tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30213793419205463642024-02-20T23:32:30.215-05:00Giving BackUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-4398462635626385252010-12-22T01:54:00.003-05:002010-12-22T02:05:53.148-05:00Bone Marrow Urgency<div><span class="Apple-style-span">This is a very short post but urgent request: </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.curesonia.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">http://www.curesonia.org/</a> Sign up for the bone marrow registry and help! If you can't get to a bone marrow drive you can register online at:<a href="http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/ind<wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>ex.html</a></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Even if you are not a match for her, you might be for someone else in need. It's a easy process to register and they will send you a kit at the end of the process. If you want to register sooner, you can help by registering at a bone marrow drive. Although there is a very high need for South Asian donors, anyone can register. </span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-17038646745698179712010-12-16T00:48:00.006-05:002010-12-16T01:22:32.714-05:00"Start giving. See the joy of giving" - N. Krishnan<div>As a new feature, we want to shine a light on those who go above and beyond for the greater good. If you would like to recommend someone among your peers or in your community to be featured, send us an email or leave a comment. If you would like to write the feature as a guest, you're more than welcome to do so!</div><div><br /></div><div>To start things off, One of the CNN Heroes of 2010 - <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/archive10/naryanan.krishnan.html">Narayanan Krishnan</a>. Giving up a career as a chef in a 5 star hotel so he can cook, feed, shave and bathe those who are in unfortunate living conditions. He does this 365 days a year. Rain or shine. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5I0-OBoJAcTz4OiAyUHHq8X80jRnL7CgrelkGKYS3jBhKa9pv"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 148px;" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5I0-OBoJAcTz4OiAyUHHq8X80jRnL7CgrelkGKYS3jBhKa9pv" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div> In his own words: <a href="http://cnn.com/video/?/video/living/2010/04/01/cnnheroes.krishnan.profile.cnn">Protecting the powerless.</a><div><br /></div><div>Although voting has ended, you can always help. Visit <a href="http://www.akshayatrust.org/">Akshya Trust</a> and find out how. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-39497531956844973712010-12-15T16:42:00.002-05:002010-12-15T16:49:35.354-05:00Buy gifts that give back!Amazing ways to give back this year: <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/12/14/charitable.gifts.holiday.2010/index.html?hpt=C1">Charitable Gifts.</a> You can help with everything from Global fight against Aids (Apple) and pediatric cancer reseach (St. Judes Children's Hospital) to new artists and teach for america. Click on the article above for more information and ideas.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-56094802042182124062010-12-15T16:33:00.003-05:002010-12-16T01:32:31.695-05:00Google Chrome for a CauseA great new and very easy way to give back: <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/p/cause/?utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=fb#tnc">Google Chrome for a Cause</a>. Each and every tab you open between dec 15 - dec 19 raises money for a charity. It's really that simple. <div><br /></div><div>Update: I wrote this post shortly after I set-up the Google Chrome for a Cause. Since then, I've already had 2oo tabs! It really does add up quickly and can go towards planting trees, providing vaccines, books, clean water and shelter! </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-25890407892411400702010-11-08T14:28:00.003-05:002010-11-08T14:47:37.999-05:00No Child Left Inside<div>Stay tuned for a future post about the <a href="http://www.refresheverything.com/">Pepsi Refresh Project</a> and my all time favorite organization: <a href="http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.9iILI3NGKhK6F/b.5962335/k.BE16/Home.htm">Big Brother, Big Sisters of America</a>. As a former 'little sister' I can't say enough about BBBS. Most of my favorite stories and memories for years involved BBBS and my 'big sister' Patty.<div><br /></div><div>For now, check out and (hopefully!) vote for: <a href="http://www.refresheverything.com/bigbrothersbigsisterspa">No Child Left Inside</a>. The deadline to vote is November 30th. You can vote by clicking the previous link or by text: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="highlight" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(215, 234, 243); ">104145</span> to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; ">Pepsi (73774).