From Vol. 5 No. 24, December 14, 2007-January 17, 2008, Women’s Post, front page and page 11, is an article about how giving is now the in thing to do:
GIVING IS COOL
Kirk LaPointe
It is again cool to give.
The acute wealth amassed in resources and technology, or in celebrity and shrewd investment, is finding an outlet [...]
Posts Tagged ‘what you can do’
Giving: The Rule of Six
Posted in changing the world, charities, community, compassion, generosity, giving, giving back, holiday season, humanitarian aid, leadership, love, making a difference, optimism, philanthropy, spirit of giving, take action, what you can do, tagged changing the world, charities, community, compassion, generosity, giving, giving back, holiday season, humanitarian aid, leadership, love, making a difference, optimism, philanthropy, spirit of giving, take action, what you can do on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Knitting Charities
Posted in activism, changing the world, charities, giving, knitting charities, philanthropic knitters, what you can do, tagged activism, changing the world, charity, giving, knitting charities, philanthropic knitters, what you can do on December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here is an article about a number of knitting charities from the Thursday, November 22, 2007, Toronto Star, Living section, page L6:
KNITTERS SPREAD THE WARMTH
With needles and yarn, philanthropic hobbyists are warming hands around the world
Emma Reilly
Toronto Star
Toronto’s knitters are changing the world, one stitch at a time.
“Knitters are unusually generous,” says author Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. “I think [...]
Greening Schools
Posted in climate change, environment, global warming, green, green activism, saving energy, take action, what you can do, tagged activism, carbon neutral, climate change, David Suzuki, earth, education, energy efficiency, environment, Friends of the Earth, global warming, green, greenhouse gas emissions, idling, planet, schools, take action, what you can do, world on November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Five Steps to Go Green At School
If you’ve got kids in school, you have an ideal place to combat climate change and the harsh effects it has on the developing world.
According to Statistics Canada, nearly 5.3 million children spend a good chunk of each weekday in public schools across Canada. Imagine the positive environmental impact [...]
Help Your Family to Volunteer: Some Tips
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child sponsor, child sponsorship, compassion, take action, unselfish, volunteering, what we can do, what you can do, World Vision on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My boys are both teenagers now. Since they are often on the computer, I do send them opportunities to sign petitions or otherwise get involved online in human rights or environmental issues. Amnesty International has a take action section for children, for example.
We also sponsor four boys from Armenia through World Vision, which has let us all [...]
