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The Benefits of Car Donation
There are a ton of diverse gains that are commonly attendant upon the process of giving your car to a charity. Actually nowadays it is an excellent alternative for most car owners who are trying to find a suitable place to dispose of their old cars, trucks, and SUV s. The excellent news is that the method is now easier than it has ever been due to the great programs that have been established with the aid of organizations such as Goodwill Industries and the American Red Cross. Not only is it ...Read the rest of this entry »
Using Calendars to Raise Funds for Non-Profit Charities
If you run a non-profit charity, then calendars can be a great way to encourage donations. Calendars are inexpensive to print, make great freebies or can be sold to raise funds, and can help keep your organization in the minds of your donors all year long. Here are some ways that you can use calendars to help raise money for your organization.Feature special eventsMany non-profit organizations will host various fund-raising activities throughout the year. Whether it is a sporting event, ...Read the rest of this entry »
Take Back Your Time
Copyright 2005 Kathy Paauw
"You will never find time for anything. You must make it."
-Charles Buxton
According to the organizers of Take Back Your Time Day, which
was held on October 15, if Americans quit working on that date
and didn't work for the rest of the year, we would be working
the same number of hours as the average European. Even with high
unemployment, America has experienced near-record mandatory
overtime.
The October 11, 2004 issue of Time magazine reports that on a
typical day ...Read the rest of this entry »
Nourish your future—nourish deprived children
Imagine a world where no child lives in miseries, no child wears rags, no child begs and no child works in health hazardous workplaces. Such world will be the one where every child goes to school, smartly dressed, well tucked in school buses, every child will smile through the cartoons, every child will be able to paint his/her own dreams, and the smile, the innocence will be retained. Let's all work for the realization of this dream, let's work towards making ourselves into a society where all ...Read the rest of this entry »
A Donation in Thailand Charities Can Help Children in Need
A child wakes up hungry and knows there is no food to eat. Their brothers and sisters are hungry as well. Someone offers their parents money for food for the child. The parents give up the child to feed the others. Now the child is far from the comfort of family facing people with high expectations. They have to work. It may be making things that will be sold or it may themselves being sold. Forced to sit in a room as men look them over, deciding who they are going to have sex with. A man ...Read the rest of this entry »
The True and Magnificent Power of Giving
You've probably heard of the popular saying "It's better to give
than to receive." But do you actually know what hidden power
lies within this magnanimous act known as "giving?"
When you give something from your heart without expecting
anything in return, you release a powerful force that will
trigger your good deed to "bounce" back to you in amazing, and
sometimes unusual ways.
I firmly believe that whatever you impart to others will come
back to you a hundred fold. You are doing yourself a ...Read the rest of this entry »
Why People Across America Move or Re-Locate Often
America is a very mobile society. People move frequently. There are a two periods of life when re-locating is more common - during the twenties and then during the empty nest syndrome later in life.
Youth is a time of freedom of movement. Those who are young and trying out newfound independence from parents, including single men, single women, and young couples, may find themselves relocating frequently. The reasons for moving often vary from going away to school or getting that first job to ...Read the rest of this entry »
Support School Fundraisers Even Though There May Seem To Be Many
School fundraisers are necessary even though many people and
parents complain that the local school is always fund raising.
The money raised through school fundraisers goes into such
things as field trips and equipment that the school cannot
afford to purchase on its own.
Schools are always trying to find different fund raising ideas
so that they have fundraising events that offer something unique
and make people want to attend. Bake sales and car washes are
old-fashioned fund raising ideas ...Read the rest of this entry »