</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS-zoC_oOu0H2TmHHp5Syrvda8Hd4FwZNPCTwItVQoD2pIpY_Y&t=1&usg=__lFljvqqEJlWyk_QvZGVTxlOR-YY="><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 167px;" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS-zoC_oOu0H2TmHHp5Syrvda8Hd4FwZNPCTwItVQoD2pIpY_Y&t=1&usg=__lFljvqqEJlWyk_QvZGVTxlOR-YY=" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-45108314258834053362010-10-20T15:16:00.007-04:002010-10-20T15:46:18.496-04:00Pratham USA: Every Child in School and Learning Well<div><a href="http://www.prathamusa.org/dnn/Default.aspx?base"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Pratham USA</b></span></a> launched in 1999 to support the founding <a href="http://www.prathamusa.org/dnn/AboutUs/AboutPratham/tabid/97/Default.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Pratham organization in India</b></span></a>. They aim to raise awareness about the illiteracy in India and to raise funds in order to educate via public libraries, direct urban programs, pre-schools and remedial learning programs. Pratham USA has 12 chapters around the country that aim to raise awareness and funds through various activities. The largest chapter based in New York/Tri State will be holding a GALA on Thursday the 21st of October. For more information, check out the flyer below or visit <a href="http://www.prathamusa.org/dnn/Chapters/NewYorkTristate/tabid/66/Default.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>the website</b></span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ThrLE-Rljik/TL9F8FsCCDI/AAAAAAAABqw/Aq9I5yVetlg/s1600/rev+tri+state+flyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ThrLE-Rljik/TL9F8FsCCDI/AAAAAAAABqw/Aq9I5yVetlg/s400/rev+tri+state+flyer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530215766055585842" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-31205628281221856462010-10-19T23:04:00.006-04:002010-10-19T23:55:59.610-04:00Heifer International: Pass on the gift<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">The idea here is simple. <a href="http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.183217/?msource=EEI10UI00000"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Heifer</span></b></a>'s mission is to end poverty by providing long term, sustainable solutions rather than short term relief. By providing livestock, plants and training, Heifer not only changes a family but a community. 60 years and the success of ending poverty for millions of families proves just how incredible this non-profit is.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.extra-mile.com/images/heifer%20animal%20circle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 393px; height: 392px;" src="http://www.extra-mile.com/images/heifer%20animal%20circle.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div><br /></div><div>Take a minute and watch: </div><div><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmUj0A_fvS0&feature=player_embedded"><span class="Apple-style-span">Heifer in 60 Seconds</span></a></b></div><div>To learn more about how to donate and help: </div><div><a href="http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.204586/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Gift Catalog</span></b></a></div><div><a href="http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.195980/?msource=TH1E100001"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Charitable Gift Giving</span></b></a></div><div>Official website:</div><div><a href="http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.183217/?msource=TH1E100001"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Heifer International </span></b></a></div><div><br /></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-58482160928177547222010-10-15T13:39:00.010-04:002010-10-19T23:58:29.604-04:00Charity: Water & TOMS shoe UPDATE<div>Thanks to the Charity: Water feature we <a href="http://trygivingback.blogspot.com/2010/10/charity-water.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >previously posted</span></b></a>, we were sent an email with the following by the Charity: Water team.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ThrLE-Rljik/TLiY30IzCrI/AAAAAAAABqg/wtdCfz1JGkk/s1600/TOMS.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ThrLE-Rljik/TLiY30IzCrI/AAAAAAAABqg/wtdCfz1JGkk/s320/TOMS.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528336627253054130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Really excited to see two of my favorite charity's working together! Five dollars for every shoe purchased goes towards building a well. <a href="http://www.toms.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >TOMS</span></b></a> will also donate a new pair of shoes to a child in need with every shoe you purchase. Need more of an incentive? Thanks to the water project funded by their first charity, Water shoe will serve 540(!) people with clean drinking water in the Sekura Village, Ethiopia.