Day 174

Being in the academic industry, and the field of education... my interest is always piqued when any type of educational news or movement is raised in the media.

I'd opted to volunteer online today, because Chandni was out of town and logged into Care2.com after being away for quite a while.

Imagine my excitement, when Care2 - asked for members to sign a petition targeted to Education Secretary Arne Duncan to adopt national academic achievement standards, and maintain uniformity nationwide.

I signed the petition and gave them a slew of reasons as to why it was important to do so from my experience in working with students from across the nation.

I was tempted to look into several other petitions, but I opted to Click to Donate instead!
I'll give you a rundown:

One click helped sponsor 1 child in need today.
Together we've provided 738 months of child sponsorship.

One click saved 7.4 sq. ft. of rainforest today.
Together we've saved 9,295.9 acres of rainforest.

One click protected 11,000 sq. ft. of big cat habitat today.
Together we've protected 17,007,482 acres of big cat

One click just supported life saving research today.
Together we've clicked 20,771,439 times to end breast cancer forever.

One click helped a shelter pet today.
Together we've helped feed 19,199,547 pets in shelters.

One click helped protect baby seals today.
Together we've clicked 18,511,047 times to fund IFAW's seal hunt observers.

One click protected 100 sq. ft. of ocean today.
Together we've protected 47,432.6 acres of oceans.

One click fed a rescued primate today.
Together we've fed rescued primates 18,774,765 times.

One click offset your computer's energy use today.
Together we've offset 12,966,385 days of computer energy use.

One click helped provide justice for women worldwide today.
Together we've clicked 14,376,101 times to end violence against women.
This is huge, especially today because at 7:30pm today CSB Management Group and the It's Just Us Radio Show held a A Male Celebrity Fashion Event: Walking the Runway for a Cause

One click helped adopt and protect threatened wolves today.
Together we've provided 116,940 days of wolf adoption

The sponsors for Care2 range from FritoLay to Crystal Light, and it's encouraging to see these large corporations participate in such small efforts we make to make the world a little brighter!