I’ve been a big fan of the Heifer Project for some time (using their catalog for holiday shopping is a must for me), even before they changed their name to Heifer International. Now, recognizing the difficulty so many Americans have faced in getting through these past few years, Heifer is turning attention homeward to impoverished [...]
Posts Tagged ‘volunteer’
3 Apr
Heal the Bay
The weather has gotten back on track with days of Southern California magnificence…so I stare agog at the Pacific, pinching myself and counting blessings. When we last lived in Los Angeles, I had such a different relationship to the beach and ocean–it was a trek to get there, but I regularly made the effort, laying [...]
26 Mar
Feeding the Hungry of San Miguel, Mexico
Recently, I had a great opportunity to visit San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and stay with new wonderful friends while learning about several volunteer organizations in this beautiful town. San Miguel is gorgeous, and it is no wonder they have such a huge expat community of folks starting new chapters of their lives in such [...]
1 Jul
Loud Holidays and Pets
I hope you’re planning a great holiday weekend. Remember what is festive and ooooh- and ahhhhh-inspiring in us with enormous and percussive explosions of pyrotechnics is enough to make most dogs and cats become terrified. In higher numbers than almost any other day/night, this holiday sends them running from the safety of home looking to [...]
14 Apr
Global Youth Service Day(s)–April 15-17
Since you’ve got a few extra days to file your taxes (until the 18th this year)–you’ve still got to have SOMETHING significant about April 15, right? How about Global Youth Service Day? It is actually the first of a long youth service weekend. It’s the largest service event in the world, and millions of young [...]
23 Feb
Andrew Mersmann Interview with Digital Documenters London
Feeling so lucky to have done this interview with Digital Documenters London. I posted about them earlier here, and their great work inspiring young people to volunteer, specifically energizing the movement around the Olympic Games 2012 in London. Through their work supporting young artists, documentary films are being generated now and through the games (and, [...]
22 Feb
Start Something That Matters—The Blog of Blake Mycoskie
Blake Rocks. He was a competitor on The Amazing Race, traveled the world before and since that high profile stint, and founded the paradigm-shifting TOMS Shoes. He has a rogue spirit and demeanor, audaciously taking on the world on his terms. He seems to do a lot of asking “Why Not?” and ultimately, nobody can [...]
15 Feb
100,000 Homes for the Homeless
July 2013. That’s the date by which 100,000 Homes intends to find homes for 100,000 homeless individuals throughout the country. It’s not a huge number considering the statistics of the problem. Estimates are between 2.3 million and 3.5 million of us are homeless in America. Some in shelters, some living in cars, many on the [...]
8 Jan
Volunteer on the Slopes with Disabled Skiers
My high school friend, Marci, used to work tirelessly with Habitat for Humanity in and around my home town, and she then moved on to a position with the Society for Handicapped Children and Adults. One of the programs I know she loves being part of, and through which I get to live vicariously via [...]
28 Dec
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for Kids Facing Cancer and Serious Illness
Maybe it is because I live in Connecticut, not far from where Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward set up home (and theater–the Wesport Country Playhouse) ages ago, but I hope no matter where I was that I would be as enthusiastic as I am about The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. The residential summer [...]