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Read more at: <a href="http://www.charitywater.org/TOMS/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >http://www.charitywater.org/TOMS/</span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.toms.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >TOMS</span></b></a> will be featured on a future post. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>*Have a suggestion for a volunteer opportunity, non-profit or charity that you would like to see featured? Send us a message or leave a comment with your suggestion. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-20981743687761310782010-10-14T12:50:00.010-04:002010-10-20T00:00:51.565-04:00Charity: Water<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 22px; "><b style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"Almost a billion people on the planet (1 in 8 of us) don’t have access to clean drinking water.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Unsafe water and a lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all disease and kill more people than all forms of violence, including war. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">90% of the 42,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and unhygienic living conditions are to children under five years old. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We're working to change that." </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">- Charity: Water</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.charitywater.org/media/banners/300x250_baby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.charitywater.org/media/banners/300x250_baby.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div>Thanks to private donors covering operating costs, 100% of your money goes directly to the project. Here are a few ways to help through the secure <a href="http://www.charitywater.org/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Charity: Water</span></b></a> website. </div><div><br /></div><div>1. Educate yourself through the <a href="http://www.charitywater.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Charity: Water</b></span></a> website, <a href="http://www.charitywater.org/blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Water log</b></span></a> and <a href="http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/gallery.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Video</b></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>2. Start a <a href="http://mycharitywater.org/p/signin"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >fundraiser</span></b></a>. Not only will it help spread awareness, it can be very easy thanks to all the social networking sites! Do it in lieu of gifts for your birthday (how it all started) and holidays for example. </div><div><br /></div><div>3. <a href="https://www.charitywater.org/donate/donate_form.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Donating</b></span></a> to water projects around the world. As little as $20 dollars provides clean water to an individual for 20 years! Check if your company will <a href="http://www.charitywater.org/donate/match.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>match your donation</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>. </b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>4. Sponsor a well. $5,000 = Freshwater well in a village and provide 250+ people with fresh water. </div><div><br /></div><div>5. Monthly giving through Paypal. Anywhere from $20 to $500 a month to change lives. </div><div><br /></div><div>6. Buying <a href="http://www.charitywater.org/shop/"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Merchandise</b></span></a> to promote the cause. Profits support behind the scene costs of running the charity. </div><div><br /></div><div>7. Send an <a href="https://www.charitywater.org/store/"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>E-card</b></span></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>There's A LOT of information on the <a href="http://www.charitywater.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Charity: Water</b></span></a> website so take a few minutes to check it out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-41288682357164829752010-10-12T08:19:00.007-04:002010-10-20T00:02:03.610-04:00Donors Choose<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ1-MuemkCYrRJU-Ify-n8n4-tj7ux0n-pJ0fwMocpirP9k_Xc&t=1&usg=__x8hE6lNxitfjCHl8LUEtt2F2X8U="><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 170px;" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ1-MuemkCYrRJU-Ify-n8n4-tj7ux0n-pJ0fwMocpirP9k_Xc&t=1&usg=__x8hE6lNxitfjCHl8LUEtt2F2X8U=" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div>We featured <b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://trygivingback.blogspot.com/2009/02/task-donate-towards-specific-school.