Michael and I have supported CARE for many years because it's a great humanitarian organization. Its mission is to fight global poverty, and we love that it focuses on working alongside poor women, understanding that if you equip women with the proper resources, they can lift … [Read more...] about care’s special delivery project #withsyria
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celebrate national family caregivers month with random acts of kindness
November is National Family Caregivers Month -- the perfect time to acknowledge and celebrate the 40 million unpaid caregivers in the United States. Surprisingly most caregivers -- those who attend to someone else's daily needs -- are not paid professionals but are simply … [Read more...] about celebrate national family caregivers month with random acts of kindness
macy’s celebrates 10 years of the rwanda path to peace initiative
This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency. All opinions are, as always, 100% my own. Note: Please click on the links even if you see strikethroughs, which I can't seem to get rid of. They still work and this is such an important cause. I have always believed that … [Read more...] about macy’s celebrates 10 years of the rwanda path to peace initiative
care knows how, dollars to doughnuts
This post is sponsored by CARE. All opinions are, as always, 100% mine. Please click on the sponsored links because this is an amazing organization. Photo credit: Brian Feagans/CARE When I read that CARE was helping to beat poverty with doughnuts, I knew I had to write … [Read more...] about care knows how, dollars to doughnuts
#1000speak for compassion – and i speak for 5
#1000speak was born just a little over a month ago when Yvonne Spence and Lizzi Rogers put out the call for bloggers to write about compassion and flood the internet with good on February 20. I immediately signed up and so did more than 1000 others. If there's one thing … [Read more...] about #1000speak for compassion – and i speak for 5
how to help global volunteers without leaving home!
One of the biggest trends in travel, especially for baby boomers, is the idea of volunteer vacations. Michael and I did this last summer at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, and our good friends, Ruth and Dan, are heading off with Global Volunteers in a couple of weeks to work … [Read more...] about how to help global volunteers without leaving home!
5 gifts that give back
I love this quote because it's a reminder that we can all do a little bit of good every time we do anything -- even when we shop for holiday gifts. I've come to realize that the only way to foster change is to put your money where your mouth is and support companies that give … [Read more...] about 5 gifts that give back
b is for bark. it’s celebrate shelter pets day!
Thanks to Element Associates for sponsoring this post. All opinions are, as always, 100% mine. Today is the fifth annual Celebrate Shelter Pets Day and, as an animal lover, I can't think of anyone who more deserves their own day than these beautiful cats and dogs who just want … [Read more...] about b is for bark. it’s celebrate shelter pets day!