National Walk for Epilepsy 28 March 2009

If you like to do
walks for charity
why not do one for
The National Epilepsy Foundation?

When: 28 March 2009
Where: Check the Epilepsy Foundation website to find one near you.
The link is below

Epilepsy is a medical condition in which people have seizures.
There are different types of seizures
depending on which part of the brain
and how much of the brain is causing the seizure.

There are over 3 million people
in the United States
that have some type of epilepsy
and over 200,000 new cases
are diagnosed every year.

Some people with epilepsy have a genetic connection,
but many do not have any family history at all.

Some people can control the seizures with medication,
but there are always those people that medications can not work.

To find out more about
what exactly epilepsy is,
the symptoms,
treatments,
how to donate,
the merchandise store,
how to volunteer,
and so much more
please click on the link below.

This is the link to the Epilepsy Foundation

http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org

MS Awareness Week March 2-8, 2009

As I have written in a previous blog

a friend of mine's daughter has been diagnosed with MS.

March 2-8, 2009

has been designated as

MS Awareness Week.

The link below is will take you to that information.

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/get-involved/events/ms-awareness-week/index.aspx

Some of the things planned are as follow:

600 walks across the country

100 bike rides across the country

and more

If you click on the link above you will many more links like:

what is MS?

how to find a

walk/bike ride/other events

to participate in to help raise money

how to donate

how to volunteer

there is a recommended book list

even a store to buy merchandise to help the cause

and so much more

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/

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

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

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/

Reading Is Fundamental

I know a lot of people have probably heard about this organization, but few know when or how it started.

It started in 1966 by former teacher Margaret McNamara and some school volunteers to collect, distribute, and to motivate children to read.

On their website you can learn the full story, how to become a volunteer, corporate sponsorship, the board of directors, jobs, annual reports, and so so much more.

I am still amazed that so many people in this country still do not know how to read or like to read (I have found that most of the people who do not enjoy to read usually have trouble reading--at least in my life).

There is not a job out there that does not require some form of reading, either for the job application or on the job itself. It just does not make sense that parents do not do more to know if their child reads or how well they read. Then again most adults only read magazines about entertainment, girly magazines, car magazines, etc. or tabloids. When was the last time you picked up a book to read?

As adults it is up to us to make sure the children in the world learn how to read, how to fill out an application, and read for both pleasure and to better themselves. They learn by example more than anything else.

READING REALLY IS FUNDAMENTAL

Illiteracy is a problem that everyone can help eliminate.

http://www.rif.org/about/leadership/default.mspx

Children's Organ Transplant Association--COTA

I was checking out The Peace Fund website and they had a link to COTA; so, I decided to check it out. I did not know there was an organization like this one.

Briefly: This is a charity that helps needy children and young adults (and their families) who need organ transplants. They will help with fundraising and family support. On their website you can learn more about the organization, the children, donate, become a COTA patient, volunteer, become a COTA transplant professional and much more.

If you know someone in need or are in need yourself please check out this website. If you can volunteer or donate please do. I know that everyone can not always afford to donate (like me); so, since I can not afford to donate I hope doing blogs like to get the information and weblinks out help in some small way.

Briefly about The Peace Fund: This charity was founded by actor Adrian Paul (best known probably from Highlander: The Series) to help children worldwide. They also work with other charities to benefit children. If you want to learn more click on the link below.


Children's Organ Transplant Organization---COTA

http://www.cota.org/site/c.dqLQI3OEKpF/b.496377/

The Peace Fund

http://ww.thepeacefund.org/index.html

The Peace Fund

"The Peace Fund" was started by actor Adrian Paul, "Highlander: The Series".

Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere

That says exactly what they do. They help primarily through donations and auctions. The link below will take you directly to them if you would like to know more. If you would like to donate or volunteer there is a way to do that through their website.



http://www.thepeacefund.org/