How To Save The World - Without Leaving Your Chair
September 8, 2007 | In Easy Ways To Help |
For years, I’ve wanted to make a difference in the world. From the time I was in 6th grade, I wanted to be someone who gave back.
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I’ve pursued being a teacher, a landscape architect designing habitats for zoos, a marine biologist, and a sail trainer (the folks who sail tall ships and travel around teaching others about the history of sailing and life in, under, and on the water). I’ve made a difference in little ways here and there, but when I think about doing something big, something consistent (like the careers above), I’m overwhelmed by the number of causes that need my help and the number of people and animals suffering.
I Believe In Animal Rights
One of my hot buttons is animal rights. I can’t watch the animal cop shows on television because I would get too worked up. I cry when I hear about people abusing animals. I try to not let it get to me, but it’s hard. I often feel overwhelmed when I read the statistics. Did you know that 10 million animals are put to death every year in the U.S. alone because they are abandoned and unwanted? 10 million. That is such a large number I have a hard time contemplating it, let alone figuring out how I can do something about it.
I’ve taken the small steps I can. Every animal I’ve owned has been a rescue - either from a shelter, or a stray. I wish I could do more, but unfortunately, there is only so much I can personally contribute due to time and finance constraints. However, I’m not the only one who feels this way. There are others who are helping as well. One of those was the person who sent me the link for The Animal Rescue Site. I don’t remember who it was, but I’m glad that they did. I make sure to click every day.
I Click And Shop
It’s not just the clicking every day that I do - I also shop in their store. I bought a pretty cool bookmark with a “froggy” on it for my sister in law. She loved it. Soon, I’m going to pick up one of the purple paw yin yang pendants.
If you haven’t visited the site, you probably don’t understand what I’m talking about. But, after reading how simple and quick this is - and totally free! - I hope you too become someone who clicks every day.
The Animal Rescue Site and its five sister sites (The Rainforest Site, The Literacy Site, The Child Health Site, The Breast Cancer Site, and The Hunger Site) have come up with a really cool way for everyone - and I mean everyone - to contribute every day. Here’s how it works: you go to the site, you click on the “Click here to give - it’s free” button and you’re done. Go to the next site, and do it again. Continue until you are through all 6 sites. Return again tomorrow. It really is that simple.
Did I Mention Free?
And it is absolutely, totally, and completely free. The only cost to you is the little bit of time you take to do this. The contributions are paid for by the sponsors of the site. The sites would of course like you to visit and purchase from their sponsors, but it is not a requirement. The sponsors will keep contributing for each click, whether or not you continue on and patronize them.
Clicking is all you have to do to make a difference; however, as I mentioned above, there’s more. Each site has a store associated with it; purchasing items from the stores results in more donations as a portion of the proceeds for each sale go to the cause. And these are beautiful items, not junky souvenir type garbage. As I mentioned, I’ve bought gifts for others and jewelry for myself.
I urge you too to click every day on all six sites and to band together with millions of other people to make a real difference. And all at no cost and in seconds a day. And be sure to check out the stores to see if anything appeals to you. They even have items for men (like ties and tee shirts). The links below will take you to the six sites, but before you go, let me show you how much a difference they’ve already made. As of August 31, 2007, the total donations have been:
The Hunger Site: 65,842,049 pounds of food
The Breast Cancer Site: 12,803 mammograms
The Child Health Site: 2,450,920 children helped
The Literacy Site: 1,499,814 books donated
The Rainforest Site: 2,001,859,221 square feet of rainforest protected
The Animal Rescue Site: 148,753,525 bowls of food funded
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