BZZ Agent and the USO

I am an agent for

BZZ Agent/Frogpond

and one of their partners is the

USO

(United Services Organizations).

I think most people remember the legendary

Bob Hope

and his tours and television specials for the USO.

Wayne Newton

is currently the entertainer

that has given much of his time

and taken over where

Bob Hope

has left off.

Kid Rock

has also done many shows overseas

along with a very long list of other celebrities.

The USO

has been around for over 70 years

and has does so much more

than put on shows

for our troops stationed around the world.

They hand out prepaid phone cards,

send care packages,

help the families of the troops,

help the troops themselves

when they go off somewhere

and basically whenever

the troops need help and more.

The USO

is NOT

a government agency

even though many

(myself included)

thought it was.

They rely strictly on

donations

and

volunteers.

More than

89 cents

out of every

$1.00

goes directly

to helping a soldier.

There are not many

organizations

that can boast that!!!

If you have the financial means to contribute please do.

If you are able to volunteer please do.

If you can not do either one of those

for whatever reason

please spread the word.

If you are a

BZZAgent

you can post the

USO link

on

Facebook

and other places

and there is a

URL link

that will be special for you

for you to add to

blogs and your other sites.

If you are not a

BZZAgent

you can always sign up to become one.

You do

surveys,

post opinions,

sometimes receive free items to test

and spread the word about,

and occasionally with

more expensive newer items

you will be offered a

big discount off the retail price.

There are many options with

Frogpond.

If you are interested in learning more about the

USO

or

BZZ Agent/Frogpond

click on the links below.

http://www.bzzagent.com//p/2449736750/DaisyMaeXena">Visit United Service Organizations (USO)

http://www.bzzagent.com/frog/FrogPond.do

The PEACE Fund **Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere** 5th Auction link included

The PEACE Fund

(Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere)

The charity started

by actor

Adrian Paul

He is mostly known for

"Highlander: The Series".

****NOTE****

Check out

"The Lost Colony"

starring Adrian.

It is quite good.

5th Annual Auction

is going on

NOW!!

10 November 2008

through

18 November 2008.

There are guidelines

and

you do have to

register to bid

The PEACE Fund home link.

http://www.thepeacefund.org

To learn more about how to register

and bid on items click on this link.

http://www.thepeacefund.org/5thauction.html

This link is from the Sci Fi website.

There is some additional information that fans have posted.

http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2318704

Charity Guide for Wisconsin---link included

I have to say I sometimes just type in a word or a group of words just to see what comes up.

This time I typed in Wisconsin charity just to see what would come up.

This was near the top of the list.

Basically you click on your city

and it brings up charities in your area.

What I really like is that it has links for the United States too.

So, if you have family or friends living in any other city

you can share ideas and events with those people.

It also has tabs for donation guide, to list a charity, etc.

I seem to be collecting on-line friends from all over the world

and have been getting more interested in causes, diseases, conditions

that honestly I probably would not have in the past

or have forgotten that people I know have a particular disease or condition.

It is nice to be reminded gently once in a while of what other people have been going through.

I have done blogs lately on

Multiple Sclerosis and Melanoma

because currently those are the two conditions/diseases that seem to be affecting me personally

(by worrying about them...they are really nice and wonderful people

and knowing there really is not one thing I can do to make their lives easier)

because one is a friend with a daughter with MS

and a colleague's husband's Melanoma came back.

I do not have money to really help; so, I try to spread the word.

Thanks for reading my babble if you made it this far.

This is the link that will take you to the Wisconsin charity guide.

http://www.charity-charities.org/charities/WI.html

This is the main/home link.

http://www.charity-charities.org/index.htm

Melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in the United States

I know this is breast cancer awareness month,

but

melanoma

is actually the

fastest growing cancer

in the

United States of America.

It is the leading cause of death

in women 20 - 25

and

the second leading cause of death

in women ages 30 - 35.

One person dies every hour from melanoma.

In the year 2000

1 in 74

got melanoma cancer

and

estimates are that

by the year 2010

1 in 50

will get melanoma.

Folks that is less than 2 years away

and a 3% rise in cases.

That is considered an epidemic.

The Wisconsin Professional Photographers Association

has taken up this cause

and to find out why

(it is for a personal reason for the president of the association)

click on the link below.

