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that if you'd like to give in my name, that you donate or provide help to any of the following:

• Your local no-kill animal shelter.
• Your local Liver Foundation.

But the big one? Girl Child Network Sisters are doing if for themselves... but only with the one another. B

I am a Jewish Mother. That makes me ALL about the food ( Read more... )

Despite being an interational organization, The United Way is a great way to get a sense of some of the local charities in your area and ways to support them. You can designate your donation to go to the general fund or to a particular organization, and also find out about other non-monetary donations you can make, such as time or used goods ( Read more... )

The organization that I choose to support is MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES (MSF), or in the States, Doctors Without BordersFrom their website: "Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was established in 1971 by a small group of French doctors who had worked in Biafra. Upon their return, they were determined to find a way to respond rapidly and effectively to ( Read more... )

1. The Stephen Lewis Foundation
2. Any animal shelter or organization that you want to sponsor (I usually go for the SPCA, but I've been challenged for it, so... pick one)
3. The Vancouver Lesbian and Gay ChoirThat last one is a little selfish of me because it's my choir, but we're a registered charity so any money donated is tax-deductible. We ( Read more... )

My holiday request is a donation to the UN Refugee Agency, also called UNHCRLots of people give to UNICEF (the UN's agency for children). Kids are cute. Refugees aren't cute. They're frequently grownups, they're dirty and difficult and poor and damaged (at least that's the stereotype) and often they don't even speak the language of the country they ( Read more... )

Essentially, this community is a chance to give gifts that might mean a heck of a lot to the "receiver" and to the people who benefit from their requests. Organizations like World Vision, Kiva ... anything that uses the money to make the world safer, better, healthier is a Good Thing ( Read more... )