From our heart to yours and your heart to another… we can make our world a better place for our children to live.

The Ellen’s

Charitable Donations:

When you think about giving on Living and Learning, there are many options from which to choose. Whether you actively participate, donate funds, sponsor an event or place an advertisement on our website, Living and Learning greatly appreciates your time and generosity.  We are a small non profit and will gladly accept your expertise in helping us to share our message.  Please tell your friends to visit our website.  www.BrotherPower.com

We are thankful for your involvement and interest.  There are many ways to contribute:

*Donate your airline frequent flier miles to TKO Helping Hands to assist us in the delivery of much needed items to less fortunate children.

*Donate your Sports Memorabilia, Time Share, Jewelry or other valuables to our cause to be sold at an auction at our TKO fundraisers.

*Share in the Journey of Life with your child and volunteer at our upcoming projects.  Find something rewarding that you and your teenager can do together.

1. TKO Helping Hands: A non profit organization that helps children get involved in philanthropy at a young age. Join TKO as they Turn Kindness On around the world. www.tkohelpinghands.org TKO Helping Hands is a non-profit organization and your contributions are tax exempt. 501(c)3

2. Heart to Heart: A new heart to heart family will be featured every quarter.  These deserving families have endured difficult times and are willing to share their struggles. We encourage you to read their stories to your children and allow them be a part of the giving process.  The families selected will receive 100% of any donations received.   We will provide you with easy ideas on how to raise funds to support the family in need. It is not the amount given that is most important, but the action and intention behind the gift`. Even a $12 donation from a weekend lemonade stand or garage sale would be greatly valued and appreciated.  Monies sent are given directly to the family you choose.   This program is not affiliated with any other nonprofit, it is completely grassroots, from your door to theirs so it is not tax exempt. TKO is striving to make giving simple and 100% personal.

3. Living and Learning Travel locations: Find a city that you will be visiting on your next vacation and see how you can bring supplies, toys and/or clothing to help the local orphanage, hospital, etc.

If you have an organization that you have discovered in your travels and it is a non-profit which benefits the children of that location, please send us the link or information on them.

Delivering toys to Arii Heiwa Rau in Moorea, French Polynesia

Our Recent Events:

Feeding Homeless in Santa Monica, reaching out to those in need.

Keanu and Tristen volunteered their time and invited friends to share in the experience.  Brett Ellen and AFN sponsored a cotton candy machine at the Muscular Dystrophy Associations Camp.

Denise, Lenise, Anthony, Marisa, Hayden, Sandi, Beth, Tracy, Tyrone, Anthony, Arianna Drake and Devon all gave their time and volunteered.  In the end they had a great time and as Keanu and Tristen say, It made their hearts bigger.

Ricky and Nate along with the our volunteers enjoying cotton candy at the Muscular Dystrophy Associations Summer Camp.  July 30, 2008.  The Marines, Navy and Army along with the local Fire Fighters all came out to support the campers and have a little fun while they were there.

On September 14, 2008 Keanu and Tristen invited 12 friends to participate in the Malibu and Nautica Triathalon which would raise money for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.  Their dad Brett Ellen along with 20 members from his office of American Financial Network www.afn-net.com participated in the triathalon and raised over $11,000 for the cause.  Keanu, Tristen and their friend Austin Shakiban led the way for their age division in the Malibu Tot Trot.  The fun and crowded afternoon was filled with energy and excitement as over three thousand participants got involved. Among the athletes were Jennifer Lopez, Mathew Mc Conaughey and Anna Kournikova.

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