Episode 182: Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents – Ruby Kate Chitsey
On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, the amazing Ruby Kate Chitsey, founder of Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents, is back! We had Ruby on the podcast three years ago (listen to episode #67) and we are so excited to have her back on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to fill us […]
How to Be a 1 Girl Revolution in Your Own Community!
Every story we share at 1 Girl Revolution is the story of an everyday woman – just like you – making a difference in the world in her own way, in her own community. You, too, have the power to change the world through your life. Below you’ll find some ideas for how you can get involved in your local community and change the world through your life.
Episode 69: Lily’s Story: Helping Others, Coloring Books for Kids in Hospitals, and Spreading Love and Kindness Every Way We Can
6-year-old Lily Hake, founder of The Lilypad Project and the little queen from Michigan doing so many incredible things to help others, joins the podcast to talk about The Lilypad Project – which creates and distributes coloring books to children in hospitals, all of the acts of kindness she does including giving out hugs, paying compliments to strangers, helping people in need, cheering up the elderly, raising money to make sure that other kids are able to afford to eat lunch at school, and so much more. Her amazing mama, Amy, also joins us for part of this episode. Don’t miss this special and inspiring episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast!
Episode 67: Ruby Kate: Granting Three Wishes to The Elderly and Loving Those Who Are Often Forgotten
12-year-old Ruby Kate Chitsey is the founder of Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents, an organization that grants three wishes to the elderly living in nursing homes, regularly visits them, sends them postcards, and so much more – and they encourage people around the world to do the same. Ruby Kate joins the 1GR podcast to share her story, to talk about her inspiring work, and so much more.
Episode 63: Liz’s Story: World Down Syndrome Day and Helping People with Down Syndrome Achieve Their Dreams
Liz Plachta, co-founder of Ruby’s Rainbow – an organization that works to grant scholarships to adults with Down syndrome and helps them achieve their dreams of higher education while also spreading awareness about DS – joins the 1GR podcast to talk about her own life journey, how Ruby’s Rainbow came to be and the incredible work they do, Down syndrome around the world and World Down Syndrome Day, and so much more! You don’t want to miss this inspiring episode!
Episode 58: Elizabeth’s Story: Eradicating Human Trafficking and Finding Your Purpose and Freedom Through Rest and Action
Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good is the co-founder of Selah Freedom, and the CEO and co-founder of Selah Way Foundation. And she is the author of the new book, Groomed. In 2011, Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good co-founded one of the nation’s leading anti-sex trafficking organization, Selah Freedom, which has provided services to thousands of at-risk children […]
Episode 57: Mama Shu’s Story: Building an Eco-Village, Turning Grief into Joy, and the Power of Community
Shamayim “Mama Shu” Harris is a woman of many talents and she’s lived what seems like many different lives. Mama Shu is a mother, a community activist, a former school administrator, she’s the first female chaplain with the Highland Park Police Department, she’s chairwoman of the Highland Park Charter Commission, and she is the founder […]
Episode 56: Celebrating 1 Year of 1 Girl Revolution
Founder of 1 Girl Revolution, Kate Bryan, hosts this special episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast, celebrating the first year of 1 Girl Revolution. Kate talks about the past year, the women we’ve had the honor of meeting and interviewing, what she’s learned, how the platform has evolved, and she shares some teasers for what is to come in 2020, and more.
Episode 55: Tanvi’s Story: Birthday Parties for Children Who Are Homeless – No Birthday Left Behind
17-year-old Tanvi Barman is an incredible young woman who founded No Birthday Left Behind, an organization that throws birthday parties for children in homeless shelters. Tanvi joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her own life story, how her volunteerism at a homeless shelter as a child opened her eyes, and how No Birthday Left Behind came to be.
Episode 52: Ashley’s Story: Empowering Homeless and In-Need Women to Experience Their Periods with Dignity
Ashley Novoa, founder of the Chicago Period Project, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her life story, how the Chicago Period Project came to be, and more about their incredible work to empower women and combat period poverty around the country.