-Alexander Woollcott
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
After some research, I found so many wonderful charities and organizations that it was hard to choose where to donate my time. Everything seemed to touch my heart. I collected a number of great websites with information on volunteer opportunities and listed them on this web page that I created. My goal was that other volunteer hopefuls would find an organization that interested them and get involved.
Since 2002, I have annually walked in the ALS Walk to Stomp Out ALS. (On our teams first year participating, we raised the highest amount of donations!) I have climbed the IDS Tower in Minneapolis at Climb For A Cure, raising money for Cystic Fibrosis and climbing over 1200 steps! I have served as a Queen For A Day Chapter Director where the mission is to raise the spirits and self-esteem of young girls with cancer. (They have since added a Heroes program to include young boys.) I served as a River Falls Ambassador, nominated by my employer. I co-chaired a benefit for my uncle who has ALS and needed improvements made to his home and vehicle due to his fatal illness and we raised $25,000 in his honor.
I have donated 44 inches of my hair to Locks of Love, and I'm growing it to do it again! (So is my mom and my six year old daughter!) I have volunteered at many community fund raisers and benefits and I hope I have inspired others to dive in and do the same! ONE PERSON does make a difference!!
Hopefully one the links I provide here will be the perfect fit for you. You have worthy ways to contribute right here at your fingertips! I would love to hear your stories and comments and if you have found a rewarding charity that you would like others to hear about, please let me know.
Start a Kindness Chain
Each day about 63 people receive an organ transplant, but another 16 people die on the waiting list because not enough donated organs are available.
Don't get me wrong, I want you all to live long and healthy lives, but since you don't know when your time will come, make the decision now that someday could help the lives of many. Just imagine the impact that you could make.
Here's the really important part:
Be sure to tell your family of your wishes to be an organ donor, so that they know to give their consent. And while the conversation is started, you can record the wishes of everyone in your family. To answer commonly asked questions, visit: www.organdonor.gov
My cousin was recently a living donor who selflessly gave her kidney to her uncle to save his life. She is inspiring and brave as she said to me, "it was easier than giving birth to my children!"
