Child's Play

              If a child has a terminal or chronic illness, smiles are few and far between. If such a child was yours, you'd do anything you could to bring a smile to their face. One organization, Child's Play . is trying to do that in select local hospitals by providing these children with toys and video games.  People who are interested in donating, can choose one of three options, direct donations through Paypal, texting GAMERS to 50555 (5 dollar donation), or by purchasing items on an Amazon.com Wishlist for a hospital near you.  If you are a frequent Amazon shoppr like me, that might be the easy route since they take care of the shipping(with a fee of course). 










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If you got to start a charity, what would it be & why?

If I got to start a charity today, it would help people who can't get health insurance due to a pre-existing condition. Maybe start a clinic or hospital where major businesses could donate money and family or friends of the patients would volunteer. It would not be costly for the patient-I would seek grants and other ways of funding the charity. Why is this important/ There are people who aren't getting the health care that they need and maybe dying too soon or living with illnesses that might have been preventable. I once was one of the uninsured.

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