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

The PEACE Fund **Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere** Merchandise Link Included

I know I should have posted this much much earlier so people could buy for Christmas. I am really sorry about that.

However, there are many other gift giving holidays coming up or buy for yourself or as a just because I love you or like you gift for someone else.

The PEACE Fund "Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere" is a recognized charity started by the actor Adrian Paul. Its focus is to collect money through fundraisers, donations, auctions, and selling merchandise to help other underfunded, smaller and quite frankly children's charities that the main media does NOT cover.

They do not spend millions of dollars on television, print, radio or internet advertising. I think most can think of at least 2 or 3 big children's charities that do. Many people (like me) probably first heard about the charity by going to his website because they were either a fan of his or the television show "Highlander: the series".

I do not write much about charities, but this one definitely caught my eyes and I did more research on it. I do not have kids and do not plan on having them, but I have 7 great nieces and nephews along with my friends and neighbors kids. I have 1 nephew who has autism and 1 friend who's daughter was diagnosed with MS last year.

I unfortunately do not have the financial means (the store I currently work at is closing the end of January 2009) to donate or purchase merchandise, but I can at least help spread the word around.

So, please check out the website to learn more and perhaps to donate, buy something, or to find out how to volunteer.


Some of the items you can purchase are t-shirts, baseball hats, doggie shirts, tote bags, coffee mugs, note cards, mouse pad, and more.

The link for the merchandise.

http://www.thepeacefund.org/merchandise.html

The home link for The PEACE Fund.

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

The fundraising link.

http://www.thepeacefund.org/fundraising.html

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