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=melanoma.mdl

How to detect melanoma (link from the WPPA website).

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=detecting_melanoma.mdl

Safety measures (link from the WPPA website).

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=sun_safety.mdl

Facts on melanoma (link from the WPPA website).

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=melanoma_facts.mdl

This link gives names, address, etc., to photography studios that donate a portion of their fees to help the melanoma cause.

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=melanoma_participants.mdl

National Cancer Institute---Melanoma Home Page link.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma

Epilepsy - How much do you know?

Adrian Paul Newswire Blog---link included

This blog is sooo much better than mine at putting up information.....

this blog has a

slide show and pictures

and is mostly dedicated to the PEACE fund.

Mine is for all types of charities, fundraisers, etc.

For people in New Jersey

there is a

bake sale

on

23 August 2008

at

Columbus Farmer's Market.

To learn more click on the link below.

I wish I was there to attend.

http://adrianpaulnewswire.blogspot.com/2008/08/bake-sale-to-raise-money-for-peace-fund.html

Multiple Sclerosis Fundraising Events in Wisconsin---links included

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Challenge Walk

Door County, Wisconsin

October 17-19, 2008

The link to register for the Challenge Walk in Door County, Wisconsin

http://challengewig.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Challenge/WIGChallengeWalkEvents?fr_id=9131&pg=entry

MS Snowmobile Tour

January 29 - February 1, 2009

The link to register for the Snowmobile Tour

http://eventwig.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/MSSnowmobileTour/WIGGeneralEvents?fr_id=7170&pg=entry

To learn more about multiple sclerosis (ms) click on the link below.

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx

Women for Women--Helping Women Who Have Survived War

I think some that have read any of my blogs have figured out that I have a

MySpace and Facebook page.

I get little feedback from MySpace when I ask for help or information

but I always get feedback from someone on Facebook.

I asked if anyone had a charity, fundraiser, etc. t

hat they were interested in and I got a response quickly.

Thank you for that.

I am starting to collect quite a few online friends

who all have different interests

and have been through different situations partly because of the part of the world they live in.

One of my Facebook friends

(I do not know if my friend would like to be named so I will not name my friend)

sent me some information and the link for this organization.

This organization helps through

donations, sponsorships, volunteers, and much more

women who have survived wars around the globe.

I was surprised that I had not heard of this organization

considering it has been featured on the United States television program 60 Minutes

and that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have both donated to this organization.

Yep I actually wrote about something to put Ms. Jolie and Mr. Pitt's names in one of my blogs.

If it catches someone's eye to check it out I am all for a shameless plug.

So to learn more check out the website.

http://www.womenforwomen.org/

Canine Companions For Independence

If you ever wanted to know more about raising dogs to be service dogs, wanted to donate, wanted to advertise with or for, programs, in need of a service dog, and just about anything else having to do with service dogs just click on the link below.

Canine Companions For Independence

http://www.cci.org/site/c.cdKGIRNqEmG/b.3978475/

I would like to thank the Dean Koontz website for writing about this organization and being involved with it. Hopefully I will never need to use a service dog, but it is comforting to know there are people out there with the expertise and patience raising these wonderful dogs.

In case you did not know

best selling author

Dean Koontz

had a dog named Trixie

and is very involved in dogs in general.

To learn more about

Dean Koontz

and his books and contests click on the link below.

http://www.deankoontz.com/

Nationwide August Book Drive 2008 at Borders and Waldenbooks Bookstores

This is the second year that

Borders and Waldenbooks

will be doing a nationwide book drive.

All books collected go to a local communities:

like schools or other literacy programs.

Last year

over 700

Borders and Waldenbooks bookstores

and over 80 nonprofit groups participated.

Last year

363,878 books

were donated.

If you would like to donate a book or two or three...

please stop in any Borders or Waldenbooks store

to purchase a new book(s).

There are many books in different price ranges to choose from.

There are the regular new full priced books

(unless there is a sale)

to some great books in the bargain area.

