Since I attend my rotary meeting on Wednesday I found it only appropriate that each Wednesday I highlight a foundation, or worthy cause that i find important. Trying to find my first topic was causing me some distress. There are so many charities that are very important to me that I have participated in, I was struggling with which one to bring to the forefront.
I had to look no further than my late night comedy central lineup!
Last night, while watching The Colbert Report, the special guest was sports writer for ESPN magazine Rick Reilly with an great new foundation "Nothing but Nets." At first I thought it was regarding something with basketball, or some type of net sport, and rapidly dismissed it... as i listened, I discovered how very different it was.
Nothing but Nets is a foundation started by Mr. Reilly to supply the African continent with nets to hang over their bed to help with the fight against a huge killer- Malaria. The cost is $10 per net and can save a life! This disease kills over 1 million children per year!!! And we can help with a small $10 donation. Mr. Reilly was so enthusiastic about this cause i was moved. It is a great, simple way to get children to help other children, and the cause alone is more than worthy!
I invite everyone to check out this fantastic, moving website! http://www.nothingbutnets.net/
It is so simple, so inexpensive, and so important... Thank you all!
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Have you checked out Charity Navigator?
Might come in handy as you assess the causes you find compelling.
Kiva also rocks, IMO.
Great to see you blogging... (your loving aunt sent me)
So proud of you my dear. A bunch of my Twitter pals dropped in here for a read. They keep commenting on how well you write. Also, they say "tell her to join Twitter!" :-)
Love you,
LJ
I also heard of your blog from your proud and loving aunt - welcome to the blog world! Next stop, Twitter!
Ok, seriously, I have heard of Nothing But Nets and it sounds like a great organization. Thanks for writing about it!
Two more online groups I learned about this week (from Micah) were SocialVibe and DonorsChoose.
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