Warm Fuzzies

[emeraldkity4]

<p>I think this is a great list of places that can make good use of your donation</p>

<p>[Ten</a> Ways to Give for the Greater Good This Holiday Season | withlinks](<a href=“Pearl Jam - Latest News”>Pearl Jam - Latest News)</p>

<p>

Ten Ways to Give for the Greater Good This Holiday Season
12.14.09
Still looking for a great gift this holiday season? There is no better time to show support for causes that you and those on your list are passionate about. Here are TEN of our favorite ways you can make a big difference.</p>

<p>Happy Holidays!</p>

<ol>
<li><pre><code>Give Loans that Change Lives
</code></pre>

<p>Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person, global micro-lending website. Give a Kiva gift certificate and your friends and family will be able to lend the funds from the certificate to the entrepreneurs of their choice.</p></li>
<li><p>Support Renewable Energy
Purchase carbon offsets now until Dec. 31st and Bonneville Environmental Foundation will include a free green gift of your choice with order.</p></li>
<li><p>Help Bring Holiday Cheer to Foster Children
Treehouse for Kids helps give foster children a real childhood as well as hope for the future. Give an item or two from Treehouse’s Holiday Wishlist in the name of someone you love.</p></li>
<li><p>Spread the Word about America’s Food Supply and Learn What You Can Do to Change It
Buy a copy of Food, Inc.
Mike McCready on the film: “All the stuff John Steinbeck warned about in Grapes of Wrath (my fave book ever) is going on. Corruption in the highest levels of the food industry. Essentially killing us with food. George Orwell applies, too. Big Brother is watching the helpless farmer squirm under the grip of unbridled commerce, shutting him down and laughing all the way to the bank.“</p></li>
<li><p>Help Feed America’s Hungry
$1 given to Feeding America provides seven (7) meals to men, women and children facing hunger in our country.
Or find a local food bank near you using Feeding America’s volunteer locator.</p></li>
<li><p>Share the Gift of Reading
826 National assists students ages 6-18 with their writing skills and helps teachers encourage students to get excited about reading in the classroom. Sign a friend up for their holiday book club, “Five Books, Five Authors”, and from January May of 2010, 826 will send out a new autographed book from authors like Ira Glass and Michael Chabon.</p></li>
<li><p>Support Clean Water in Developing Countries
One donation of $20 to Charity:Water gives one person in need clean water for 20 years.</p></li>
<li><p>Relieve Global Hunger and Poverty
Heifer International is dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty. A charitable gift of livestock from the Holiday Gift Catalog will provide Animals and training to help families build a better future for themselves and their communities.</p></li>
<li><p>Support Music and Activism
Air Traffic Control (ATC) works to fill a gaping void in resources and support for culturally influential artists who are working hard for social change. Your tax-deductable gift to ATC will strengthen the cultural groundwork of change in America and expand support for social justice amongst new and critical audiences.</p></li>
<li><p>Help Veterans to Help the Earth
Veterans Green Jobs opens pathways for veterans to continue their service in leadership positions that progress into meaningful careers in the clean energy and environmental security industries. 90% of all donations go directly to programs that help veterans.

</p></li>
</ol>

[mousegray]

<p>Thanks, emeraldkity. I had been looking for something like Kiva. Hope I’m in time.</p>

[swfMOM]

<p>That’s awesome information. Thank you so much. I’m keeping all of those suggestions in mind. :)</p>

[emeraldkity4]

<p>I wanted to bump this incase anyone needed a resolution to be involved with a new project
:)</p>