Tools for Peace

“Make peace to know peace”
Tools For Peace, 18th annual Summer Teen Camp.

Dear Supporters,

We are thrilled to share that we’ve just concluded our Summer Teen Camp, and we couldn’t be prouder! Our campers displayed incredible wisdom, our staff were truly inspiring, and none of this would be possible without amazing supporters like you. This year, 100% of our students attended on full scholarships, which fills our hearts with immense gratitude. If you share our vision of bringing Tools for Peace Programs to schools in Los Angeles, supporting these young, compassionate leaders with scholarships to camp each year, that’s so wonderful! Your support is crucial to continue serving our students. Please consider making a donation to inspire compassion and peace.

Warmly,
Mayme Donsker

Executive Director
Tools for Peace

"Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change."
- Bob Kerrey

This coming year, May kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity increase towards oneself and countless others. May our hearts be full of gratitude and know peace.

Dear Community,

Although my heart is broken over the immense suffering in the world today, I try to remember to practice loving kindness. This is an essential chapter in our compassion-building curriculum at Tools for Peace.

I imagine there have been moments in all of our lives when an ordinary person has extended their kindness like a bright light; here's a story about a kind stranger who comes to mind.

When I was in labor, waiting in the hospital entryway to be admitted, I remember feeling a world of pain; all I could do was close my eyes and focus. A group of young people walked by. I didn't see them. I just heard them and felt the movement of the group. One young person, a teenage girl, spoke softly; she said,

"You’ve got this."

I will never forget receiving those kind words. It reminds me of this quote by Fred Rodgers. He said,

“If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet, how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”

Like me, if anyone needs to hear it this New Year's Eve: You’ve got this.

Warmly,
Mayme Donsker

Executive Director
Tools for Peace

Whatever is beautiful,
whatever is meaningful,
whatever brings peace and comfort,
may it be yours this Holiday Season
and throughout the coming year.

Love,
Tools for Peace

Ways to Give & Ways to Receive

View our annual Gift of Giving Catalog!
https://shorturl.at/mNQW8

Did you know that donations to Tools for Peace are tax-deductible? Please consider us!

Contact
[email protected]
http://www.toolsforpeace.org

Payment Address
c/o Western Justice Center
55 S. Grand Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105

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Tools for Peace
EIN for payable organization: 46-463503

Being Kind Is Good for Your Health (The Science of Happiness Podcast) Doing good for others benefits our own minds and bodies, as well. We explore the science of kindness.

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our donors for supporting us this Giving Tuesday. You inspired our students to pay it forward by dedicating this week to performing random acts of kindness!

Spreading Kindness Beyond Giving Tuesday! Yesterday, students at Thomas Starr King and Joseph Le Conte Middle School took the time to express their appreciation for those who make a difference in their lives, as well as someone in their community or school whom they do not know well. These simple acts of kindness can have a powerful and enduring impact. We encourage you to take a moment, not just on holidays but every day, to show how much you care. Every day is an opportunity to spread kindness and appreciation.

With gratitude,
Tools for Peace

This Giving Tuesday, Make a Kind Wish and Give!

At Tools for Peace, we teach the youth we serve that If you can allow your attitude of Kindness to flow freely, you will experience greater flexibility and calm in all situations. Don’t forget to include yourself! Being kind to yourself is the most important step in developing a kind attitude towards other people.

Your donation is meaningful, and it allows us to:

▪ Offer mindfulness-based social-emotional learning programs to underserved children and youth
▪ Empower youth and young adults to become Compassionate Leaders in their communities through mindfulness training, mentorship, and professional development
▪ Inspire kindness and compassion in everyday life for people of all ages through public mindfulness programs
Thank you for choosing Tools for Peace on Giving Giving Tuesday.

Tools for Peace is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. Your generous donation is tax-deductible.

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At Tools for Peace, we teach that acts of kindness and compassion are courageous. Your donation is meaningful, and it allows us to:

▪Offer mindfulness-based social-emotional learning programs to underserved children and youth
▪Empower youth and young adults to become Compassionate Leaders in their communities through mindfulness training, mentorship, and professional development
▪Inspire kindness and compassion in everyday life for people of all ages through public mindfulness programs

Thank you for choosing Tools for Peace on Giving Giving Tuesday.

Donate Here: https://www.toolsforpeace.org/giving

Tools for Peace is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. Your generous donation is tax-deductible.

Calling all compassionate leaders! Join us for an unforgettable week at Maxwell House in Pasadena, CA. Experience mindfulness, music, yoga, and more at our Summer Teen Camp. Register now: toolsforpeace.org/summer-teen-camp

Exciting news! Our 19th Annual Summer Teen Camp is here. Immerse yourself in art, meditation, and fun activities at Maxwell House, Pasadena, CA. Limited spots available, so don't miss out. Sign up today:

Programs — Tools For Peace TFP 2023 Summer Teen Camp from set-back to come-back, we are celebrating our resilience! Thanks to the generosity of the TFP community we raised $21,896 for camp this year. With this we are delighted to announce that our 19th Annual Summer Teen Camp will be a week-long day camp at Maxwell House, hea...

"Out of mindfulness comes compassion. Once you understand yourself, you can understand others, too, and you can feel for them."

- Raymond Levy, Tools for Peace camper turned councilor

This weekend your donation will be doubled up to $3,000. Become a compassionate sponsor and help us return to in person summer teen camp.

Thank you for helping us raise over HALF of our $50,000 fundraising goal! With a growing mental health crisis among teens, what our camp provides is foundational to the youth we serve. There is still time to give! Donate at toolsforpeace.org/summer-teen-camp.

Calling all compassionate sponsors!

Our kids are excited about the possibility of returning to in-person Summer Teen Camp in 2023. This is our last week to meet our goal. With your help, we can meet our $3,000 matching grant!

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From set-back to come-back, we are celebrating our resilience! With your help, we can raise the $50,000 needed for in-person camp this summer. Donate at toolsforpeace.org/summer-teen-camp.

Through the month of March, help us March forward with our intention to return to in-person camp! In four weeks, we’ve raised $16,985 of our $50,000 fundraising goal for camp this year! Give what you can to get us back to camp: toolsforpeace.org/summer-teen-camp.

In our scholarship-based Annual Summer Teen Camp, 50 young people are given a transformative week of nature, mindfulness and compassion-based workshops, art, music, self-expression, hiking, star-gazing and meditating. We urgently need your help to make Summer 2023 Camp happen in-person. Donate at buff.ly/42kUk8l.

"At camp, we teach our kids that when they feel inspired to be kind or compassionate, it's courageous. So, please donate. Your donation is significant, and it matters."

-Mayme Donsker, Executive Director

Get Us Back to Camp! Get Us Back to Camp! After experiencing so much change over the last three years, our teens deserve an opportunity to celebrate their resilience and...

So far, we've raised $15,410 of our $50,000 fundraising goal for camp this year! Give what you can to get us back to camp, our kids can't wait: toolsforpeace.org/summer-teen-camp

Our kids are so excited about the possibility of returning to in-person Summer Teen Camp in 2023! With your help we can raise the $50,000 needed for in-person camp this summer. Donate at toolsforpeace.org/summer-teen-camp.

Since Covid-19 began, our young people have dearly missed in-person camp. We urgently need your help to make Summer 2023 Camp happen in-person for the first time in three long and challenging years! Make a donation today at toolsforpeace.org/summer-teen-camp.

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Be present with the breath as it goes in, fully present and engaged with the breath as it goes out. Be present with the sensations in the body as they come and go, shift and change.

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