en*light Life

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.  – John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

1.)       Train for a Cause

• Team in Training: http://www.teamintraining.org/
• 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer: https://secure2.convio.net/npt/site/SPageServer?pagename=SF_landing
• SF AIDS Walk: http://www.aidswalk.net/ 

2.)       Volunteer work

• Log some hours in for your local charity/cause: http://www.volunteermatch.org/
• Become a board member, or provide administrative support for a local charity/cause: http://www.boardnetusa.org/public/home.asp
•  Knitting blankets for charity: http://www.projectlinus.org
• Roll up your sleeves, and help your local Habitat for Humanity group: http://www.habitat.org/cd/local/default.aspx 

3.)       Donate $

• Donate to organizations that will not sell your name to other organizations (One such organization I donate to is  A Single Light, which is currently forming a Cancer Resource Database: http://www.asinglelight.org/donation_buttons/mothlydonation.htm 
• Donation cans (at your local convenience & grocery stores)
•  Care package donations (at check-out stands in local Whole Foods stores)
• Tip: donations to large organizations like The AIDS Foundation, etc. are more likely sell your information to make up for marketing costs. Research these organizations ahead of time at:  http://www.charitynavigator.org 

  You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.   – Winston Churchill

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