WHEN:

1 AUGUST 2008 --- 1 SEPTEMBER 2008

WHERE:

ANY BORDERS OR WALDENBOOKS BOOKSTORE

WHO BENEFITS:

CHILDREN---LOCAL SCHOOLS AND OTHER LITERACY PROGRAMS

Second Harvest....Food For People Who Need It

With these hard times more and more people are turning to others to help feed their families and themselves. If you are able to donate please do. If you are able to volunteer they have a link for that too. If you need to find a pantry to either donate or because you need help there is a link for that also. If you are a corporation they have a link to help you come up with fundraising ideas.

September 2008 is declared Hunger Action Month.

http://www.secondharvest.org/

Of course Second Harvest is not the only organization that collects food and money to help feed people who desperately need it. There are many many places from schools, churches, stores, and countless national and world organizations out there to help people and who need your help.

So please please whether you need help (and many people will at some point in their lives) or are able to help do not feel embarrassed either way. Jobs are lost, people get sick, divorces happpen as do natural disasters and just plain life. Anyone and everyone will need help in some way or form at some point in their life.

If you are the type of person who has always been willing to give even if it is only a small amount and suddenly you need help just remember the person you did help might actually be the one able to help now.

WE LIVE IN ONE WORLD.....WHAT HURTS ONE PERSON IN ONE SPOT HURTS THE WHOLE WORLD.....THAT ONE PERSON HELPED MIGHT TURN AROUND AND DO SOMETHING INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND GOOD TO SAVE SOMEONE ELSE

Looking For Charities In Wisconsin or Your State or City?? ----link included

If you are looking for a charity in the state of Wisconsin click on the link below.

http://wisconsin.uscity.net/Charity/

There are many

states and cities

listed on

uscity.net,

but I am unsure of exactly how many.

uscity.net home page link.

http://www.uscity.net/

If you live in a different state

and want to help where you live

try typing in the name of your state and the word charity.

Example:

Wisconsin charity

which is what I typed in.

I do not know if all states have something like this,

but it is worth a try.

Charity Job Listings on Myspace---link included

I came across this today and thought I would share it.

I typed in charity in Google just to see what would come up....

because it does vary from time to time....

and I saw a link to charity jobs on MySpace.

I forget sometimes that you can do job searches on MySpace.

If you are looking to work for a

non-profit organization

or to volunteer for one

why not check the site out?

It is just one of many out there

and it might give you some ideas

of exactly what is available

or the type of help you may be able to give.

http://jobs.myspace.com/a/ms-jobs/list/q-Charity

Please Help Comfy Cozy in Pre-K through DonorsChoose.org link included

I received this e-mail from a friend and wanted to pass it along.

I was going to rewrite

but I could not possibly do it justice;

so, this is exactly how I received it.

Please if you can donate please do so

and

if you are unable to donate

please send this link to everyone you know.

Maybe somebody else will be able to help.

Thanks

Dear friends,
I want my students to have as many great learning opportunities as possible, but
sometimes I just can't get the funding I need.

To address this issue, I turned
to DonorsChoose.org.
Here's the scoop.

At this nonprofit website,

public school teachers (like me!)
submit proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn.
These ideas become a reality when concerned individuals (like you!)

choose projects to fund.

Donors who complete project funding

or give more than $100
receive photos and personal thank-you notes

from the kids they helped.

It's easy - and very rewarding.
The great news is that my project proposal,

Comfy Cozy in Pre-K,

is now posted
at DonorsChoose.org!

Check it out at:
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=184293&utm_source=teachers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TeacherMarketing
Take a look.

Also, please consider supporting my students

and me by forwarding
this message to others who may be interested in improving education.
As a reminder,

I am at a year round school

and have students now

who would love
to use this item!

Thanks for your help!

Best regards,

Cari Wilcox
.

Benefit for BriAnna Flick 2 August 2008 Racine, Wisconsin

On Saturday, 2 August 2008

Ms. Nicole James

and

Ms. Heather Dumovich

will be throwing a benefit

for

BriAnna Flick

BriAnna was diagnosed with

Stage 4

Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma

in

June 2008.

Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma

is a childhood form of cancer.

It is a tumor

made up of

cancerous muscle cells

called

rhabdomyoblasts.

