Posted in Children, Random Acts of Kindness, Disabilities, Micro-volunteering, Literacy, tagged sight disabilities, donating glasses, New Eyes for the Needy, 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 Animal Conservation & Welfare, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Homeless, Hunger, Micro-volunteering, Random Acts of Kindness, volunteering, tagged bee hive adoption, colony collapse disorder, helpfromhome, Meals for others, Publix, recycling, Slacktivist, Slacktivist Impact Challenge, Slacktivity on October 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
After due consideration, and review of all the votes for our four finalists, we’re happy to announce the final results of the Slacktivist Impact Challenge.
So, the results show that winner is …
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Aw heck, we just couldn’t do it!
MEALS FOR OTHERS and RECYCLING WALKS and BEE A SLACKTIVIST and MICRO EFFORTS, MACRO IMPACT
are ALL WINNERS!
We couldn’t bring ourselves to make one a winner over the others. All finalists, of course, received votes, and Nils and I decided (and, in situations like this, we can do whatever we want, can’t we? :-p) that all four finalists are winners. Each Slacktivist Finalist is a winner, and $25 U.S. (or equivalent in other currency) will to go to each of their charity of choice.
Congratulations to all four finalists. And, thank you to everyone who voted.
Winning Slacktivists: Please contact us with the name of your charity and information so that we can send the donation. We’d also appreciate if you’d send a brief synopsis of your charity so we can add it in a posting at a later date.
If you missed our finalists’ Slacktivist Slacktivities, click here.
A Sampling of Comments
Posted in carbon footprint, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Hunger, Micro-volunteering, volunteering, tagged behives, colony collapse, feeding the hungry, help from home, Publix, recycling on October 19, 2010 |
Back in Week 38, Nils and I put up a challenge for submission of the laziest ideas for making an Impact: The Slacktivist Impact Challenge. In the true spirit of Slackers (and because of a flu and a 24/7 online conference I was presenting at), we fell behind in choosing and posting the finalists.
But, here we are, finally … and fit.
It wasn’t easy to pick a Final Four. All the submissions were great. But alas, we need a single winner. Finalists were chosen based on Effectiveness, Ratio of Laziness to Impact, Coolness Factor, Originality, and whatever else struck us.
And now, we ask YOU to vote for which you believe is the BEST SLACKTIVIST SLACKTIVITY.
The winning Slacktivist may choose any 501(c) or equivalent officially-recognized charity and Nils and I will donate $25 U.S.
Please vote ONCE by placing the name of your #1 choice of Slacktivity Activities in a comment below. And, of course, you’re welcome to gather up folks you know to vote. Voting Ends: Tuesday, October 26th at midnight, EDT (U.S. East Coast time). We’re sure everyone will get their votes in fairly.
MEALS FOR OTHERS: Last week I was in Amelia, FL, and made at least daily trips to Publix, our fave grocery store. Because we had house guests, some days I went twice, either out of bad planning or possibly the need to escape. Anyway, while there I grabbed 2 of the Publix pre-filled groceries for the shelter or food bank. I didn’t even note the shelter’s name or location. I glanced at the ingredients and price, but barely. So my effort was zero–I threw it in the basket, and the clerk took it away. The cost was not too high, around 12$ per sack. I’m figuring that I was a major slacktivist, because it was a lazy effort. I hope it had some impact on a family, but I won’t know the outcome, unless I choose to do more research on where the food ended up. Publix did the bulk of the work for me. Frankly, I love this program. And it’s not just for Thanksgiving and Christmas anymore.
RECYCLING WALKS: I’m a slacktivist! Every time I walk my dog, I bring a plastic or paper bag with me (both are recyclable in the City of Rockville)…as we get our thrice-daily exercise, I gather up all of the recyclable materials in our path…bottles, cans, plastic, cardboard, newspaper…and carry it in the bag back to my house, where I dump it in my city-provided recycling dumpster. On Thursdays, I roll it to the curb, and voila, it’s gone to recycling heaven. I do this three times a day, and sadly, I usually am able to arrive home each time with a fairly substantial amount of recyclable material that either would have littered the landscape indefinitely, or been washed into the sewers during the next rainfall, only to exist forever in rivers, streams, the bay, the ocean, etc.
I think this qualifies as supreme slacktivity (new word?!) because I am multitasking bigtime… walking my dog, getting my own exercise, occasionally running small errands (delivering things to neighbors, or going to the post office), while also picking up the slack (sorry, I couldn’t resist!) for lazier neighbors who just don’t understand the importance of recycling everything.
Slacktivists reign!
BEE A SLACKTIVIST: We’ve all learned about pollination in school. How a bee hovers over a field of crops, drinks nectar from it and then brings pollen along in its fur to the next flower, and presto, pollination achieved. The crops get harvested, the seeds get planted, a new crop grows and the cycle starts anew.
This cycle is slowly grinding to a halt, as bee colonies worldwide die due to a devastating disease. In the US alone the loss is estimated at 30%, and each winter a devastating number of colonies die. Next year the percentage may be even higher.
1/3 of our food comes courtesy of bee pollination. Can you imagine life without strawberries? Or coffee? Or those lovely summery juicy pears? Or honey?
To help, I’ve adopted a beehive in my country. I pay 25 euros which will be used to help the colony I sponsor and also finances research into Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). In return for my sponsorship I get some delicious honey from “my” own hive. This slacktivism effort cost me 10 minutes, maybe a lil more, and a couple weeks later I had toast with the best honey ever. I certainly hope my bees survive the winter. And next year I’ll be back for more!
I have searched for programs in English-speaking countries. A quick google can find you programs anywhere.
So, there you go, submit your vote into a Comment box before next Tuesday, October 26th, midnight EDT.
