August | 2011 | Raising Jane

Click to Give (part 2)

Posted on August 27, 2011 by maryjane

Compelled to contribute, I started looking into my options, and get this: the Internet (and its incredible compendium of genius minds) offers a number of different ways to give without lifting a …

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When my son, DIL, and toddler grandchild, who live in Japan, woke up to EARTHQUAKE! we wondered what we could do to help them quickly and efficiently. Without a moment’s hesitation, they said, Red Cross. We did a fundraiser on our website and in short order, sent the Japan Red Cross a check for $4,485.

If you love blogging and you love eating, here’s a clever way to help the Red Cross.

www.thetomkatstudio.com/good-books-50-fabulous-bloggers-50-fabulous-recipes/

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Barefoot and …

Posted on August 9, 2011 by maryjane

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy founded Barefoot College, a global non-profit based in India, to uplift poor, rural areas. His mission: teaching illiterate and uneducated women how to install and maintain solar power in their villages.

Solar engineers said it couldn’t be done—not by uneducated people, and especially not by (yes, barefoot) grandmothers who can’t read or even speak the same language as one another.

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Margaret Wolf says:

August 13, 2011 at 7:26 am

I loved this post MaryJane! I have taught all my daughters to be strong and face challenges and learning with open hearts and minds. We as woman CAN accomplish so much more than we give ourselves credit for sometimes.

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Diana Brito says:

August 17, 2011 at 7:08 pm

Dear MaryJane,
First off, yay you are blogging. Wooo hooo and thank you.

I have an idea, why not include the website for each of the organizations and if they have any wish list or needs that maybe we can help with.

Big hugs from San Francisco.
Diana

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- Jane says:
  
  August 17, 2011 at 7:18 pm
  
  Good idea. We’ll be on top of that going forward.
  
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Sweet Miss Givings

Posted on August 8, 2011 by maryjane

I’ve always suspected that a good cupcake could save the world. But it’s nice to finally have confirmation.

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Myth-Busting Time

Posted on August 6, 2011 by maryjane

“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” Jose Narosky

Charlotte Bronte: “Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.”

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Eileen Cigala says:

August 12, 2011 at 6:23 pm

A homeless person really appreciates that cup of coffee I buy them…my coworkers remind me that theirs should have been no cream….

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Martie says:

August 12, 2011 at 6:41 pm

Most often it’s the economy and lack of jobs available that cause them to lose all they have worked hard for previously.

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julia hayes says:

August 12, 2011 at 7:52 pm

His Holiness The Dalai Lama once said, “You can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to compassion.”

Those who suffer the ravages of poverty, homelessness, addiction and abuse are the greatest masters at teaching us compassion and eliminating dichotomy–right versus wrong, good versus bad and so forth. It is when we have the courage to step outside the box in which we have confined ourselves that we can see people for who they really. This courage enables us to stop thinking in terms of us versus them. This courage empowers us with the truth that there is no us or them. There is only we…together…One.

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- Sue Weaver says:
  
  August 19, 2011 at 8:58 am
  
  So wonderfully said — thank you for sharing.
  
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Adam McPherson says:

August 17, 2011 at 4:17 am

Thank you so much. The older I get I have found that I continually need reminded of the sterotypes and assumptions which I have allowed to pollute my mind and thinking. It is blogs like yours that help to remind me that I must always be willing to put the shoes of others on before I too quickly judge them. 🙂 Thank you!

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