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Donors Choose</span></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">back in 2009 but wanted to shine some light to this charity again. In the previous post, we mentioned micro-lending via Vittana. <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Donors Choose</span></b></a> works along the same lines in regards to lending for education. In this case however, it's not a loan but there are promises of thank you notes and pictures from the students you help. </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">You can donate as little as $1 and pick from a variety of projects based on your interests. </span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">For a great source of information on Donors Choose (aside from the official website and our blog of course :D ) by a blogger currently going through this process, check out 'The Professor in Training' below. According to the future professor, HP will match your contribution so there's no excuse not to donate!</span></b><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b><br /><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></b><a href="http://scientopia.org/blogs/trainingprofessor/2010/10/10/donors-choose-your-chance-to-help-kids-in-need/"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>http://scientopia.org/blogs/trainingprofessor/2010/10/10/donors-choose-your-chance-to-help-kids-in-need/</b></span></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-24868898476254460272010-10-11T22:15:00.015-04:002010-10-12T08:18:58.013-04:00Vittana: Building a world where anyone can get an education<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ThrLE-Rljik/TLRHjrrpXcI/AAAAAAAABqQ/nd7REIpY2aU/s1600/article-1259691-08CEE894000005DC-532_634x414.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ThrLE-Rljik/TLRHjrrpXcI/AAAAAAAABqQ/nd7REIpY2aU/s320/article-1259691-08CEE894000005DC-532_634x414.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527121321037225410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meet Daisy Mora, a nine year old from Colombia. Seen carrying her five year old brother in a cloth bag, while she zip lines it to the opposite bank via an old rusty pulley system. Her daily trek includes going 40mph and over 1300ft above ground just to make it to school. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1259691/The-children-ride-40mph-zip-wire-quarter-mile-high-to-school.html"><span class="Apple-style-span">A not so yellow bus to school</span></a></b></div><div><br /></div><div>After going through such extremes for years, can you imagine not having a chance to get a higher education? </div><div><br /></div>Taking a page out of <b><a href="http://www.kiva.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Kiva</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span">, </span><b><a href="http://www.vittana.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Vittana</span></a></b><a href="http://www.vittana.org/"> </a> aims to use micro-lending in order to educate those in developing countries. Since loans don't exist in most developing countries, a family would have to fund the entire education. However, in countries that are mainly comprised of families with a very low and sometimes non-existent income, funding higher education is not an option. <div><br /></div><div>As we <b><a href="http://trygivingback.blogspot.com/2008/12/microlending-invest-in-future.html"><span class="Apple-style-span">previously blogged</span></a></b><a href="http://trygivingback.blogspot.com/2008/12/microlending-invest-in-future.html"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></a>about Kiva, the process is very simple and anyone can contribute with as little as $25 dollars. Simply visit the <b><a href="http://www.vittana.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Vittana</span></a></b><a href="http://www.vittana.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></a>website, choose a student, make the loan, get the loan repaid after the student graduates and ideally, repeat. <div><br /></div><div>For a more detailed look at the success stories of Vittana, visit: </div><div> </div><div><b><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/26/faces-of-vittana_n_514969.html">Faces of Vittana</a></b><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-7392130412791115532009-02-26T14:47:00.006-05:002009-02-27T10:19:05.427-05:00My new job : NEED magazine blogger<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.needmagazine.com//" target="_blank">NEED magazine</a> aims to tell the stories of those in need and the people who are trying to help them through a combination of beautiful photography and written stories. Most of the contributors are award winning photographers who donate their time and effort to help spread the word. In their inaugural year they won the prestigious Folio:Show Gold Ozzie award for Best Use of Photography. You can subscribe to the quarterly magazine online or find them in your local bookstore.