Let's Watch Those Numbers Grow
Track the progress and watch the number of lenses grow as Squidoo lensmasters take up the challenge to aid survivors by making lenses.
This lens also provides information on Squidaid, the Squidoo Fire Aid and how lensmasters can aid survivors of disaster simply by making lenses that benefit charities.
Image: SquidAid Make Lenses. © Kirsti A. Dyer. Some Rights Reserved.
SquidAid * Aid Survivors * Make Lenses
SquidAid and the SquidAid Group began as a response to the devastation of the California Wildfires.SquidAid was developed for one main purpose:
- The purpose of SquidAid is to use the Internet and move quickly to mobilize the virtual Squidoo Community to have a pool of royalty resources to aid survivors of current and future disasters.
In doing so, we develop a pool of existing royalties that if and when the need for aid arises again, the resources and the groundwork is already set and in place to do so.
Image: Squid Fire Aid. © Kirsti A. Dyer. Some Rights Reserved.
Make a Lens - Become a SquidAid Responder
All you have to do is:
1. Make a lens on something related to the charity, the fire or something else you care about. You can start by clicking the "Make a Lens" button on this page.
2. Be sure that you select the Squidoo Charity Fund for the lens Payment Options.3. Publish your lens.
Please be sure that you submit a quality lens and no "adult" rated lenses. We are trying to generate funds for a good cause.
Reasons to Become a SquidAid Responder
- You can contribute to a good cause simply by making a Squidoo lens.
- You are recognized for giving back and doing good.
- You receive a Virtual pat on the back from the Squidoo Community and Squidoo HQ.
- You can join the SquidAid Group.
- You get to display a Cool SquidAid Responder Badge in recognition for doing your part.
More About SquidAid
Learn more about the origins of SquidAid.-
SquidAid - Using the Internet to Aid Survivors of Disasters
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In the spirit of LiveAid, BandAid, FarmAid and Tsunami Aid comes SquidAid, a way for the Squidoo Community to use the Internet to aid survivors of disasters. While it may be difficult for the Squidoo Community of Lensmasters to stage a major concert,...
Top Reasons for Contributing to SquidAid
Vote for your reason for joining the SquidAid project. Add your own reason if it is not on the list.
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I am supporting a good cause.
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I am do it for the glory of it.
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I like group efforts.
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I like a challenge.
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It's good exposure.
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I needed a reason to make more lenses.
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I like the fringe benefits.
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Join the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge
It is very easy for the Squidoo Community to specifically aid California Fire Survivors by using your lensmaster skills and the Internet to create a lens, or two or three.
- Pick a charity recipient - the Squidoo Charity Fund, Save the Children, the Humane Society or a combination.
- Make your lens on something related to the charity, the fire or something else you care about. Please be sure that you submit a quality lens and no "adult" rated lenses. We are trying to generate funds for a good cause.
- Include the Squidoo Fire Aid graphic for your chosen charity in a text/write module.
- One version of the Squidoo Fire Aid Graphics--the badges--are on the Squidoo Fire Aid lens. Other larger versions (the ovals) can be found on the More Squidoodles lens.
- Add a link back (in a Link Module or Featured Lens) to the SquidAid lens and/or this Squidoo Fire Aid lens.
- Join the SquidAid Group so we can keep track of all of the new lenses being made as a part of SquidAid and the Squidoo Fire Aid.
- Finally, let us know about your lens(es). Post your lenses in the lens plexo for your chosen charity on this page.
- Be sure to grab a copy of your SquidAid Responder Badge.
More About Squidoo Fire Aid
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Squidoo Fire Aid - Using the Internet to Aid California Fire Survivors
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All Squidoo lensmasters are encouraged to create a lens or two or even three as part of the SquidAid and the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge to benefit California Fire Survivors. We're asking all Squidoo lensmasters to make a lens or two or three with fun...
Lenses that Benefit the Squidoo Charity Fund
Once you have made your Squidoo Fire Aid Lens benefiting the Squidoo Charity Fund, be sure to add it to the list so we can acknowledge all of the work being done by the Squidoo Community.
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Emergency Preparedness Starts with You!
I will never forget August 2005 when Hurricane Kat more...3 points
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Spanish Joe - the World's only psychic Groundhog!
Spanish Joe resides with his spiritual medium, Ric more...3 points
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All About Groundhog Day
Celestially speaking, Groundhog Day on February 2 more...3 points
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Lensography - My Charity Squidoo Lenses
These are my Squidoo Lenses that I have 100% Proce more...3 points
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Squidoo Fire Aid - Using the Internet to Aid California Fire Survivors
All Squidoo lensmasters are encourage to create a more...2 points
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Flameless Candles: The Safest Candle Ever
Flameless candles are just as beautiful and create more...2 points
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Who Is Scott Bakula?
