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Week 4: A Fine Line Between “Them” and “Us”

Posted in Clothing, Homeless, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The way was packed. I ran interference while Nils carried. We wove our way through hundreds of others like us on this Saturday morning toting large shopping bags of goods. Our goal, the homeless shelter called “Die Gruft” (website in German only), in the former catacombs of Mariahilfer Church, is smack dab in the middle [...]

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“A Poem for My Father”

Posted in Aging, Alzheimer's, tagged , on January 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »

A friend, artist and fellow writer just got the news that her father has Alzheimer’s. Though it’s been suspect for some time, the fact that it’s now “official” still comes as a shock. Tamlyn’s given me permission to share her feelings here.  ”There are many more people going through something similar right now,” she said. [...]

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Week 4: It’s Awfully Cold Outside

Posted in Homeless, tagged , , , on January 25, 2010 |

I’m often grateful that I work at home, but on days like today, particularly so. This morning I felt very bad for Nils as he buttoned his heavy overcoat, wrapped has navy cashmere scarf around his neck and donned his hand-knitted wool cap to brave the weather to head to his office. It’s beyond freezing outside [...]

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A Friend’s Impact: St. Bernard Project, LA, USA

Posted in Disaster Relief, tagged , , on January 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Many thanks to friend and follower, Donna Saady, for sharing her personal Impact story from last year. She participated in the St. Bernard Project, an organization dedicated to rebuilding a reclaiming homes that were severely flooded when Hurricane Katrina hit 4-1/2 years ago. Note: St. Bernard Project is one of the charities on the Chase [...]

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Week 3: Quick! Help Give $1 Million US

Posted in Animal Conservation & Welfare, Children, Disaster Relief, Education, Environment, Hunger, tagged , , , , , on January 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Ok, we’re posting a little early for Week 3, but that’s ’cause we want to make sure everyone gets their votes in on time. Each and every one of us who has internet access can have Impact this week.  But, do it now, please!  Deadline for voting in the second and final round is tomorrow [...]

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Week 2: Zamukwazi Primary School

Posted in Children, Education, tagged , , on January 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »

It was hard not to despair for the children in this part of rural South Africa when I saw the conditions under which they must try to learn and teachers must try to teach. Last Tuesday’s visit to Zamukwazi Primary School had me think back to my own privileged elementary schools days. Imagine the backless [...]

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Haiti: Earthquake Relief

Posted in Disaster Relief, tagged , , , , , on January 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

According to a Red Cross spokesman, up to 3 million people may have been affected by Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti. Our thoughts are with the people of Haiti. To help, information can be found through official websites of the Red Cross, Oxfam, and World Vision, to name a few. CNN’s Impact Your World provides a [...]

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Week 1 Complete: Tree Planting

Posted in Environment, tagged , , , , on January 11, 2010 | 7 Comments »

In 2007, now ex-President Thabo Mbeki and the Water Affairs and Forestry Ministry of South Africa, initiated a campaign called “Plant a Million Trees” with the purpose to help mitigate the effects of climate change. As a part of a UN program to encourage all countries to plant trees, the goal of the South African [...]

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Week 1: Environment or Animal Conservation?

Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2010 |

Happy New Year to all our friends and followers!  I hope everyone had as enjoyable a time ringing in the new year as we did. (we were asleep by 10:00 pm) Hurrah, the little internet cafe (with good coffee and muffins) still has internet access.  However, speed is a bit dicey and I’ve already been here a [...]

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January MIC: Yes we can

Posted in Children, Hunger, tagged , , , , , , , on January 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Collect canned and unopened non-perishable goods and deliver them to your local food bank. This month’s challenge will be judged by weight, so before delivering your bags of food items to your local food bank, make sure you weigh them! Put aside an extra can of veggies every day. Or next time there’s a two-fer, save that “free” can for others. At your next dinner party or when friends come to watch the game, ask guests to bring cans of food or boxes of cereal instead of a six-pack or box of chocolates.

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