<br /><br />I have recently joined them as a writer for their <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.needmagazine.com/blog//" target="_blank">blog</a> so check us out...<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-18844832639951338622009-02-26T14:37:00.009-05:002009-02-27T10:19:48.204-05:00Gift Card Giver<span style="font-weight: bold;">Task:</span> Donate unused gift card dollars<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Effort level:</span> Mailing card..<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Investment:</span> Postage stamp<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who:</span> Teens and older..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jnwZBvKFi36BiFdsKw5zhhvWocJnuA7hEUcRBg9ovBeG3bzA-4ZRI3meFi9AvGyZp3XHO3SdKs8j0IwkWHSeKn6muRPi6ebA9X-UxPAH9wKJGRdSGhBkK5UQDpgbRgiCqp3zsZVuaacc/s1600-h/Shah_giftcardgiver_icon.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jnwZBvKFi36BiFdsKw5zhhvWocJnuA7hEUcRBg9ovBeG3bzA-4ZRI3meFi9AvGyZp3XHO3SdKs8j0IwkWHSeKn6muRPi6ebA9X-UxPAH9wKJGRdSGhBkK5UQDpgbRgiCqp3zsZVuaacc/s320/Shah_giftcardgiver_icon.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307197994377340290" border="0" /></a>(Courtesy Gift Card Giver)<br /><br />So have you ever thrown away gift cards with the last few cents(or more) on them, cause you could'nt figure out how to use them? Well, send them to <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.giftcardgiver.com//" target="_blank">Gift Card Giver</a> who will put it to good use helping charities and individuals in need. Want an excuse to throw a party? Check out their <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.giftcardgiver.com/house_party.php//" target="_blank">site</a> for help with organising a house party and "card" guests to enter.<br /><br />Send unused gift cards to: Gift Card Giver,490 East Side Ave SE,Atlanta, GA 30316<br /><br />For a more detailed profile check out my post on the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.needmagazine.com/blog/2009/02/26/making-use-of-those-last-few-dollars-on-gift-cards//" target="_blank">NEED magazine blog</a> .<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-35133834935403884442009-02-10T21:07:00.007-05:002009-02-26T14:42:43.907-05:00Inspiration: Jorge MunozThis man, along with his sister and arthritic mother cook meals for immigrants (most days the only ones these homeless men eat).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUrZQD-qFRGHfgOquRGiDLF8ha12Kvs6X3_diJ3NXuFoqKyIkufdNrsJsRDe7mNZ6O_DQ0zFszMZ90XqqhVoTU0ZCoXuYfvEG3UHlMkSFvojsgrYxhBIgvf-KxWXI9L5TM3nGe2vs8gMM/s1600-h/dinnerspan600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUrZQD-qFRGHfgOquRGiDLF8ha12Kvs6X3_diJ3NXuFoqKyIkufdNrsJsRDe7mNZ6O_DQ0zFszMZ90XqqhVoTU0ZCoXuYfvEG3UHlMkSFvojsgrYxhBIgvf-KxWXI9L5TM3nGe2vs8gMM/s320/dinnerspan600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301358380420634450" border="0" /></a> (courtesy NY Times)<br /><br />See this <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/11/21/nyregion/1194817108239/an-angel-in-queens.html//" target="_blank">NYtimes video</a> or read this <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/nyregion/thecity/25dinn.html?_r=1&oref=slogin//" target="_blank">article</a><br /><br />To help visit this <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.anangelinqueens.org//" target="_blank">website </a> or join this <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14835060244//" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-51953490656565245352009-02-09T20:50:00.001-05:002009-02-10T21:19:36.071-05:00Donor's Choose<span style="font-weight: bold;">Task:</span> Donate towards specific school related projects..<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Effort level:</span> Minimal<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Investment:</span> Money(even $1)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who:</span> Anyone with a little money to give<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-RoziUBfuOWKxw3XWEtp1bCDpVKml-Qej0WyK1Vqx4CuzjGNpn__e_mIf_q7n52BPw5DgaZtIBReYrqeWXYqVm6maNezBhHGC6kUjAsT7feD-16pC5tMpiBYowMIY3za4gmoxPHPkcoI/s1600-h/empty-classroom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-RoziUBfuOWKxw3XWEtp1bCDpVKml-Qej0WyK1Vqx4CuzjGNpn__e_mIf_q7n52BPw5DgaZtIBReYrqeWXYqVm6maNezBhHGC6kUjAsT7feD-16pC5tMpiBYowMIY3za4gmoxPHPkcoI/s320/empty-classroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300985084268411618" border="0" /></a><br />Babies are all the talk in our home these days - my sister is expecting the first baby in our family. I am also the godmother to a close friend's daughter. Chances are, all of the children we know, will attend good schools and have a great education. For those children that don't have this chance and live in poor