A favorite actor of mine, and all funds go to The more...2 points
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Quantum Leap Video Showcase
All funds from this showcase go to The Squidoo Cha more...2 points
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In Memoriam... Headquarters
In Memoriam...A group of lenses dedicated to the m more...2 points
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Kevin Mckidd
In the late 80s and early 90s there was a hugely p more...2 points
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Winter Driving Safety
So, while I may not think of myself as an expert o more...2 points
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Journeyman Video Showcase
Journeyman was launched in late September of 2007. more...2 points
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Clara Barton
When it comes to having heroes - Clara Barton is t more...2 points
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Robert Goulet (1933 - 2007)
I love the legends of King Arthur, so any storylin more...2 points
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The Best Fire-Retardant Plants Ever
During major fire news coverage, firefighters will more...2 points
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Emergency First Aid
Often our first reaction to coming upon a serious more...2 points
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New Year's Eve: The Coolest Birthday Ever
December 31 is a time for new resolutions and fres more...1 point
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Smoking: The Deadliest Habit Ever
The effects of smoking cigarettes is not a secret more...0 points
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Best Selling DVDs
What are the best selling DVDs right now? Amazon.c more...0 points
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Jesus: The Greatest Gift Ever
God Gave Us His Only Son, Jesus.0 points
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Family Health and Safety Basics (Supports SquidAid)
Proper nutrition, exercise, and rest are very impo more...0 points
What are you doing for others?
Make a lens or two or three
- Every man must decide whether he will walk in the creative light of altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness.
This is the judgment.
Life's persistent and most urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?"
Martin Luther King Jr.
Join the SquidAid Group
Once you have finished your lens and submitted it to the Squidoo Fire Aid page plexo, be sure to join the Squidoo Group of Lensmasters doing good.-
SquidAid Group Headquarters
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SquidAid Group Headquarters Enabling the Squidoo Community to Use the Internet and Aid Survivors of Disaster by Making Lenses. Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment. Jean De La Brute...
Squidoo Fire Aid Lenses to Benefit Save the Children
Once you have made your Squidoo Fire Aid Lens benefiting Save the Children, be sure to add it to the list so we can acknowledge all of the work being done by the Squidoo Community.
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More Squidoodles
A collection of more Squidoodles* created for othe more...1 point
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SquidAid Group Progress
Track the progress and watch the number of lenses more...1 point
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Who Is The Sexiest Lensmaster Ever?
This lens is all in good fun, and the proceeds are more...1 point
Build a Lens and Make Your World a Better Place
Dr. Leo Buscaglia once posed the question "How can I make my world a better place?" and the answer:- Don't spend your precious time asking,
"Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted.
The question to ask is: "How can I make it better?"
To that there is an answer.
Leo Buscaglia
Squidoo Fire Aid Lenses to Benefit the Humane Society
Once you have made your Squidoo Fire Aid Lens benefiting the Humane Society, be sure to add it to the list so we can acknowledge all of the work being done by the Squidoo Community.
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Everyone Got Out But The Betta
Memorial for a Betta Fish3 points
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Pets and Natural Disasters
Disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and floods do more...3 points
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National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week begins N more...3 points
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National Pet Memorial Day
The second Sunday of September is the Official Nat more...3 points
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Steve Irwin Day - November 15 - Celebrating his Life
Grab your khaki's mate and don them on November 15 more...2 points
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In Memory of Ruger
Ruger graced this world on March 3, 1992 and on De more...2 points
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Sunflowers
Rick is a bit of a macho man, a man's man, but he more...1 point
Build a Lens out of Compassion
- True happiness comes from a sense
of peace and contentment,
which in turn must be achieved
through the cultivation of altruism,
of love and compassion...
Squidoo Fire Aid Lenses that Benefit More than One Charity
Once you have made your Squidoo Fire Aid Lens benefiting a combination of the charities (more than one), be sure to add it to the list so we can acknowledge all of the work being done by the Squidoo Community.
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Southern California Fires - Information, Donations, & Technology
California Fires of October 2007 have already caus more...1 point
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SquidAid - Using the Internet to Aid Survivors of Disasters
In the spirit of LiveAid, BandAid, FarmAid and Tsu more...1 point
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale helped to mold the fields of more...1 point
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I'll Be Home for Christmas - A Wish of Hope for the Holidays
The classic song, "I'll Be Home for Chris more...1 point
Need More Reasons to Participate?
More Lenses on Giving Back
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Count Your Blessings
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Count your blessings, this is such a simple charge and a reminder to be grateful for what we have. Yet in the craziness and the hustle and bustle of daily living stopping to be grateful and count our blessings is often one that we fail to overlook. C...
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The Health Benefits of Altruism - How Giving Back is Good For You
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Being altruistic, or reaching out to help others, not only benefits the person being helped, but practicing altruism also has many benefits for the person doing the helping. Altruism is an unselfish concern for the welfare of others. It is a g...
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Living Life with Gratitude
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Many of the simple things in life can be reasons for being grateful. These are often things that we tend to take for granted--our health, family, friends, our livelihood--until they are brought to our attention or taken away. Remembering to be grate...
More About the California Fires
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Southern California Fires - 2007
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California Fires of October 2007 have already caused untold damage, displacing more than a million people and causing over a billion in losses. You can help the survivors of the fires by donating cash to help in funding relief efforts. FEMA (The Fede...
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Benefiting the Squidoo Fire Aid - Save the Children
This lens benefits Squidoo Fire Aid via Save the Children's U.S Emergency Fund. A lens that benefits Save the Children can benefit California Fire Survivors for the life of the lens.Soon after the fires started, Save the Children partnered with the American Red Cross to equip many of California's wildfire evacuation shelters with safe play areas that allowed children to play, participate in structured activities and interact with other children in a secure environment.
by Comfortdoc
Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT is a native Californian, a physician, an expert in life challenges, loss, grief & bereavement,
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