Seth Godin directed our attention this morning to an organization called Room to Read, a nonprofit group that builds schools and libraries for children in some of the world's poorest rural communities. Here are some stats from their site. In the past seven years, they've built 287 schools, established more than 3,700 libraries, published 146 new … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Get off our Ass and Save the World
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Blog Action Day
You might have noticed that you're seeing a lot of environmentally-related posts around the blogosphere today. Today is Blog Action Day, coordinating tens of thousands of bloggers to create posts on one broad topic: the environment. Why I support The WILD Foundation My favorite environmental group is The WILD Foundation up in Boulder. They have … [Read more...] about Blog Action Day
Do something amazing
I ran across this Squidoo lens and was deeply touched. Their project is amazing. Volunteers knit cute, easy-to-make dolls that are used as packing materials for medical supplies sent to HIV clinics in Africa. The dolls are then given to children in the community, including clinic patients with AIDS, who love and cherish them. … [Read more...] about Do something amazing
“I am Pink Spartacus.”
An 8th-grade boy wore pink on his first day at school and was harassed by nasty bullies. Two 12th-graders responded by organizing a mass student demonstration against bullying. Nice.read more | digg story … [Read more...] about “I am Pink Spartacus.”