communities, <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.donorschoose.org//" target="_blank">Donor's choose</a> provides their teachers with a chance to ask for, and receive help. Projects vary from vacuum cleaners (to keep the classroom clean of course), carpets(so children don't have to sit on the cold floor), computers, to science materials. You can pay what you can (Seriously $1 or more) or help pay for the entire amount. You can choose projects based on level of poverty, lowest cost to complete, among other things. Donations to certain projects are matched by charitable foundations and this is classified as <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/search.html?zone=103&matchingId=-1//" target="_blank">Double Your Impact</a>. So lets give a little...<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-68043084035461035692009-02-04T12:55:00.001-05:002009-02-04T13:03:01.063-05:00Inspiration : Nujood AliHave you heard about this girl?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-SWQ2qI5XAP236mHYGpSKe-m-XSoJ83SSRCjXFvbHRFZjQEGoX_m_eTbiC3nHl2PpHql8UpkCahXxqlxZEoLH09go8nzyqiy4Q5Noy1LIEe8d8zZeLu3IP8NWXrFuhVWLFgwlmHr1Qpw/s1600-h/nojoud_ali_0203.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-SWQ2qI5XAP236mHYGpSKe-m-XSoJ83SSRCjXFvbHRFZjQEGoX_m_eTbiC3nHl2PpHql8UpkCahXxqlxZEoLH09go8nzyqiy4Q5Noy1LIEe8d8zZeLu3IP8NWXrFuhVWLFgwlmHr1Qpw/s320/nojoud_ali_0203.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299002480224558930" /></a>(Courtesy Time Magazine)<br /><br />This brave 10 year old who ran away from her 30 year old husband, seeking help in a court, is the world's youngest divorcee (that we know of). Read more <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1876652,00.html//" target="_blank">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-22972205673223499612009-02-02T16:29:00.000-05:002009-02-02T16:38:36.026-05:00Teen for Jeans<span style="font-weight: bold;">Task:</span> Donate used jeans and receive 25% of a new pair.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Effort level:</span> Trip to the mall?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Investment:</span> Shopping time<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who:</span> Teens and older..<br /><br />My baby sister is (are you still?) a big fan of <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.dosomething.org/teensforjeans/home//" target="_blank">Aeropostale</a>. They have partnered with <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.dosomething.org/teensforjeans/home//" target="_blank">Do Something - National Teens for Jeans Campaign</a>. Donate a gently used pair of jeans and they will make sure it is donated to a homeless shelter/charity. As a thank you, they will give will 25% of your next pair of jeans. Campaign runs from Jan 26th - Feb 22nd.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bt7cd0KnLAQ&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bt7cd0KnLAQ&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-15785667289839116712009-01-23T17:27:00.000-05:002009-01-23T17:32:58.851-05:00Inspiration: Common SolesWould you do this for a stranger?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IgTZh1dTR30&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IgTZh1dTR30&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-36991808421254576142009-01-22T14:10:00.000-05:002009-01-22T14:23:09.269-05:00Tools : VolunteerSpotI received a lovely email from Karen B. introducing me to <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.volunteerspot.com//" target="_blank">Volunteer Spot</a>. This is a very useful site to help you organise volunteer events with others.In her words - 'We provide free, simple point-and-click scheduling and signup tools to small nonprofits and individual volunteer leaders (at work, school, scouts, etc.).'<br />We are going to be using it soon for the volunteer events at my school..<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-22299978012205010062009-01-19T13:04:00.000-05:002009-01-19T13:06:54.097-05:00National Service DayToday is <span style="font-weight:bold;">National Service Day</span>. For those of us who could'nt make it outside to volunteer, scroll down and check out some of the ways to help from the comfort of your home. Lets not miss out on the historic and momentous occasion that is this day.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-15279534765207495022009-01-15T08:55:00.001-05:002009-01-23T17:33:43.883-05:00Inspiration : Girl EffectIt starts with just one girl. Go to <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.girleffect.org/#/change//" target="_blank">Girl Effect</a> for more info on how you can help.