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.