I just "met" Karla, a young woman who is making a significant impact on children on the other side of the globe. You can read more about her work at the Grand Valley State University alumni news page, and learn about the nonprofit she hopes to establish at www.hope-heals.org.
Check out her blog on living on a food budget of $1 a day: Hope Heals "Dollar-a-Day Challenge". Rock on, Karla!
& on the 8th day...
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- I have been a professional fundraiser since 1985 and married since 1989. Before we were married my wife and I made a pledge to always give 10% of our income to charity. We make all purchasing decisions with that in mind: what kind of house to buy, how much to pay for a car, whether or not to have cable tv (we don't) or high speed internet (we do). I'm not advocating that everyone should give 10%, although that would be fabulous. I am advocating that nearly every American could and should give more than the paltry 2.2% average. The posts I make on this page are meant to stimulate people in that direction. Think what a difference we could make if we increased the average giving in America to 3%, or 4%, or 5%. I'm beyond 10% and I can testify: it's not hard. It's HARD ROCK! And like the man said, if it feels good, DO IT!
"there's no other way to beat the blues" (Pete Townsend)
Why is this blog named Hard Rock Philanthropy?
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2 comments:
Richard ... thank you for your very kind post about our efforts - appreciate it!
We're doing well and staying strong....willed, that is! Not sure if we're all that physically strong at this point!
We're on Day 9 and welcome everyone to come track our progress and efforts.
http://1-dollar-a-day.blogspot.com
Thank you again..
Karla
Hey Richard ...
Just following up to let you know that we're on Day 29 now...and hangin' in there with just 2 more days to go!
It's been such a great challenge for us, impacting so many areas of our lives.
For February, we'll be taking another project. We're calling it "Freegan February" where we'll be living as freegans do (with some minor modifications).
As always, we invite everyone to track our progress at the same blog: http://1-dollar-a-day.blogspot.com
Hope you are well and thanks again!
Karla
http://www.hope-heals.org
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