A grass roots effort to make a big difference...One lens at a time!
Think about it...if every Lensmaster on Squidoo created 1 lens per month and donated the funds to Charity that would add up to a heck of a lot of money!
I've compiled a list of over 50 of the Top Squidoo Charities. Support a cause you believe in, because you CAN make a difference!
The Power Of Squidoo
5 Ways You Can "Change the World"
- Create a lens for Charity. What's so amazing about Squidoo is that you can raise money for charity for FREE. Have you always wanted to support the ASPCA or Save the Children? Now you can. Challenge yourself to build one lens per month and see how much money you can raise.
- There is power in numbers. Think about it. If you raise $5 per month for charity that's $60 per year. If 1,000 people raise $5 per month for charity that's $60,000 per year! By being part of that 1,000 people you helped change the world!
- Got a favorite charity? Start a Charity Challenge. Ask your friends and family to create a lens for your favorite charity and see how much money you can raise in one year!
- In college? Start a class project. Pick a charity and have your classmates create a lens. See how many people you can get to participate. Post what you raised online so everyone can see!
- In the work place? Many companies sponsor things like the American Heart Association Walk. Create a lens and document your fund raising progress. Make it fun...people can leave each other encouraging messages in the Guestbook or start a poll!
The Inspiration For This Lens...
Lensmaster chef keem asked me if I had a lens..."About what people do to cope with corporate and greedy government abuse. How they take matters in their own hands and "make lemonade", so to speak. Smalltown businesses, grass roots movements and "good" corporations like Ben & Jerry, etc."
for his latest project. So I took him up on it and decided that the best grass roots movement I could think of was Squidoo! So I created this lens!
Squidoo's One Woman Charity Machine!
You can't mention charity on Squidoo without giving a tribute to Lensmaster Comfortdoc other wise know as Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT. Kirsti is a huge inspiration to the Squidoo Community so check out her very impressive Lensography. Several of her lenses are also featured on this lens! The SquidAid Responders
SquidAid Responders are the Squidoo Lensmasters who responded to the call to aid the survivors of disasters.All Squidoo Lensmasters are encouraged to become SquidAid Responders by make new lenses or modify existing lenses and choose the royalty option as the Squidoo Charity fund.
By choosing the Squidoo Charity Fund the lens will generate royalties for the Squidoo Charity Fund potentially for the life of the lens.
Some of the Lensmasters who contributed to SquidAid are AtHomeSource, awelldressedbullet, dougeby, GypsyPirate, KimGiancaterino, katiyana, Loyalis, rms and SemperFidelis.
Image: SquidAid Responder Badge. © Kirsti A. Dyer. Some Rights Reserved.
For a complete list of ALL the charities that Squidoo supports visit Squidoo Non-Profit Partners!
American Refugee Committee
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All about the American Refugee Committee
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You can build one for them, too! Just visit the American Refugee Committee Headquarters on Squidoo.
Action Against Hunger
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Village Earth (appreciate what you have, and help those who haven't)
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The following YouTube video shows, in perfect clarity, the massive differences between the world's richest and the world's poorest. And the numbers following the world's religions. And the numbers going hungry. And the numbers connected to the intern...
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Action Against Hunger
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Recognized worldwide as a leader in the fight against hunger, Action Against Hunger delivers programs in more than 40 countries, specializing in emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural disasters and longer-term assistance to people in dist...
The Acumen Fund
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The Acumen Fund
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Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. The Acumenfund seeks to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of busi...
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The Best Ideavirus Books, Ever
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I put this list at the back of All Marketers Are Liars. This is your chance to add to it and vote on it. All my royalties from this page go to the Acumen Fund.
American Heart Association
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Lenses Promoting a Healthy Heart! Headquarters
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Lenses Promoting a Healthy Heart! This group is for lenses that discuss heart health, heart disease, and heart therapies patients need for preventative and therapeutically beneficial insight. Heart disease is very serious, but if we catch it early,...
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Promote Heart Health and Prevent Heart Disease
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February is officially American Heart Month but you can learn about promoting heart health and preventing heart disease year 'round. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Stroke is the third leading...
