Happy to see you used A's suggestion.

Told y'all A stood for Awesome

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A life empty of laughter is not worth exerting the effort it takes to live it.

I'm kind of an Eco Nazi (in addition to being a Grammar Nazi) so I like what they do:

http://www.nature.org/

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A life empty of laughter is not worth exerting the effort it takes to live it.

I have four nephews and we've been very lucky that they have grown up to be relatively stable young men. There are so many boys out there that are on the verge of losing the plot and I have found a special organization that helps to get them back on track. They have operated with no government funding until recently (and is still not a lot). Most support comes from individuals and corporations.

http://www.evolve.org.au/

The Boys Program is a two-year, early intervention program aimed at building self-esteem and increasing the ability to make positive decisions about their own lives and to develop their own labels in an effort to avoid negative outcomes.

The program consists of a 5 week residential program at a Station in rural Victoria, 3 followup programs and 2 years of followup with counsellors.

They have made a significant impact to the lives of many young men.

ttfn, piipster

thanks for sharing and keeping the thread active

The V foundation has a great track record they have earned a four star rating from Charity Navigator (America's largest charity evaluator) seven consecutive times. Only 2% of charities evaluated by Charity Navigator have received such acclaim. They also give 100 percent of all new direct cash donations and net event proceeds to cancer research and related programs. The fight against cancer is an ongoing battle of course, but it is one worth fighting. There are millions of people who are battling this disease and even if you are someone who does not have it you more than likely know someone whether its a family member, a friend or just an acquaintance that does. I urge all of you that can to look into donating to a charity for cancer research. I also urge you to watch the Jim Valvano speech that he gave at the 1993 espy award ceremony just one month before loosing his battle with cancer it is truly moving and inspirational. Just a thought to put out there folks its up to all of us to run with it.

http://www.jimmyv.org/

posting.  certainly a worthy cause as i am sure we've all been touched in one way or another by cancer.  i was not aware of the charity navigator statisitcs, but it is definitely something i'll keep an eye out for in the future.

I can't say I have a favorite. There are so many causes I support, it's hard to choose. Though I do like the Roadrunner Food Bank because it's a way for me to get physically involved. Donating is good, but I like being able to feel productive, like I've helped. It's a local one, but yeah.

"Urban legends go well with parmesan and horror. In fact their name is conveniently one and the same: Stevie." {UNdead GirlCo Knight for Sigler}

Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Lincolnton High School
803 N Aspen St, Lincolnton, NC

Registration: 9am - 12 noon

Top 40 - Awards: 1:30 pm

Open To All Makes and Models of Cars and Trucks

Entry Fee: $20 Pre-registration, $25 Day Of Show.

ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT RELAY FOR LIFE AND THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Questions: Call 704-609-9953

I support the charity named Kids Need to Read. Their main mission is to encourage and support reading in children by providing high quality books.  In this economy, this charity is in great need as they have donated to many a library in need of new books.  Funding in the library system is egregiously dismal and Kid Needs to Read is spot of bright light and hope. It's also quite neat that they also have a selection of books that they donate to libraries that are geared towards kids who are reluctant readers.

Check out their official website here, and if you are in the Mesa area, this Saturday they are having a used book sale. Other ways to support the charity is through support of the independent film Browncoats:Redemption (see their website here), which I personally have given time to, and by donating directly through their official website.

on that name.  i wish they had a sub-division called 'kids need to do math.'  in talking to a couple of my younger cousins i couldn't believe how easy they have it in math classes with computers and calculators nowadays.  when i was there it was by hand with the assistance of a simple calculator.  makes you wonder about the youth and the critical thinking abilities without sch skills.

thanks for the share

you'll have to post some picks of the rides present!