Thursday, April 23, 2009
Clicks that count
Spring is here and in New England people are starting to till their gardens, plan the plot of vegetables and plant early seeds. I too have begun this process but every year as I plant the garden I can't help but think that as the season goes on and all the squash and tomatoes come in that I always have too many and give them to neighbors who do not have gardens. I think about the hungry children in the City and I wish I could give the food to them. I wonder how I can help. The internet gives us resources that years ago were untinkable. Today with just a few clicks of the mouse we can fee a hungry person in our community or around the world. So this year I will plant extra knowing that when I do I have found a food pantry and they will provide for the people who are not able (for now) to provide for themselves. Check out this link. http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1 When you check your email each day take a moment to click. It will make you feel good!
If you do have extra food that you would like to donate, the Feed America website can help you find a food pantry in your area. http://feedingamerica.org/default.aspx
Labels: Buy Local, homeless shelter
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
You can do this!!!
Sometimes my children give me the best ideas. Children tend to think in simple terms and well sometimes that's the best way. So here is the idea and I am going to email it to everyone I know and I hope they do the same. In this months Walgreen's flyer they have two items that are free after mail in rebate. Sanitary napkins and toothpaste. We do not think of this much but trust me if you can't afford food some how I don't think these things top the list but could you imagine being a 15 year old homeless girl and having your period and stuffing your underwear with toilet paper. This sound uncomfortable and stressful (wondering all day if you have leaked through). So on top of the free with rebate, the Sunday paper had coupons for the same toothpaste buy one get one free and a $2.00 off coupon for the sanitary napkins. This is what it comes down to for basically .41 cents the cost of the stamp and the time it takes you to buy the items you could donate two tubes of toothpaste and a box of sanitary napkins to a homeless shelter. Please everyone take the time and buy the items and send them to the homeless shelter.
Labels: homeless shelter
Saturday, June 30, 2007
What are we doing?
So many people have reached out to me. They want to help but today I am feeling that afghans are not enough. The more I talk to people about homelessness the more upsetting it becomes. So many families are out there with their children without a place to live go to http://www.endhomelessness.org/ and you can get some numbers. I cant help but think about how much money we are spending every day to kill people in Iraq when that same money could not only house but educate and employee every homeless person in Massachusetts so that they would become independent productive people in our community. Why do spend so much time producing violence when we could be producing quality life. There is a website that tells you by town how much money your town is putting towards the war. Check it out http://costofwar.com/ As I type this the number is changing but it was about $12million. That's crazy can you imagine what $12million could do. Towns are cutting sports, busing to schools, libraries are closing, summer programs are gone yet be are spending billions to kill others. Maybe its me but I just don't get it!!!!
Labels: afghans, homeless shelter
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