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A good list by Carmen C. Dicello.
If Jesus were walking our streets [post]. . .
He would be more critical of those who are theologically on target than those who are not.
He would attend celebrations and drinking parties.
He would possibly provide the beer.
He would drink with the rest of us.
He would spent [...]
I am one of the financiers of three small businesses around the world. I took some of my tax return and used it to make a microloan to need people around the world who are trying to make a living. I have done this through kiva.org. “Kiva lets you lend to a specific entrepreneur in [...]
Half the world’s population (3 billion+) lives on less than $2 per day. One billion live on less than $1 per day. To communicate this idea to the senior high youth we went on a field trip to Ogle’s to see if we could buy enough food to live on for a day with just [...]
The number of people in abject poverty today is as great as the population of mankind in 1900.
It would take $40 billion to provide the world with safe drinking water. The US is spending almost $70 billion in research and development of new weapons.
Third World Farmer is an online game that puts you in the shoes of a family of farmers in one of the poorest areas of the world. You start out with $50 to live on for a year. Your decisions determine if your family lives or dies. Fun to play; not fun [...]
Want to do a random act of kindness? Want it more random? Come on, who doesn’t like randomness. Check out this website that picks the criteria for you: who, what, and how. Be kind; have fun!!
I am about the 360,000,000th richest person on the planet. That’s in the top 6th percent. What should I do with all this wealth? Spend it on myself or use it to help out the impoverished worldwide? I choose the second option. What will you do with your wealth? See how rich you are, go [...]