you can do it, yes you can.

In 2008, 61.8 million adults donated approximately 8 billion hours of service. This represents 26.4% of adults who volunteered through or for an organization to address pressing needs such as hunger, homelessness, illiteracy, environmental disasters, and other community concerns.


Were YOU one of them? Why not?

If the opportunities we present on this site are too demanding of your time, go to:
youngmothersservingothers.blogspot.com
(you don't have to be a young mother - that site has things ANYONE can do. )
Check it out, pick something, and you'll feel less guilty.

You can't do everything for everyone, but you CAN do SOMETHING for SOMEONE.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Network for Good


Network for Good has a secure, convenient donation system that makes it possible to give to any charity, anywhere, anytime online. Enabling you to research and give to any of 1.2 million charities, in one place online at www.networkforgood.org – They also store your donation history for taxes and save your favorite charities lists. The website was founded in 2001 by America Online, Cisco Systems, and Yahoo.

Network for Good passes along more than 95% of donations direct to charity

For example, if you want to donate to earthquake victims in Haiti, you go to the network for good site and click on “Help Survivors of quake in Haiti“ and there are seventeen organizations listed for you to make your donation through (including the American Red Cross, CARE, Doctors without Borders, UNICEF, World Vision, etc. ) You click on the organization, make your donation, and Network for Good keeps track for you.

Network for Good automatically provides an on-screen and e-mail receipt for each transaction you make. When you make a donation, be sure to save and/or print the confirmation e-mail you receive from Network for Good for your tax records.

You can also use this site to volunteer for local charities. Put your zip code in the search box and they will list organizations near you that need your help.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

New Beginnings

It's a brand new year: why not resolve to be a little kinder, give a little more, make the world a little better? The New Year offers each of us a chance to redefine ourselves- to chip away some of our flaws, to magnify some of our talents- providing us with a new lease on life. What better time to extend the gift of life to another by donating blood? It doesn't require a lot of time, energy, or resources, yet this simple act of service can be a matter of life or death.

This New Year, resolve to make a difference in the world by giving someone the gift of life. Call your local Red Cross and inquire about how you can donate blood.