Comments on: Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/blog-action-day-2008-poverty/ Freelance Resources for Writers, Designers & Other Virtual Service Providers Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:50:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: lornadoone http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/blog-action-day-2008-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-7975 lornadoone Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:36:53 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/?p=374#comment-7975 @Allena - Oh, I totally agree. I've written my fair share of articles about volunteering, and I've headed a couple of volunteer groups that I think were really important. My favorite was when we actualy built raised bed gardens in people's yards so they could grow and harvest their own fresh produce! I didn't mean to make it sound like there's just nothing we can do. I was just expounding on how my awareness of the size of the problem has grown now that I understand the way mothers love their children. Does that make sense? @Allena – Oh, I totally agree. I’ve written my fair share of articles about volunteering, and I’ve headed a couple of volunteer groups that I think were really important. My favorite was when we actualy built raised bed gardens in people’s yards so they could grow and harvest their own fresh produce!

I didn’t mean to make it sound like there’s just nothing we can do. I was just expounding on how my awareness of the size of the problem has grown now that I understand the way mothers love their children.

Does that make sense?

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]]> By: Allena http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/blog-action-day-2008-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-7823 Allena Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:49:22 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/?p=374#comment-7823 This particular blog action day has made my head want to explode. Long term, committed, recurring volunteer work can make a difference. Orphanges, for example, house what? 200 kids? That's not a small flash in the pan like a $10 donation is. Or Habitat for Humanity- those houses change the entire projection of children's lives. Moms can do these things on the weekends. Once children are a little older, you can travel to service projects for a 4 day weekend. I have specific opportunities in mind if you are interested. This particular blog action day has made my head want to explode. Long term, committed, recurring volunteer work can make a difference. Orphanges, for example, house what? 200 kids? That’s not a small flash in the pan like a $10 donation is. Or Habitat for Humanity- those houses change the entire projection of children’s lives. Moms can do these things on the weekends. Once children are a little older, you can travel to service projects for a 4 day weekend. I have specific opportunities in mind if you are interested.

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/blog-action-day-2008-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-7815 Melissa Donovan Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:58:15 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/?p=374#comment-7815 This is a good reminder that sometimes we just need to start by thinking about the world we live in and giving a few moments of thought to someone less fortunate than we are. This is a good reminder that sometimes we just need to start by thinking about the world we live in and giving a few moments of thought to someone less fortunate than we are.

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