Posted in Animal Conservation & Welfare, Environment, Orphans, tagged Australian Orangutan Project, Borneo, extinction, orangutans, palm oil, rain forest, Sumatra on May 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I nearly wrote “One of our favorite charitable organizations …”, but that thought goes through my head nearly every week. We haven’t yet supported an organization or a cause that didn’t become a favorite in some way.
Ugo Blanco, our baby
So, to be more precise, this week we’ve decided to continue support of our favorite adopted child. (more…)
Posted in Children, Disabilities, Literacy, Micro-volunteering, Random Acts of Kindness, tagged donating glasses, New Eyes for the Needy, sight disabilities, vision disabilities on May 24, 2011 |
I was doomed from the get-go. With both a mom and dad with poor eyesight, my destiny was pretty clear. And, if I were to believe mom, the many nights spent way past my bedtime, under the covers reading with a flashlight, didn’t help.
This is what the world looks like when I wake up:
Thankfully, my parents or I’ve always had the resources so I could have glasses or contacts, so the world can look like this:
Posted in Children, Homeless, Orphans, tagged AIDS Orphans, Crocheting for Charity, KaCare, knit-a-square, Knitting for charity, South Africa. Aid for AIDS Orphans, Sub-Saharan Africa on May 17, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Who would’ve imagined? I just started learning to crochet (still feeling a bit like I have ten thumbs), and I’m already able to put my new hobby to use. Toward really good use!
Here’s one of my first projects!
8"x8" (20cm x 20cm) square
I know it may not look like much, but enough of those squares will make one of these:
Blankets for AIDS orphans. Photo from KasCare
Which will go to one of many needy orphans in South Africa, like one of these beautiful kids:
Photo by Karen at KasCare
