Day 318

After a morning safari (on horseback) I was rather motivated to sign some environment and wildlife petitions on care2.com

The first was to save pandas by protecting their homes; then to protect the Arctic refuge, home to polar bears, musk oxen, caribou, and millions of birds from around the globe; another was a petition to reforest and rebuild Haiti's environment; the last was to keep endangered spider monkeys in Nicaragua safe.

I also visited the click to donate section on the website as well as those on thehungersite.com


Another quick way to make a difference :)

Day 269

Traveling and feeling so sick, so today's virtual volunteering was a quick visit to care2.com

I did all the click to donate tabs.
I took today's daily challenge to help protect grey seals in Canada.

I got to hang out by the river for a little while today and so today's petitions were environmentally themed:

• I signed a petition to reduce ocean trash (even our rivers are horribly polluted! I say styrofoam cups and trash in the river here);
• to save the rainforests;
• to look at the environmental impact of deep sea drilling;
• to reduce air pollution from fracking;
• and lastly to help protect gorillas in the Congo

Giving is just that easy! Hope you have a chance to give back today :)

Day 145

I volunteered at SafeHouse today. The church that was going to serve the meal canceled but one of the SafeHouse guys saved the day with lasagna and chicken with stuffing. He cooked enough for about 180 delicious meals! He's definitely got skills!!

We served till we ran out and had to start turning people away. But a SafeHouse friend dropped by just in time with hotdogs, bagels and muffins. So a couple of us made up some plates of food real quick and started serving that. It was a busy day in the kitchen but we did the best we could with what we had, so hopefully not too many people went without food today.

I also wanted to share something Dona sent me today - check out the link:
http://www.takepart.com/news/2011/05/25/gulf-spill-silver-lining-gm-repurposes-227-miles-of-booms-into-chevy-volt-parts
There's always ways to make a difference in the world, we just have to put some thought into it. GM is really making a difference!