of young children. Bravo!
For Abby’s 8th Birthday, Because I Am A Girl got $110 and She Got a Bounty of New Books.
Posted: September 27, 2012 Filed under: Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children, Uncategorized | Tags: Because I Am A Girl, Birthday, birthday gifts, birthday parties, birthday party, birthday party idea, birthday presents, charity birthday, charity birthday party, gifts, Girl Effect, invitation, parenting, party idea Leave a commentWe love to hear about new birthday party themes. And Abby’s certainly takes the cake. Butterflies were the main event at this party. They played butterfly games – wrapping girls up in paper cocoons having them race to emerge as butterflies, they ate butterfly cookies and even had a butterfly scavenger hunt. Creativity at its finest.
Making a difference at age 8!
8 year old Abby said, “I chose to support Because I Am A Girl because I think girls should have the same rights as boys all over the world, and not just in certain places.” Abby, we couldn’t agree any more. And we are thrilled that you chose to share your thoughts about this with friends and family on your special day.
Abby loves to read. Anything and everything! With her funds raised at her birthday party, Abby is going to buy a whole new bounty of books. We can’t think of a better gift for this beautiful butterfly.
Did you know October 11th is International Day of the Child Girl? It only takes ONE girl to change the word. Thank you Abby for making a difference at such a young age.
Brilliant Birthday Boy – A Lego Hogwarts Castle for Ethan, and $165.00 for Make-A-Wish.
Posted: September 21, 2012 Filed under: Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children | Tags: Birthday, birthday gifts, birthday parties, birthday party, birthday party idea, birthday presents, charity birthday, charity birthday party, gifts, invitation, kids birthday party, kis birthday parties, Make-A-Wish, parenting, party idea Leave a comment
Happy Birthday Ethan!
Nothing beats feeling proud of yourself, especially for children. Ethan turned 6 and made sure that other children would benefit from his birthday. He spent a long time looking through the list of 120 charities and schools on the ECHOage site, and insisted on Make-A-Wish Foundation. His mom told us that: “Ethan feels badly that some kids are so busy going to doctors appointments,” and he wanted to raise funds to buy something for them to play with while in hospital. Ethan’s contribution will help buy fantastic toys for children in hospitals. Ethan LOVES Harry Potter, and he has wanted the big Lego Hogwarts Castle for some time. What an amazing boy you are Ethan! Turning 6, celebrating, giving, and doing what you love. Everyone at ECHOage is smiling today because of you.
An IPod, A Pottery Party and a Trip That Sparked an Act of Kindness. Now That’s a Birthday Party!
Posted: September 13, 2012 Filed under: Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children, Uncategorized Leave a comment
Isabelle is making much more then pottery at her 10th birthday party. She is shaping the lives of many children in need by contributing to Make-A-Wish.
“I saw some kids while on vacation in Florida who were there with Make-A-Wish. I saw how sick the little girl was and really wanted to somehow help her and the other kids like her.”
Two wishes came true at this birthday party:
Isabelle got an IPod and Make-A-Wish got $170.
This is Isabelle’s 4th ECHOage party! Yup. That’s right. Four years of making a difference and getting the gift of her dreams.
Her younger sister Nadia is even following in her footsteps at age 6 with an ECHOage birthday party of her own.
We can’t wait to see what’s in store for your 11th birthday party Isabelle. Dream big!
Birthday Bliss – A scooter for Lily and new funding for WWF.
Posted: September 10, 2012 Filed under: Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children | Tags: Birthday, birthday gifts, birthday parties, birthday party, birthday party idea, birthday presents, charity birthday, charity birthday party, gifts, invitation, kids birthday party, parenting, party idea, WWF Leave a comment
This year Lily turned 6. She celebrated with her 4th ECHOage party! Talk about commitment. This amazing girl comes back and chooses a different charity, and a different gift, each year. “I chose WWF this year because I love animals and nature and I wanted to protect the world and the animals, especially dolphins,” said Lily about her generous $153.00 contribution. She told us that she loves to go fast on her brand new scooter, and she wanted a Razor because: “I want to be like a big kid.” Lily, everyone at ECHOage thinks you are big, kind and something special. We see you come back every year, and we see that as you grow, you grow more aware of the world around you. You gave a meaningful gift to us, just by how you celebrated, so thank you Lily. And, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL!
The Triple Crown Birthday Party – Horseback riding lessons, saving animals and a love of nature.
Posted: September 4, 2012 Filed under: Charity, ECHOage Birthday Parties, Gifts, Stories about children, Uncategorized | Tags: Birthday, birthday gifts, birthday parties, birthday party, birthday party idea, birthday presents, charity birthday, charity birthday party, gifts, invitation, kids birthday party, kis birthday parties, parenting, party idea Leave a comment
After spending a summer getting to meet and see lots of different animals at camp, through her travels with her family and many visits to the Zoo, Isabel felt really strongly about wanting to help animals. “I love animals and I wanted to help them so they don’t disappear”
For her 7th birthday, Isabel will be getting Riding Lessons and WWF will be getting $215. We can’t think of a better gift for Isabel to get from all of her friends.
Isabel starts horseback riding lessons for the fall next week. She fell in love with riding while away with her family in Banff National Park this summer (seeing lots of animals – bears, elk, deer, mountain goats). She is most excited about “learning how to take care of a horse and brushing it”
Happy 7th birthday Isabel.
For her birthday, Grace got new headphones and The Children’s Oncology Camping Association got $385.00!
Posted: August 15, 2012 Filed under: ECHOage Birthday Parties, Stories about children | Tags: Birthday, birthday gifts, birthday parties, birthday party, birthday party idea, birthday presents, charity birthday, charity birthday party, Deerfield Illinois, gifts, invitation, kids birthday party, kis birthday parties, parenting, party idea Leave a comment
Grace got Beats by Dre for her Birthday
Grace is from Deerfield, Illinois. She just turned 8. She celebrated her birthday with all her friends who got to watch a fabulous magic show. Her favorite part of the party was watching the magician put needles in a balloon! In this photo she is holding up her ECHOage award. Grace raised $385.00 for The Children’s Oncology Camping Association, International AND got Beats By Dre Headphones for herself. She chose to support COCA-I because she likes camp and she wanted children who have cancer to get the chance to go to camp, too. Grace, we all want to follow in your footsteps. Everyone at ECHOage wishes Grace a very happy 8th birthday. We can’t wait to see what Grace does when she turns 9…
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