An easy way to give

When I was in college, I worked with a lady named Sharon. I learned much from her, and we are still friends today. Sharon had been active with the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity for many years, and she left her job at the office where we worked together to become the Executive Director of the regional office. In that role, she often spoke to groups of people and encouraged them to give (to Habitat, and to other good causes in which they believed). She told a story of how she was able to give to Habitat and other charities during a time in her life when her family was struggling financially. She would give what she called her "found money" - the pennies, nickels, and dimes she found on the street while out and about. To this day, when you walk with Sharon, she looks down more than up and picks up the change she finds, to give it away.

I love this story, and the way it makes giving simple and accessible to everyone. But I know of an even EASIER way to give, too. I try to remember every day to visit the family of "click to give" sites which is accessible here. I know, this seems too simple to be true, but it really is legit. All you have to do is click, and the sponsors of the site donate agreed-upon amounts for each click received. You can give to fight hunger and breast cancer, and to promote child health, literacy, animal rescue, and preservation of the world's rain forests. After you click, you'll see ads for the sponsors, and of course they're hoping you'll click on them and buy something. That's how it works. It's an easy way to do something good every day, wherever you are...