In a lot of kindergartens and elementary schools in the US children grow up with a profound awareness for charitable engagement. Charity has become a regular part of school cirriculums. They are being motivated, because they can achieve something with their own projects and of course they learn social responsibility.

At the foundation Children for Tomorrow, which helps children and their families who are victims of war and persecution, about the aims of we try hard to inform about the importance of this sort of work and hopefully also raise awareness about the hardships of the people in the poorest countries of the world. But charity isn’t just for other countries. It is also important to direct one’s attention on local issues right outside our doors.

At the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, a school in Las Vegas that was founded by my husband, like many schools, they put a lot of emphasis in fostering charitable values and regular charitable work. For example, students at the Agassi Prep School are helping to build a playground for a neighboring kindergarten and planting trees to create a greener environment. It makes me very happy to see the commitment and dedication in these children.

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