To learn more about

Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma

click on this link below.

http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/diseases/rhabdo.html

Ms. James and Ms. Dumovich

are requesting

any donations

for a raffle

they will be having to

offset the healthcare

of Ms. Flick

The benefit will be held on

Saturday, 2 August 2008

2 p.m. - 2:30 a.m.

at

Paradise West

on Highway 20/Washington Avenue

Racine, Wisconsin

There will be food, volleyball, entertainment, raffles, 50/50 raffle & DJ

There is a donation to be made

to go to the dinner

which will be 4-7 p.m.

The Den Again
6501 Washington Avenue

Racine, WI 53406

Phone: (262) 886 5151

http://www.videotourmybar.com/denagain/

to find out how to get a coupon/ticket for the dinner

or

for more information

contact

Nicole James @ 262-989-4913

or

Heather Dumovich @ 262-939-5557

I usually blog on any of my blogs about events where I live or national events,

but I was searching for something new today and came across

Bookends.

This is an organization out of Southern California.

I was poking around their website

and from the looks of it they have done some amazing things.

This organization (per website) is all about Kids Helping Kids.

They recycle childrens' books to school libraries and other children's organization.

The complete history, how they work, to donate,

and so much more is on their website.

Their website is bright and cheery with fun looking tabs to click on.

They also have pictures of some the places that have received books from them.

If you happen to live in Southern California

and would like to help them

either by donating

or volunteering

click on the link below.

http://www.bookends.org/

Women's Resource Center--P.O. Box, links, etc.

The Women's Resource Center

has been helping victims

of domestic violence

since 1977.

Here is a sober thought:

Nearly

30 percent

of all female

homicide victims

were killed by

their husbands,

former husbands

or boyfriends.

This is just one fact....to know more visit their website.

To learn more about them

and what services they offer

please click on the link below.

http://www.wrcracine.com/

If you are able to

volunteer your time

please call:

262-633-3274

or

email:

info@wrcracine.com

The Women's Resource Center

does provide

food,

shelter

and clothing,

but

they have many other needs too.

If you would like to donate

please call

262-633-3274

or

email:

info@wrcracine.com.

If you would like to make

a monetary donation

please send it

to this address:

Women's Resource Center

P.O. Box 1764

Racine, WI 53401

You may obtain

a wish list

by calling

262-633-3274

or

e-mailing at

info@wrcracine.com

Hot Dog Fundraiser 27 June 2008

Hot Dog Fundraiser

Lakeside Curative Service, Inc.

2503 Lincolnwood Court

Racine, Wisconsin

http://www.lakesidecurative.com/

27 June 2008

11:30 a.m - 3:00 p.m.

Cost is $5.00 -----$20.00 for 5 meals in advance

Call 1-262-598-0098 to find out more.

What will be there:

Oscar Meyer Weinermobile

food

games

raffle

live music provided by

Group Therapy

and

the African drummers Tvonmonte

All proceeds will benefit the Day Service Greenhouse program's Greenhouse Project

Lakeside Curative Services, Inc.

provides vocational rehabilitation services

and

opportunities to citizens with disabilities

I wanted to add more about the

Day Service Greenhouse

but alas I could not find a link to them.

If anybody reading this knows more about them

PLEASE

add a comment

or let me know.

Thanks

This sounded like fun

and if you are interested

you can call the number above

or click on the link for

Lakeside Curative Services, Inc.

and use the contact us tab

at the top of their page.

There was no information about the benefit on their website.

I must say that even though this sounds like a fun day

neither organization

is doing a good job

getting the word out

about the benefit

or their organizations

and what they stand for.

mmmmm.......I wonder who is in charge of spreading the word????

I know I have written about

"The Peace Fund"

(Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere)

started by Adrian Paul

before, but they updated part of their site.

One way the organization raise funds is by holding online auctions.

If you have something unique, a "hot" item

(I.E. Something in high demand people not stolen....

do not even let your mind go there.),

or if you have

a news program, magazine, newspaper, blog, website,

et cetera you can help spread the word.

To find out more about the auction,

to help them out,

or to receive a press release please click on the link below.

You will also be able to learn how the organization started,

who is involved (loads of celebrities),

and other ways you can help.

http://www.adrianpaulpeace.org/auctions.html

Charities on My Space (links included)

Here is just a small sampling

of the non-profit organizations and charities listed on Myspace.

If you go to one of them

you can always check their friends

to see who else is on Myspace.

It is a good jumping point.

You can always try typing in a charitable organization

or some other organization

to see if they have a Myspace too.

