I am happy and proud to announce that Alison (our lovely Contributor) and Tim (her husband) returned safely back home after riding two Vespa scooters for 6 days accross The Carolinas.
They are an extraordinary couple, trying to make the World a better place for everybody.
Their trip was all about raising money for people who currently do not have access to clean drinking water. Their project is called 2 Wheels 4 Water and their message is SAVE GAS. END THIRST.
In a previous post, Give the Gift of Water , Alison explained her decision to start this project. If you’d like to find out how YOU can help or just read more about their efforts to help bring clean drinking water to people who don’t have it, please visit www.2wheels4water.com. If you’d like to read more about their 6 day trip and see looooots of cool pictures, please visit their Blog.
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Maybe it’s your dad. Or your best friend from college. You might even be married to one. Everybody knows those people who already have everything. And every year when their birthday rolls around or Christmas arrives you go through the same stressful routine of pondering, searching and ultimately settling for a gift that doesn’t really measure up. How about giving a gift that matters? It’s a perfect idea for people who have everything. There are plenty of resources to check out and products to consider if you’re looking to give a gift that matters. Here are a four ideas to get you started.
1. Changing the Present. At ChangingthePresent.org you can browse gifts that support a wide variety of causes impacting places all over the world. The price points vary, too so whether you have $5 or $50 you can find a way to give a gift that matters. A $50 gift provides a month of porridge to a malnourished child through Action Against Hunger. For a $10 donation you can give a disadvantaged woman an interview suit through Dress for Success. And for just $5 you can provide 14 meals to school children through Operation USA. Once you’ve picked out the perfect gift you can create a card that announces your gift.
2. HydroMissions. For a very affordable, and very meaningful gift, check out Hydromissions International. Each week volunteers make the soap by hand and then sell it to raise money for projects that help bring access to clean drinking water to people in developing countries. The soap comes in yummy scents like Bora Bora Bubblegum and Galapagos Green Tea. Plus each bar is just $3.99.
3.GiftBack.com. At GiftBack.com, ten percent of your purchase goes to a charity of your choice. Just shop for items like fruit, chocolate or an engraved business card case. Ten percent of whatever you purchase goes to a charity of choice.
4. Toms Shoes. Give a gift that gives twice. Pick up a pair of TOMS Shoes for just $42. Plus, with every pair of TOMS you buy, they’ll give a pair of shoes to a child in need.
photo credit: Hydro Missions
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