Win A $10,000.00 Prize Package For Your Favorite Charity!
With the suckiest economy in 85 years, I’m not telling you anything that news, but everyone’s favorite charity is struggling. There’s an amazing company–WIworks Inc– who’s willing to devote $10,000.00 in skills to create a new website, or promote the living bejeebers out of a non-profit you care about. At the end of May, they’ll award the $10,000.00 prize. Be the hero and nominate your favorite non-profit and then harrass all of your friends into voting for it. I know one of the rock stars who’s running this, and your favorite charity will be set up.
Click here to nominate your favorite charity. Good luck!
Help For Haiti
I’ve been absolutely thrilled and touched with the outpouring of response from my fellow budget bloggers regarding the crisis in Haiti–so many of these women have come up with creative and hopeful ways to offer financial and spiritual support. Most seem to follow along the lines of donating for each comment they receive. I will tell you that The Todd and I have already donated to the Red Cross. If you missed my earlier post, you can simply text “Haiti” to 90999…you will receive a text back asking you to approve the charges…$10.00 will be sent to the State Department’s designated charity, the Red Cross. You can also donate at www.redcross.org.
Our experiences in radio and working with disaster relief experts has taught us some important lessons, I’m hoping you might find them helpful, too.
1. The days for canned food drives are over. The disaster relief groups already on the ground can spend your donation and get triple the value in food, medicine, cleaning supplies, etc. because of their connections. Any food or clothing donations cost more to ship than they’re worth.
2. Don’t under-estimate the power of prayer. Or…lighting a candle…or meditating…or song…whatever you do to offer spiritual hope and comfort to those suffering.
3. Learn about what you can do after the immediate crisis. FEMA executives have told us that the real hope for places like these come after the crisis is past. Those who developed an interest, read about the region, learned about local charities–these are the people who make the difference in long-term recovery.
The Todd and I are fortunate to know the Aitkens, an amazing family from Utah who built an orphanage in Haiti and are awaiting word of the three beautiful little ones they’re adopting from there. They were nearly finished with the paperwork and were going to bring them home in March. Can you imagine? So, our passion will be the long-term recovery of Hope For Little Angels of Haiti. In a couple of months we’ll be holding a fundraiser to rebuild the orphanage and we’ll be going over with the Aikens to work on helping in the recovery of a beautiful culture. I hope that you will find a project there that inspires your passion as well. I’ll pass along information about Hope For Little Angels of Haiti as we begin our work–maybe you’d like to be involved!
Love and gratitude to everyone who’s opening their hearts this week!
Click To Give
I told you about Click To Give yesterday–they have 5 different charities to pick from, I’m going to profile one a day until you find the one that means the most to you. Simply put: you click on the site–you do not have to buy anything–and the advertising sponsor contributes money to your chosen cause. 100% of the sponsor’s money goes to the charity, which I love. This goes with my personal “give every day” mantra. It doesn’t have to be money to mean something…
Get Your Hands Off My Fear Body!
When the economy first tanked and there was emotional pandemonium everywhere you looked, The Todd and I called one of the smartest therapists we knew to appear on our radio show and address what everyone was feeling. Teri Holleran is a tiny thing with huge eyes and an even bigger laugh–which she made us do several times doing the interview. But she said something interesting: that nearly the entire nation was inside what she called our “Fear Bodies.”
Free-Bee Knitting E Book!
Some of my girlies and I have gotten into a knitting circle, where we hang out, gossip shamelessly and knit caps for our local pediatric hospital. I haven’t knitted since learning in the Young Ladies Club at 14, and I remember spending more time gossiping shamelessly then, too. There’s a great new E Book out with all kinds of simple patterns, and it’s FREE! 24 Quick and Easy Knitting Patterns including Cables and Blocks Afghan (Page 6), sock monkeys for kids (Page 45), mop covers (Page 53), bath spa mitts (Page 68) and much more. Create your own household items or make as gifts for a friend, co-worker or family member. These knitting patterns make for some great wedding or shower gifts as well.
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