LOCAL GROUP AIMS TO CREATE TEEN PHILANTHROPISTS >>>

Founded by Michelle McLean and daughters Amber and Danielle, Peace Out is an after school group that aims to help teens get hands-on experience raising funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations. In other words, the definition of Peace Out is the proposal to help abolish (fill in blank here: hunger, domestic violence, animal cruelty, etc.).

"Everyone is passionate about something different," says Amber McLean. These passions are reflected in the nonprofits participating with Peace Out, aiding causes from homelessness, animals, art, cancer - you name it. If a teen walks through the door with a cause they feel compelled to aid, Peace Out will find an outlet for it through a local nonprofit.

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