When it comes to the holiday season a lot of people think about what they would like to receive rather than what they can do to give. When you are in that kind of mentality you are failing to see the true spirit of the holidays which is goodwill, cheer, and giving to others. If you would like to try to focus more on giving back and want some ideas for how you can do it, look no further. Here are some of the best ways that you can do a charitable deed this holiday season, and give back … [Read more...]
From the Archives: Charity Holiday Challenges
In the UK, a new way to give to charity has been buzzing in the headlines, giving dangerously, that is. We're talking about "The Charity Challenge", which is like a travel/tour operator with a unique twist - it gives people the chance to have a large-scale adventure holiday and at the same time, organizes it so that your holiday raises money for charity. Think of climbing Mount Everest or following an Inca trail in deepest Peru - terribly exciting and death-defying stuff, and you get to help others too along the way. Actually, the unusual concept has been around for the past 15 years, established in 1991 by Erich Reich, who used to be a Director at Thomas Cook. He first got the idea when he was asked by a friend to help raise funds for a Children's Home in London. Reich rode for 400 kilometers in the Middle Easters desert and was inspired ever since. His company, Classic Tours, has been booming ever since and leads as the world's largest "Challenge Operator". Just this year, the company will be taking over 3,000 participants on high-adrenalin challenges all over the world - from Brazil to Mongolia. "Since 1991 we have helped approximately 120 charities raise something in the order of Ł32m, and that's net, not gross." Reich explains. So how does it work? Reich explains further: "We then organise everything, from flights and accommodation to logistical support on the ground. On charity bike rides, for example, we have our own teams of mechanics. In the developing world, we even supply our own medics. The nature of the challenge is very individual, some people have never camped before so for them it can be a challenge just to go to the loo behind a rock." Even though we're a tour operator, no money comes directly to us from clients. We give the charity a cost per individual for the services on the ground and they pay us in turn," says Reich. [tags]charity challenge,charity event,charity tour,charity travel,charity trek[/tags] … [Read more...]
Bob Dylan To Release Christmas Album For Charity
While charity is certainly not only for the rich and famous, they do tend to focus on charitable activities, especially later on in life, don’t they? Take Bob Dylan, for example. He is an icon in the music world and despite the fact that his career has not been that productive in the recent years, he is still widely regarded as one of the best musicians in the world. And of course, his acts of charity are not to be disregarded as well. His most recently publicized “do good” campaign is the … [Read more...]
Feeding Programs Expected to be Rampant This Season
In exchange for not being able to donate much cash, expect feeding programs for the children in particular to be rampant. A lot of people would prefer to give food over money since as we all know that it is perhaps one, if not, the most important necessity that humans would need today. Surprisingly, a lot of these people who embark on feeding programs are newly graduated students. For some schools, performing community service seems to rub off on them and is something that they bring even … [Read more...]
Stater Bros. Helps Fights Hunger this Christmas
Talk about the main concern of most people today in the light of the economic catastrophe besetting the world, it is trying to stay alive and fighting hunger. There are a lot of organizations today that are independently trying to do their thing but apparently they cannot do it alone. One can just imagine their setup at the moment, staving off problems by trying to infuse funds as much as they can. But the fact of the matter remains that even the best efforts of these groups cannot really … [Read more...]
More “In Kind” Donations to Charities this Year
While the finance side of most donors this year has been severely affected, there are other ways that they will be shelling out a good cause when the holidays start rushing in. Sure there will be not much cash donations this year but old clothes, food and perhaps some books will take the place of the usual generous donors just to keep the spirit of giving alive. As far as the various institutions are concerned, the best they can do is say “Thank You”. It is apparent that most of the cash don … [Read more...]
Buy Christmas Cards for a Cause
Each year, there has to be something, a product to which can be associated with groups for a worthy cause. Normally we would see orphanages or housed disabled people trying to produce something useful for the normal person. Aside from the produced bags and consumer goods, one thing that they would familiarly offer are personally made Christmas cards to which each card bought would mean helping out their cause. There are also some groups that produce seasonal cards to which each card sold … [Read more...]
Charitable Contributions for this Coming Christmas
Christmas season is about 3 months away and while many of us are making our Christmas shopping list and people to give things to, some are thinking of what charitable act to do. Some have already made efforts in giving to the poor, particularly the children who cannot spend a memorable Christmas due to their status but that doesn’t mean people could care less on what to give them. Much of these kids are street children who have been abandoned or left for granted by their supposed parents. M … [Read more...]
War Heroes Who Lose Hope
Military personnel and servicemen who put their lives on the line for country and fellowmen may not always have something to look forward to when they get home. Loss of opportunity to perhaps get a decent education for their own future would often relegate them to foster homes since immediate family members may not appreciate the career path that such people would have, notably the ones who have suffered injuries and disabilities in the course of their tenure. Upon reaching the retiring … [Read more...]
Sharing Your Heart on Valentines Day
There are people who spend special events such as Valentines by sharing to the less fortunate. The immediate thinking of most people is that their partners deserve the due attention. But the truth of the matter is that Valentines can also be celebrated with their parents or people who have no one else to turn to. For people who happen to live in the shabby places such as dumps and lesser presentable places of the world, sharing something in the form of clothes, goods or throwing a small pot … [Read more...]