On Aloha Hiatus
June 29, 2007
Help the hungry & homeless in Hawaii by donating to the Institute for Human Services.
Raise a Guide Dog or Watch One Graduate
June 29, 2007
Volunteer puppy raisers learn how to teach guide-dogs-in-training good manners & socialize them. No previous experience is necessary. Volunteers receive 8-week-old pups and train them for 12-18 months.
Find out how to become a puppy raiser or attend a Guide Dogs for the Blind graduation ceremony at www.guidedogs.com.
Newly Magnanimous Magnate
June 28, 2007
“I’ve always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others. Just as I think it’s important to run companies well, with a close eye to the bottom line, I think you have to use your entrepreneurial experience to make corporate philanthropy effective.”
–Carlos Slim Helu, the first or second richest man in the world–depending on the month
“Our concept is more to accomplish and solve things, rather than giving — that is, not going around like Santa Claus.”
–Carlos Slim Helu, Mexican telecom tycoon
Read about Slim’s charitable plans for health & education at www.nytimes.com
Bid on Lunch with Warren Buffett
June 27, 2007
“If you’re in the luckiest 1% of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99%.”
–Warren Buffett, who is currently auctioning himself off on eBay to help San Francisco’s Glide Foundation (glide.org)
Bid on a New York power lunch with Warren Buffett (& up to seven of your friends) at www.ebay.com. The auction closes on June 29, 2007 at 7pm PDT.
Ancient Empathy
June 27, 2007
“Being myself no stranger to suffering, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.”
–Virgil, whose work was supported by Maecenas, the premier poetry & literature patron of the Roman Empire
According to the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision yesterday, NO.
The court blocked a lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin group of atheists & agnostics against the head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (& seven other Bush administration officials).
The Wisconsin group contends that the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives gives religious groups an unjust boost in their bid for federal funds.
Read about it at www.nytimes.com.
Sacred Surplus
June 25, 2007
“Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.”
–Andrew Carnegie, aka the Patron Saint of Libraries
“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.”
–Andrew Carnegie, author of The Gospel of Wealth
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”
–Andrew Carnegie, self-starter extraordinaire
Lose Your News Blues
June 23, 2007
Have you ever seen a horrific story on the evening news and wondered, “What can I do to help?”
CNN’s brand-new “Impact Your World” enables viewers to make an immediate difference at www.CNN.com/IMPACT.
Now you can watch a news story, go to the CNN website, click on the story link & learn how you can take action now.
How to Be a Literacy Booster
June 22, 2007
The Children’s Book Project gives new & gently used books to kids who need them. Since 1992, the Children’s Book Project has collected & distributed more than a million books to San Francisco Bay Area shelters, schools, community centers & daycare facilities.
Be a literacy booster & learn how to build a children’s book program in your area. www.childrensbookproject.org.
Progressive Provision
June 21, 2007
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”
–Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
deliverer of the 1941 “Four Freedoms” speech
What ARE the Four Freedoms?
1. Freedom of speech and expression–everywhere in the world.
2. Freedom of every person to worship God in his own way–everywhere in the world.
3. Freedom from want—everywhere in the world.
4. Freedom from fear–anywhere in the world.