ASPCA
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Bird Rescue
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My passion for birds has been a life long love affair. I will be sharing this passion with you. You will especially learn from this website how to care for baby birds, both wild life birds and pet babybirds (sometimes rejected by parents). The keynot...
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ASPCA Headquarters
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Join the fight against animal cruelty. Lend your voice to animals in need by building a lens.
Blood: Water Mission
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Blood:Water Mission
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Every person has something to give...beginning with you Blood:Water Mission exists to promote clean water in Africa while being a movement of transformation to all involved, in the US and throughout the world. We are dedicated to the empowerment...
Camp Quality New Jersey
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Camp Quality New Jersey
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What we are We are about making a difference in a child's life. The name Camp Quality refers to how we support Kids with Cancer and that "No one can do anything about the quantity of one's life, but all of us can do something about the quality." Wh...
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
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How to Donate Your Hair
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There's been a lot of publicity over the past few years related to hair donation, including Hillary Swank's highly public hair cut on Oprah. Before you take the plunge and donate your hair, however, make sure you do your homework in choosing...
Center for Church Communication
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Center for Church Communication
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The Center for Church Communication offers information, resources and advice as we seek to foster and further the ongoing conversation about church communication. We are a non-profit organized by communications professionals who have been serving the...
Chimp Haven
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Chimp Haven
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Chimpanzees are highly intelligent and form life-long family bonds. They are genetically similar to humans and serve as excellent models and resources to the biomedical research industry. Their close genetic relationship to humans has also led...
Dos Margaritas
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Dos Margaritas
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we're a cocktail of conservation & sustainable development through education & micro-finance programs for south america. our main program is based in Patagonia Chile. the center for eco-tourism is patagonia is replicable & close to self-s...
Earth Justice
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The Galapagos Islands
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This lens was inspired by a blog entry from Seth Godin called The Galapagos Post Office which is a must read. Trust me it's worth it. The second inspiration for this post is my high school AP Biology teacher whose dream it was to go to The...
Ecotrust
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Ecotrust Headquarters
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Ecotrust is a not-for-profit conservation organization headquartered in Portland, OR. Our work is inspired by the lands, waters, and people of the Pacific Northwest, also known as Salmon Nation. Ecotrust was created in 1991 by a small gro...
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
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Born out of a mother's love for her children and a desire to protect her children, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has played an important part in the research, the eradication and the prevention of Pediatric AIDS in the United States...
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Headquarters
Epic Farms
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Epic Farms: A small non-profit striving to share the BIG picture
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I don't pretend to have all of the answers (shoot, I'm still coming up with questions). Our sites are simply offered as a collection of learning experiences and personal observations that I found fascinating. Of course I find horses in genera...
Ferrets Unlimited
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Ferrets Unlimited
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From this lens you can view the news updates from our rescue, check out some of our current projects, and see the ferrets currently available for adoption. Please visit the Ferrets Unlimited Headquarters here at Squidoo where you may create your own...
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Ferret Fun
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Ferrets are wonderful creatures and they make fantastic pets. However, living with a ferret is serious business. They are intelligent and mischeivious, and they love to get into trouble. Ferret Fun is my collection of ferrety links and information fo...
Food For Everyone Foundation
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Sustainable Gardening Non-Profit changing the world one garden at a time.
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The Food for Everyone Foundation is a Non-Profit organization that travels the world teaching people in impoverished areas how to grow gardens which will yield five to ten times more than traditional gardening methods. Perhaps the most beneficial asp...
Grameen Foundation
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Poverty Facts
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Poverty's face is largely female and young. And because of poverty, families and communities suffer from malnutrition, illiteracy, violence and the spread of HIV/AIDS. The World Bank estimates that more than a billion people still eke out an ex...
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Grameen Foundation
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We're a nonprofit organization that uses microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty and bring opportunities to the world's poorest people. With tiny loans (around US$100), financial services and technology, we help the poor, mostl...
