Giving Tuesday or Any Day Ideas

            Today is "Giving Tuesday", do you have plans to donate to your favorite charity now(or any day) ? If not, here are a few ideas;

• If you can't afford to give money now, there are other ways to give such as volunteering. You can even volunteer online for some charities at sites such as Skills For Change. For more info see;
  Start With 1:Giving on a Shoestring Budget  and A Dozen( or so) Free Ways To Make A Difference
•  You can donate part (10 dollars each) or all of a goat (120 dollars) or another animal for people in need around the world through Heifer International .
• For 25 dollars or so, you can give a Kiva loan to provide education, business development and other resources for people in need.  When the loan is paid back, you can use the money for another Kiva loan. 
•  For 250 dollars, you can provide a camp scholarship for kids with and without special needs through the National Inclusion Project. (If you wanted to do a group donation, you and 9 other friends could give 25 dollars each or you and 24 other friends could give 10 dollars each).

          Now, you have ways to give back on #GivingTuesday or any day, no matter how big or small your budget is. Let me know what you think of this post in the comments below, please. 

 

 

 

 

 

    

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Best Military & Veterans Charities

Original pic source: https://freerangestock.com/photos/11975/arlington-national.html

                      Here are some of the top rated military and veterans charities according to Charity Navigator (for the rest of the list see the Charity Navigator page in the link above) ; 

 

 for Wounded veterans;

 

• Adaptive Sports Center-  "At the Adaptive Sports Center, we provide high-quality outdoor recreation for people with disabilities." 
•  Wounded Warrior Project-"The greatest casualty is being forgotten. "
•  Puppies Behind Bars-   "Training inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and explosive-detection canines for law enforcement"

for Military; 

• Admiral Nimitz Foundation- "Supporting the mission of the National Museum of the Pacific War"

  •  Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation- "Perpetuating a legacy of courage, sacrifice and patriotism"

    •  Soldiers' Angels-"May no soldier go unloved"

   

   for Military families

• AdoptAPlatoon Soldier Support Effort- "Supporting deployed U.S. troops, assisting military families and providing financial support to wounded veterans"

  •  American Red Cross-"Helping prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies"

    •  Fisher House Foundation- "Helping military families"

               If you are looking for a way to support the United States soldiers, military families and veterans; these are some of the best options. Let me know what you think of this post in the comment section below.

related ; Local men to kayak over 500 miles for veterans charity Team River Runner. 













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Autism Awareness Month Starts Today

April is Autism Awareness Month. These are my posts about Autism;

•  Autism News Roundup featured a few news stories and a Western-themed photo.  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Going Blue for Autism Speaks was 1 in a series of blog posts about autism during a group blogathon. 
    
  • A short blog was USC Questionaire Helps Diagnose Autism
  •  There was a list post, called Great Autism Resources .
  • The last post was, Using My Voice & Helping You Use Your Voice

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

Petsmart's "Buy A Bag, Give A Meal"

          

 

            During 2017, Petsmart is giving away a meal to an animal shelter or similar charity for every bag of cat and dog food that is sold online, through autoship, and in-store. To find out more information, go to Petsmart's program website.

                    

             If you have a cat or dog, this is just an easy way to provide for them and for animals in need.

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Anonymous Commenters, Who Are You?

                      Anonymous commenters, who are you?

 Could you please give some initials in the comment form, even if they are fake? It would be a great help to me in sorting out the spam from the valid comments.  Thank you. 

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