From the January 2008 issue of B Magazine: Beauty & Beyond, January Reminders section, page 10, an article on adding volunteering to your list of resolutions for this year:
VOLUNTEERING: WHY IT CHANGES THE WORLD
By Linda Matarasso
Most of you have already made a list of resolutions for 2008. Is volunteering your time on the list? If [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Volunteer and Change the World
Posted in New Year's resolutions, changing the world, giving back, take action, volunteering, what you can do, tagged change the world, charities, contribute your time, environment, financial contributions, giving back to the community, human rights, international relief, New Year's resolutions, poverty, volunteer, women's issues on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Take Online Action for Human Rights – Amnesty International
Posted in Africa, African Union, Alaskan native women, American, Amnesty International, Blackwater, Burundi, Darfur, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Iraq War, Macedonia, Nepal, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, United Nations, activism, human rights, injustice, international, internet, migrants, native Americans, peace, racial profiling, rape, take action, trafficked women, war, what you can do, tagged Alaska native women, Blackwater, Burundi, Darfur, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, health care, Indonesia, Iraq, Macedonia, migrant workers, native Americans, Nepal, Pakistan, peace, racial profiling, rape, Sudan, trafficked women, U.S., UN-African Union peackeeping force, war on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From the Amnesty International USA website, http://www.amnestyusa.org/, under the “What You Can Do Section”, “Online Action Center,” are a list of various human rights issues and the online actions you can take about them, http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.2590179/siteapps/advocacy/ActionCenter.aspx:
Urge your Senator or Representative to co-sponsor the End Racial Profiling Act of 2007
Congress recently introduced the End Racial Profiling Act [...]
Eat Real Food
Posted in agri-business, fad diets, food, health, tagged agri-business, eater, fad diets, food, fruit, health, local, New Year's resolutions, nutritional supplements, organic, vegetables on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the Books section of the Sunday, January 6, 2008, page ID7, Toronto Star, a book review of Joe Schwarcz’s book, An Apple A Day: The Myths, Misconceptions and Truths about the Foods We Eat, and Michael Pollan’s book, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. I will mention that I don’t agree with Schwarcz’s [...]
Donations
Posted in compassion, giving, investments, making a difference, pension plan, retirement, tagged charitable foundation, charity, donations, financial planning, giving, investments, philanthropy, tax strategy, wealth management on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the Thursday, November 1, 2007, Wealth Management, Retirement, Giving, section of the Toronto Star, page U4, is the following article on options on how to donate money to charity:
Charity
THE JOYS OF PAYING IT FORWARD
Donating money can reduce your tax burden while putting your investment to good use
Naomi Carniol
Special to the Star
Wealth management is often [...]