All of these had a way to donate,

but some were better at

giving detail information about their organization.

They all had links to their website though

and that is where you

will probably get the most

and best information for any of the organizations.

E-Bay Giving works
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=147176516

Music For Relief

This is for the relief recovery in Burma/Myanmar

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=7977840

UNICEF

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=109701792

myGoodDeed.org

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=96625666

Nonprofit Organizations

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=93066971

MyNetCharity

Help Charity For Free

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=385341718

Donate % on E-Bay for The Peace Fund

You can now donate to "The Peace Fund" on E-Bay.

Actually you were able to starting sometime last year.

If you decide to sell something on E-Bay

you can donate anywhere

from 10% to 100% to your favorite charity.

It is nice to have the option of donating to charities,

especially not big charities like (The Red Cross)

that gets most of the media attention.

Of course they always need help too.

The big charities get so many requests for help

that they struggle sometimes too.

It is just that when the big charities need help

the big charities seem to get the media attention

from local and national broadcasts in major times of need.

Whereas, the smaller charities

do not seem to get the same media attention

and need the word of mouth help

that blogs

and celebrities

and the fans of celebrities

or television shows

and movies can give.

Together we all can make a difference.

Who knows someday it might be me or you who needs the help.

I am struggling to pay off bi

lls right now

and just do not have any disposable income, but maybe somebody reading this blog

or someone else's blog

does have the money to donate.

I hope so.

http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=22215

Play Golf for Charity am 620 WTMJ link included

I was trying to find something new that maybe everyone does not know about

(you know the big charities that are always in the news) and found this.

I do not play golf but there are many people who do.

I thought if you like to play golf and help out a charity at the same time

you might be interested in some of the golf/charity combinations

in the southeastern Wisconsin area.

The link below is for AM radio news station 620 WTMJ.

They have posted charity golf events on their website.

If you are interested click on the link to find out exact details.

http://www.620wtmj.com/shows/directory/7935722.html

I am also including links (off AM 620 WTMJ's website)

for the different golf charity events being held.

To play in the

Morgan Memorial Golf Outing benefiting MAKE-A-WISH

Monday, June 9, 2008

http://www.wisconsin.wish.org/

To play in the

The Vince Lombardi Golf Classic

Saturday, June 14, 2008

http://www.lombardiclassic.com/events/golf-classic/default.asp

To play in the

The Greater Lombardo Open

Monday, July 14, 2008

http://www.americasguest.com/glo_2008.htm

To play in the

Bob Duckett Memorial Golf Outing

Monday, July 21, 2008

http://www.waukeshaeducationfoundation.org/celebration_events.asp

To play in the

Habitat For Humanity Golf Outing

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

http://www.blitzbuild.com/

To play in the

National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic

Monday, July 28, 2008

http://www.kidneywi.org/RapidCat/catalog/pagetemplate.cfm?CompanyId=1242&PageId=2450

To play in

The DDO Benefit

Sunday, September 14, 2008

http://www.ddobenefitinc.org/

There are also some other golf charity events going on

in which there are no links,

but they do have telephone numbers for information.

Neighborhood House Open Golf Outing

Monday, June 16, 2008

For more info, call 414-933-616 (Neighborhood House)

Patrick Noonan for Providence Memorial Golf Outing

Friday, June 27, 2008

Call (262) 878-2713 for more information

Wisconsin Adopt A Golden Retriever Golf Outing

Saturday, July 12, 2008

For more information, call 262-255-0019

Ronald McDonald House Charity Golf Outing

Monday, July 28, 2008

For more info, call (414) 841-7753

If you are having a golf charity event you can let the radio station know through their website.

Look to the Stars--Link to finding what charities celebrities help included

Have you ever wondered what charities your favorite celebrity helps out?

I started to receive Google alerts on blogs recently and I received an update today.

One of the updates is is from Look to the Stars. It is a website that lets the public know what charities some celebrities help out. I do not think every celebrity is listed here, but there are from the looks of it at least a couple of hundred celebrities to browse through.

There are also a tabs for causes, news, partners, videos, interviews, and more.

This seems like an interesting site to find out where famous people put their time, money, and name to. So, if you are curious check them out.

http://www.looktothestars.org/

http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/513-the-peace-fund