Global Giving
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A Whole New Way to Give -- Together we can Change the World
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A WHOLE NEW WAY TO GIVE GlobalGiving puts you in touch with projects you might not otherwise find. All of our projects are being run by people who have seen a need in their community and are taking action. They are do-gooders to the core. Every on...
Heifer International
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Providing solar panels to all American homes affordably
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Heifer International helps struggling families escape poverty though the gift of an animal. Want to help? Build a lens for them at Heifer's Squidoo Headquarters or visit the Heifer International website to find out more about their wor...
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Heifer International Headquarters
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Alleviating hunger, poverty, and human suffering by giving families animals as a sustainable source of income and food.
Humane Society of the United States
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Humane Society Charity Fundraising Page
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Anyone can Help the Humane Society help Animals and to Raise Awareness about Animals for Adoption at Local Shelters. We got both our GREAT dogs at Humane Society shelters. You can help by volunteering or donating at your local shelter or by buyin...
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US Humane Society Headquarters
Inner-City Scholarship Fund
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Inner-City Scholarship Fund
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Inner-City Scholarship Fund was created 35 years ago to help the children in the poorest neighborhoods in New York City. They support 108 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of NY. Though some of the schools are in the poorest Congressional districts...
International Rescue Committee
Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund
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WALK TO CURE dIABETES 2009 | Honor those you love with a custom photo button!
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Welcome to my Walk to Cure diabetes lens! I hope you will find this handcrafted lens a unique and useful resource for your 2009 Walk to Cure|fundraising experience. I have two goals with this Squidoo lens: First, Provide YOU with unique, useful and...
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Harry Potter for Charity
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so why not order it here? JDRF will earn money (my guess is about 50 cents) for every single copy ordered from Amazon via this page. My goal is 10,000 copies. We can think big, can't we?
KIVA
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Kiva.org Microfinance - Help an Entrepreneur Escape Poverty by Starting a Business
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How would you like to be a part of a cool non-profit that is doing great things? If so then, Kiva is for you. Kiva.org allows individuals to make $25 loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). By doing so, individu...
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KIVA: For The Love Of Kiva!
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About an hour ago I was checking out the Philanthropy blog here on Squidoo and discovered a cool charity called Kiva. They match YOU (and your spare dollars) with people in poorer countries looking for loans to start businesses. So I decided to lend...
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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The Official Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Lens
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education, and patient services. The Society's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and...
Longhopes Donkey Rescue
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Adopt a Donkey --- Why?
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Why do I have a donkey lens, you ask? While surfing for some good nature webcams that I can share with my grandchildren I happened upon a 'donkey web cam' and quickly learned a few things about the donkey that I never knew before. So this...
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Longhopes Donkey Rescue
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Our mission is to rescue, shelter, rehabilitate and find permanent homes for donkeys that would otherwise be destroyed for meat consumption overseas. These animals are often shipped in horrific conditions to processors outside of the US - many die fr...
March of Dimes
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Prematurity Awareness Month - Sponsored by the March of Dimes
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As part of a national effort to save babies from premature birth the March of Dimes has designated November as Prematurity Awareness Month. The month of November is dedicated to raising awareness about premature births, while also raising funds for t...
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How Will I Survive the NICU? Advice for NICU Parents and NICU Families
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This lens was created to help parents survive in the NICU after they have gotten past the initial shock period, covered in the first lens My Baby's in the NICU: Now What? The focus of this lens is on the later phases of the NICU experience--the next...
Modest Needs Foundation
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Welcome to Modest Needs.org on Squidoo!
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Modest Needs is an award-winning charity that works to stop the cycle of poverty before it starts for low-income workers struggling to afford emergency expenses like those we've all encountered before: the unexpected auto repair, the unanticipated t...
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Hardships-Can one person make a change?
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I built this lens to support Modest Needs, an award-winning charity that works to stop the cycle of poverty before it starts for low-income workers struggling to afford emergency expenses like those we've all encountered before: the unexpected auto r...
National Wildlife Federation Alaska Natural Resource Center
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Are You Polar Bear Aware?