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WIvmE4_KMNw&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WIvmE4_KMNw&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-64792745923656283772009-01-14T19:04:00.000-05:002009-01-22T14:21:13.343-05:00NY Cares: Volunteer to help community<span style="font-weight: bold;">Task: </span>Easily pick volunteer opportunities<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Effort level:</span> Depends<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Investment:</span> Time<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who:</span> Anyone<br /><br />So <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.nycares.org//" target="_blank">NY cares</a> is for the NY area (I will write a post soon with more global sites) and was mentioned in the Volunteer Spotlight by Jayant. Very easy site that allows one to choose projects based on one's interest, location, and availability.<br />For example,did you know that NEARLY HALF of homeless shelter residents are CHILDREN? Using <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.nycares.org//" target="_blank">NY cares</a> you can help enrich their lives by reading a bedtime story, teaching them math and/or computer skills or organize a sports game (among other things). Other projects target adults, meals, health care, environment, etc. Some require a commitment of few months but there are many that require just a couple hours. We are currently using this site to organise student groups to take part in some of these activities.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-64627660517700696492008-12-16T13:59:00.000-05:002009-01-14T19:13:06.047-05:00Menu for Hope: Give and Bid<span style="font-weight: bold;">Task:</span> Bid for gifts with every $10 you donate<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Effort level: </span>Minimal<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Investment:</span> $10 or more<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who:</span> Anyone<br /><br />This is to benefit the United Nations' World Food Programme and more specifically, their school feeding program in Lesotho, which provides breakfast and lunch to primary school children. Several food bloggers are offering gifts that you can bid for with every $10 that you donate. These amazing gifts range from cooking classes to cookware to dinners etc...<br /><br />1)Visit this <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.chezpim.com/blogs/2008/12/menu-for-hope-2.html//" target="_blank">Master list</a> site, browse and choose your gift(s) (eg. UW14: Dinner for 6 at Contigo in SF).<br />2)Visit this <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.firstgiving.com/menuforhope5/" target="_blank">Donation site</a> to donate.<br />3)Every $10 you donate buys you 1 chance to bid for a gift<br />4)Enter "number of tickets" x "prize code".(eg. 1xUW14)<br />5)Check on <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.chezpim.com/" target="_blank">Chez Pim</a> on January 12th for the results.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">UPDATE:</span> Results will be available at <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.chezpim.com/" target="_blank">Chez Pim</a> on Jan 15th (due to technical difficulties) and $62,206.86 was raised.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-66524577361152360022008-12-12T00:31:00.000-05:002008-12-16T14:13:10.663-05:00Microlending: Invest in the future<strong>Task:</strong> Lend small amounts to aid entrepreneur's.<br /><strong>Effort level:</strong> Minimal<br /><strong>Investment:</strong> Money<br /><strong>Who:</strong> Anyone<br /><br />Mohammed Yunus, the founder of <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.grameen-info.org/" target="_blank">Grameen Bank</a>, won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2006 for his application of microfinancing to help aid the poor in Bangladesh. <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.kiva.org/" target="_blank">Kiva</a> is the first website that enables people like us to lend to those in need in an effort to alleviate poverty. The concept follows the idea - "Give a man a fish and you feed him for one day; Give him a fishing rod and he will feed himself for a lifetime".<br />Very easy. Visit their site, search for a project and donate $25 or more. The money is distributed through their partners to the borrower who uses it to start their business. As their business takes shape, they <em>return</em> the money. Then hopefully you re-invest this money in another business and the cycle goes on..So, what do you have to lose?<br />My family is currently deciding the business we want to invest in this Christmas..<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021379341920546364.post-82185431261900397782008-12-03T23:16:00.000-05:002008-12-12T00:50:36.454-05:00Volunteer Spotlight : Jayant finds his footing.