Amy E N Weiss

Happy holidays from The Literacy Bunch #Thisisliteracy @janicejackson @ChiPubSchools @CPSTeachLearn

Got to see Uncle Amin at work! Thanks @EvanstonPD for keeping us safe!

"I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!" ...tweets the man too scared to release his tax returns.

Our second "December" cause (we actually give monthly,) is WBEZ, our local NPR station. We've supported this cause for years because we rely on their in-depth and thorough reporting and investigations to keep us informed. #12months12causes wbez.org @BenjaminWeiss

For December, we donated to two charities. First, this whole year, we've used Charity Navigator give.charitynavigator.org to help us find charities. They are also a charity themselves, and we want to support the wonderful work they do. #12months12causes @BenjaminWeiss

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To celebrate our Veteran's everyday, but in particular in November, we donated to our local VA Hospital. You can make a donation at volunteer.va.gov/apps/Volunteer… @BenjaminWeiss

Behind again on donations. For October, we donated to the National Association for Bilingual Education #NABE nabe.org. This is a cause near and dear to my heart: they advocate for bilingual education & the elevation of the status of bilingualism. #12months12causes

By pardoning Sheriff Arpaio, Trump has again made clear he will use the powers of the presidency to defend racism and discrimination.

...we also want to expand the reach of those goals by supporting Life After Hate.

...While we will continue to advocate in our community to end racism, anti-semitism, and hatred of any kind...

...to inspire individuals to leave behind bigotry, racism, and hatred to lead lives of compassion for all individuals...

Our #12Months12Causes donation goes to Life After Hate (lifeafterhate.org) Life After Hate works through education...

#12Months12Causes for July went to Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund jdrf.org JDRF supports research and advocacy to end T1D.

...that serves the LGBT community through advocacy, support, and education. We also believe that transgender individuals should serve openly

Our #12Months12Causes donation for June went to The Center on Halsted centeronhalsted.org The Center is a social service organization...

Got behind in our #12Months12Causes donations! For May, we gave an ongoing donation to NPR.org (WBEZ.org).

Top 10 bilinguals advantages over monolinguals: listenandlearnaustralia.com.au/blog/listen-up…

April's #12months12causes goes to National Parks @GoParks so our children and grandchildren can enjoy America's treasures. @BenjaminWeiss