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Last minute ideas to give the gift of giving

What doesn't require shipping and can be a last minute gift?  The gift of giving. 

Strength.org - $35 feeds a child for a month.

WomensSportsFoundation.org - Giving to Robin Roberts' GoGirlGo Fund will help girls displaced by Hurricane Katrina stay in sports.

HomeBasedCareAlliance.org - $150 will supply medicine plus sterile gloves and a bicycle to a caregiver for people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. 

TheIRC.org - $35 buys a winter coat for a resettled refugee in the U.S.

FistulaFoundation.org - helps trains doctors to care for the 2 to 3 million women who have injuries from prolonged or obstructed labor. 

WorldVisionMicro.org - you can make a microloan to help a woman in a developing country get her own small business up and running. 

How will you give to others this holiday season?  How will you expand your giving to the rest of the year? 

I'd love to hear your insights and discoveries. 

Last minute ideas to give the gift of giving

What doesn't require shipping and can be a last minute gift?  The gift of giving. 

Strength.org - $35 feeds a child for a month.

WomensSportsFoundation.org - Giving to Robin Roberts' GoGirlGo Fund will help girls displaced by Hurricane Katrina stay in sports.

HomeBasedCareAlliance.org - $150 will supply medicine plus sterile gloves and a bicycle to a caregiver for people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. 

TheIRC.org - $35 buys a winter coat for a resettled refugee in the U.S.

FistulaFoundation.org - helps trains doctors to care for the 2 to 3 million women who have injuries from prolonged or obstructed labor. 

WorldVisionMicro.org - you can make a microloan to help a woman in a developing country get her own small business up and running. 

How will you give to others this holiday season?  How will you expand your giving to the rest of the year? 

I'd love to hear your insights and discoveries. 

5 more ways to give for free

Want to give to others, yet your funds are low?  Here's five more ways you can give for free:

ICouldBe.org - mentor a struggling student online.  Studies suggest that a little boost can double a kid's chance of going to college.  

Care2.org - every click you make prompts a sponsor to make a donation that will fight breast cancer, global warming and more.  

GoodSearch.com - search what you're looking for online and every search will send money to a cause of your choice. 

WarmUpAmerica.org - if you can and like to knit, then you can send squares that will be made into afghans and given to battered women's shelters. 

Starve a landfill - Give back to the earth by making this holiday a "no wrapping paper" year by using newspapers, magazines, maps, etc. instead. 

How does it feel to be able to help someone else no matter your economic standing?  What's the gift in helping another?

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

5 more gifts of giving

Five more opportunities for giving this holiday season:

SmallCanBeBig.org - $5 makes a difference to a family who needs help with bills due to illness, domestic violence or other tragedies.  

IMCWorldWide.org - $47 to the International Medical Corps delivers medical and mental health care to refugees who have suffered sexual violence. 

 

GoCampaign.org - $1 feeds four children in Tanzania a healthy breakfast (run with kids from the United States).  

Madre.org - $30 buys a cell phone for a rural Afghan woman; if threatened by violence, she can make a lifesaving call.  

FeedingAmerica.org - $1 provides nine pounds of groceries to a hungry family in the U.S.

 

How can you help those in need this holiday season?  What would support you to remember to give all year long? 

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

5 gifts of giving

Still stumped on what to get the person that has everything?  How about give a gift of "giving?" 

Here's five worthy causes to give to "in honor of" that hard-to-get-for person on your list:

PajamaProgram.org - $10 helps get PJs to kids in shelters so they won't have to sleep in their clothes. 

DinnerGarden.org - $5 buys seeds for enough veggies to feed a struggling family of seven.

SaveTheChildren.org - $25 gives lifesaving malaria medication to 10 children. 

GoodGifts.org - $50 will send and African village a solar lamp, stove and water heater. 

DoctorswithoutBorders.org - $50 will vaccinate 50 people against meningitis, polio and other life-threatening diseases.  

How can you give back this holiday season?  What's your gift-giving philosophy? 

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries.

Give and give back this holiday season

Often I hear people say, "I have too much stuff and don't want anymore."  So what do you do when you want to give them (or anyone) something this holiday season?  Consider supporting a worthy cause in honor of your friend or loved one.

StreetSoccerUSA.org - end homelessness through soccer - $10 helps a homeless person meet challenges on and off the field.

VitaminAngels.org - $1 will provide much-needed vitamin supplements to children in places like Honduras, Haiti and even poor areas of the Unite States.

HannahsSocks.org - $5 buys seven pairs of socks for a homeless person.

How can you give to others (via a present) by giving to others?  What's a creative way you can shift your gift buying focus?

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

Thanksgiving extension

Just because Thanksgiving is behind us for this year doesn't mean that we have to shut down the gratitude.

What if we took the spirit of gratitude and thankfulness we have around Thanksgiving and made it part of our everyday activities?  

How can you take the magical spirit and gratitude that surrounds Thanksgiving and infuse it into your month?  Your week?  Your day? 

What ritual or reminder can you create to sprinkle the magical gratitude of Thanksgiving into you coming week?  Month?  Year?  

 

What can you do in June that will support you to tap into your magical Thanksgiving gratitude? 

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!  

Sending lots of love, gratitude and healing to you, your family and your friends. 

Thanksgiving gratitude pre-show

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving - also know as the ultimate gratitude holiday. 

Time for a little pre-show action. 

On your mark, get set - gratitude.  

What's your number gratitude from this year?  This month?  This week?  Today? 

What's a big gratitude you have?  What a simple, everyday gratitude you have?

Who makes your gratitude list?  What friends, relatives, animals, etc. make your gratitude list?

Remember that gratitudes don't need to be big, just from the heart.  

Are you willing to write down 10 gratitudes?  What about 50 gratitudes?  100? 

Who are you willing to call, see, hug this week in gratitude? 

How are you grateful for your growth this year?  What's your number one gratitude for yourself this year? 

What about the five senses?  How can you incorporate taste, smell, sight, sound and touch into your gratitudes? 

How can you infuse gratitude into every day of your life?  What's one thing you're willing to do this week in gratitude?

Just a gratitude pre-show to get you started on your day of thanks and giving. 

I'd love to hear you comments and discoveries. 

Happy Halloween!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Halloween.  

 

Wishing you lots of 'treats' without the 'tricks!'