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Polar bears are affected by habitat loss, destruction and degradation of ecosystems, pollution, over-exploitation and climate change. These factors are among the powerful and persistent impacts on polar bear populations and health. The purpose of thi...
Operation Helmet
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Operation Helmet Saves Soldiers' Lives
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The troops were sent into the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with helmets designed to protect against bullets but not against blast forces from IED's and other new types of combat dangers. Without the necessary replacement pads, our soldiers are exposed...
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Helmet Headquarters
Planet Gumbo
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Planet Gumbo
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Welcome to Planet Gumbo--A Super Cool Place to Live! Bill "Sauceboss" Wharton created the 501c3 Non-Profit Foundation, Planet Gumbo, in January 2003, in order to form a group of "Planeteers" who want to provide hope and sustenance...
Polly Klaas Foundation
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Polly Klaas Foundation Headquarters
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Gadgets that Prevent you from Losing Things
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All proceeds from this lens go to help the Polly Klaas® Foundation find missing children, prevent children from going missing, and pass laws like Amber Alert that help keep children safe. Build a lens for them at the Polly Klaas® Foundation H...
Pre-Eclampsia Foundation
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Preeclampsia Foundation 2007 Walk-a-thon WI
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Preeclampsia is a rapidly progressive, often life-threatening, pregnancy disorder that globally affects women and babies. The Preeclampsia Foundation is dedicated to reducing maternal and infant illness and death due to this condition.&nbs...
Room to Read
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Room to Read - Harry Potter Headquarters
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Room to Read - Harry Potter Help us raise $10,000 for Room to Read.
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Room to Read Headquarters
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World Change Starts With Educated Children
Save the Children
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Save The Children Organization | International Charity Alliance | Compassion and Giving
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The Save the Children Fund is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our...
Society for Orphaned Children in Canada
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The Elizabeth Wiebe Society for Orphaned Children in Canada Headquarters
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The Society for Orphaned Children in Canadaby Elizabeth Wiebe
Soldiers Angels
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Support Our Troops with a Greeting Card
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The mother & daughter team of D & D Art Studio is proud to be a participating artist in the Greeting Card Universe Support our Troops Greeting Card Program. Regardless of how you feel about the War in Iraq we as Americans need to support our...
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Soldiers' Angels
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The Soldiers' Angels was started by a self-described "ordinary mother" of an ordinary young man turned hero, Sgt. Brandon Varn. Brandon was deployed in Iraq and has since honorably completed his mission and has returned back to his proud an...
Tapestry Reserve
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the Tapestry Reserve
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The Tapestry Reserve is a place for the Tapestry to give back to the world through protecting the environment. The first property is located in Wood County, West Virginia. This is the first of many properties that the Tapestry is dedicated to purchas...
Wildlife S.O.S.
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Saving The Dancing Bears Of India
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Here, I'll share with you the tragic story of the Dancing Bears of India and the uplifting story of their ongoing rescue. As you read their story, you may wince and want to stop, but please read on. There IS hope for these mistreated Sloth Bears. W...
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Kartick Satyanarayan - Champion of India's Dancing Bears
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Co-founder and Director of Wildlife S.O.S. Although Kartick's job titles may sound mundane or safe, in reality, his job is anything but. Here, you'll learn about Kartick Satyanarayan, the "Bear Man" as he's known by some in In...
Young Inventors International
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Young Inventors International
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Young Inventors International is a not-for-profit organization that educates and connects student innovators. The group has more than 1,800 members around the world; our members own more than 500 patented and patent-pending technologies. Young I...
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- Pukeko Pukeko Aug 13, 2009 @ 3:27 pm
- Great list Bonnie, this is really helpful.
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- WindyWinters WindyWinters Jul 22, 2009 @ 4:20 pm
- This is a Great List of Charities. Thanks!
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- sandyspider sandyspider Jul 20, 2009 @ 9:07 am
- Very nice list. I didn't realize there were so many.
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- wahlee wahlee Jun 7, 2009 @ 4:57 am
- A very nice list.
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- NotePromote NotePromote May 29, 2009 @ 3:26 pm
- this lens is great! really provides some good ideas.
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