Category: Social Action
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My Olympic Rant
So the Olympics are over. A little over 2 weeks ago the world watched the fabulous spectacle that was the opening ceremonies. Then for 16 days the nation was captivated while new stars were born and China sold itself to the world as the new mecca. At the same time there was a large group…
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Change the World, Today
This morning my family invested in a small beauty shop in Nicaragua. The best part about our investment in Sheyla is that we aren’t expected a return on our investment. All we hope to get is the principal with no interest. Thanks to Kiva, our family can partner with Sheyla or thousands of small business…
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Invisible no more
Learn more about Invisible Children HT to Patti
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Helping the Poor, Practically
For a few weeks I have been drawn to a little website called kiva.org. Kiva offer microcredit to entrepreneurs in developing countries. How does it work?It’s really quite simple. You create an account, you chose someone you’d like to loan money to, and you pay with PayPal. 100% of the money goes to the person…