<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Since this is a site that encourages volunteer work, I thought it would be interesting to follow some of their work. To kick start this feature allow me to introduce Jayant K., a smart, funny, charming scientist and most importantly a very good friend of ours. </span><br /><br />I started volunteering with NY Cares because of a girl I was interested in, who ladled up the gravy on Saturday mornings at the food kitchen in the basement of St. John the Divine. I thought that volunteering would be a way to do some good while chatting her up. Win-win. Well a couple of outings and a few servings later her interest in me cooled. But I still continued volunteering. Loose-win works just as well. After the food kitchen I tried my hand at different projects sponsored by NY Cares, like painting taxi-cab decals with kids (remember the Garden in Transit thing? So many Dow Jones points ago!), to taking school kids to the Bronx Botanical garden. During the field trip to the garden all the volunteers were not-so-subtly competing to be the coolest adult. I won that one hands down, by locating the Venus fly-trap. The kids loved me after that, though I must say that we were all disappointed by how small the Venus fly-trap was, just about big enough to trap a fly actually.<br /><br />I volunteered for other random projects as well but there is a mad scramble online to register for the most exciting ones and after a while of trying to be the first one to scoop the most fun project I decided instead to volunteer for an undertaking where my skills were actually in demand. And that is how I started driving the food-truck. Three food-trucks leave every evening from St. Bartholomew's church with 200 meals and 4 volunteers each; white vans with blue bold lettering 'Coalition for the Homeless.' I drive one of these hulking monstrosities on alternate Saturdays through our city's crowded streets. Having grown up in Mumbai, driving in New York came very easily to me. And I am quite expressive with the horn, an ancient Indian instrument that I have perfected in New York. From the short toot -lets go Gramps-, to the longer more incredulous -Are you kidding me? I am the one in a truck- I use them all.<br /><br />Over the last year I have gotten to know quite a few of the homeless people in our city. The first time I volunteered with the Coalition, I met Fast Frank. Polite, chatty, and always waiting near the Sony building for the food truck to stop by at its appointed time in the evening. We hand out sandwiches, milk, fruit, and juice. One of each, to each person in line. Handing out seconds requires making a judgment call. The number of homeless people who show up vary widely depending on the time of the month, the weather, and lately the economic condition. But Fast Frank never asks for seconds. He picks up a meal at the Sony building and then we see him again at the stop at the Ferry Terminal waiting patiently in line. How he manages to navigate our city's weekend subway lethargy to beat us to the Terminal every single time I will never be able to tell!<br /><br />My friends often ask me why I volunteer. First of all there are the usual do-good reasons. And then there is the fact that I have never understood a few things about American life and in increasing order of perplexity they are - Marshmallows, Black Friday, and the Sanctity of Saturday Night. I just find driving the van an interesting outing for a Saturday. And as unfair as is may sound it is an opportunity to see the underbelly of America, the people who are falling through the ever widening cracks of our society.<br /><br />Not that it is all oh 'why so serious?', there are the occasional moments of tragicomic hilarity. Like the time when I was asked what we were serving and I said we had 'sandwiches, milk, fruits, and juice.' As soon as I said that there was a collective gasp and a minor stampede to get to the head of the line. Apparently they thought that I had said 'shoes' and not 'juice.' Oops.<br /><br />On these drives I have also met many interesting and unique people, both inside and outside the van. For example, last Christmas eve, while driving the food truck I ran into a picture-perfect family of four - mom, dad, son, and daughter. The Dad was dressed up as Santa and they had a car full of presents - gift-wrapped sweat-shirts, woolen socks and such. Apparently the daughter had made a moving speech at their church asking for donations to help the homeless and she had raised a ground-shaking contribution. The family had spent the weekend shopping and gift-wrapping. They followed us around in their car the whole evening and after we had served our meal they would hand out their gift wrapped presents. A Christmas miracle if there ever was one!<br /><br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)" href="http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/" target="_blank">Coalition for the Homeless</a><br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)" href="http://www.nycares.org/" target="_blank">NY cares</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GivingBack</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0