The 2026 Open Education Awards for Excellence #OEAwards26 are now open for nominations.

We’d love you to nominate the people, projects, and ideas that inspire you – they could be ...
* A teacher doing extraordinary work
* An open textbook or OER making education accessible
* An innovative program reshaping how we share knowledge
* A colleague or organization advancing #OpenEducation

Who will you nominate? Start here: https://twp.ai/E5BJe7

#Recognition #CommunityMatters

Community Urgently Needed: Help Feed Otero County First Responders During Critical Active Shooter Training Weekend June 13th & 14th, 2026

Alamogordo, NM — Local organizers are issuing a strong call to the public, restaurants, grocery stores, and backyard grill masters to support Otero County’s first responders as they participate in intensive “Response to An Active Shooter Incident” training this weekend. With only days remaining, donations and volunteers are still needed to provide breakfast and lunch for

New Mexico Conservative News

What Would Market Drayton Be Without Volunteers?

Imagine Market Drayton without community events, clubs, support groups and local activities.

Volunteers help make all these things possible.

💬 Tell us which local organisation means the most to you and tag them below.

🔗 https://makeitmarketdrayton.com/market-drayton-celebrates-volunteers-week-2026/

☕ Volunteers Afternoon Tea:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/volunteers-afternoon-tea-tickets-1981567705349

#VolunteersWeek #LoveMarketDrayton #CommunityMatters

RE: https://social.fossdle.org/@oeglobal/116679692343263377

🌱 Les Prix d’Excellence de l’Éducation Ouverte 2026 (#OEGlobal ) sont ouverts aux nominations.

📆 19 juin 2026: OEGlobal vous invite à faire pousser les graines de l’Éducation Ouverte en désignant les personnes, institutions ou infrastructures qui vous inspirent ⤵️

🐝 Depuis 15 ans, nous célébrons les individus, les ressources et les pratiques qui transforment l’éducation ouverte. Comme chaque année, aujourd’hui vous avez la possibilité de nominer les personnes, les projets et les idées auxquels vous croyez.

Voici quelques idées:

* Un enseignant ou un leader accomplissant un travail extraordinaire (où qu’il travaille !)

* Un manuel ou une ressource sous licence ouverte qui rend l’éducation plus accessible

* Un programme ou une pratique innovante qui transforme notre manière de partager les connaissances

* Un collègue, ami ou organisation qui a ouvertement fait progresser l’Éducation Ouverte

Peu importe qui ou quoi, la reconnaissance compte pour cette personne ou cette équipe, pour nous, et pour les Éducateurs Ouverts du monde entier. Chaque personne et projet est reconnu publiquement et reçoit un certificat numérique. Les #OEAwardWinners « gagnent » les vrais arbres plantés dans le monde entier.

Il existe 3 catégories simples et 1 mission : célébrer l’excellence dans l’éducation ouverte.

📝 Prêt à nominer ? Cliquez sur le lien dans les commentaires pour partager vos nominations.

⏰ Clôture des nominations : 19 juin

Célébrons les personnes et les pratiques qui font pousser les graines de l’éducation ouverte.

Qui allez-vous nommer ?

#OEAwards26 #OpenEducation #Recognition #CommunityMatters #Reconnaissance

The 2026 Open Education Awards for Excellence #OEAwards26 are now open for nominations.

We’d love you to nominate the people, projects, and ideas that inspire you – they could be ...
* A teacher doing extraordinary work
* An open textbook or OER making education accessible
* An innovative program reshaping how we share knowledge
* A colleague or organization advancing #OpenEducation

Who will you nominate? Start here: https://twp.ai/E5BJcO

#Recognition #CommunityMatters

🤝 Let’s Challenge Social Isolation & Loneliness

No one should feel alone. This Intergenerational Awareness Week, we’re encouraging connection, conversation, and community across all ages.

A small gesture — a chat, a visit, a message — can make a big difference. Let’s reach out, check in, and support one another.

Together, we can create a more connected and caring community. 💛

#EndLoneliness #IntergenerationalWeek #CommunityMatters

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/116462747436133747

Good people are on the ground doing the work everyday.

The fascists have nothing on this, nothing of integrity and character.

All they know is greed and selfishness. And that’s why they will always lose. Just sometimes they forget they’re going to lose and they need to be reminded.

So we’re here to remind them.

If you’re not already following @heidilifeldman , start now.

#CommunityMatters
#TruthMatters
#IntegrityMatters
#RuleOfLawMatters
#LeadershipMatters

And she’s doing it all.

🚨 A 17-year-old girl, Kaitlynn Elizabeth Murphy, is missing in Juneau. Her family is searching for answers, and every share increases the chance someone recognizes something important. If you can help spread the word, it matters more than you think.
👉🏿 What you can do to help: https://shorturl.at/1Q9Ou
#MissingPerson #KaitlynnMurphy #JuneauAK #AlaskaNews #HelpFindHer #MissingTeen #CommunityMatters #KaitlynnElizabethMurphy

NO ONE BLOOMS ALONE: The Hands That Helped Kael Rise (Based On The Book BURIED THINGS CAN STILL BLOOM- The Awakening Of Kael)

Behind every person who rises again, there are those who quietly refuse to let them fall. In Buried Things Can Still Bloom: The Awakening of Kael, Kael Morrison’s journey is not one of solitary strength but shared survival, shaped by neighbours, colleagues, advocates, and strangers who showed up when it mattered most. This post honours the unseen network that makes every bloom possible.

https://isabellajoshua.com/2026/04/03/no-one-blooms-alone-the-hands-that-helped-kael-rise-based-on-the-book-buried-things-can-still-bloom-the-awakening-of-kael/