Support the Greater Good Network

I have written many posts about the various sites, online shops and causes supported or owned by the Greater Good network. Today’s post is supporting this network as a whole, rather than posting on a specific aspect or cause that they support. GreaterGood.org is an independent charitable organisation devoted to improving the health and well-being of people, animals, and the planet. They achieve this by providing funding to other registered charitable organisations that focus on core areas including:

•               Alleviating and addressing the root causes of world hunger and food insecurity, and promoting peaceful co-existence;

•               Early detection and treatment of breast cancer and other widespread health concerns, particularly in women;

•               Preventing and treating childhood illness, disease and other children's health and well-being concerns;

•               Promoting children's literacy and education;

•               Protecting and restoring the environment; and

•               Providing care and feeding of rescued animals in shelters and sanctuaries and addressing the root causes of their conditions.

GreaterGood.org grants funds generated through its Gifts That Give More™ program and the GreaterGood Network family of websites to the nonprofit partners and charities responsible for implementing and sustaining the programs described on the GreaterGood Network websites. GreaterGood.org also provides grants directly to worthwhile organisations dedicated to the welfare of the global community.

You can donate to the Greater Good Network online. If you are unable to donate financially, you can go to the following of the Greater Good Network sites to make a free click, which then prompts the online sponsors to donate to that cause:

The Hunger Site: Your click gives the value of 1.1 cups of food to the hungry.

The Breast Cancer Site: Your click helps a woman in need get a free mammogram.

The Animal Rescue Site: Your click gives the value of 0.6 bowls of food for rescued animals.

The Veteran Site: Your click helps a homeless and hungry veteran get a free meal.

The Autism Site: Your click helps provide therapy for children living with autism and their families.

The Child Health Site: Your click helps provide a child 
with lifesaving health care.

The Literacy Site: Your click helps give a child in need 
a book to read and treasure.

The Rainforest Site: Your click helps protect 
11.4 square feet of rainforest habitat for wildlife.

Blessings!

Ronell x

“The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled the more I gain.” {Susan B. Anthony}

Send a FREE e-card to promote awareness and generate funding

So in the spirit of Christmas, I would like to recommend sending a free e-card (instead of paper Christmas cards) to your friends and family. These cards can both promote and raise awareness for a cause that you are passionate about, and are often sponsored, which means that it does not cost you anything to send them, but the sponsor donates to the related cause on your behalf!

The e-cards that I am suggesting are The Hunger Site e-cards. You can send cards from: The Hunger Site, The Breast Cancer Site, The Animal Rescue Site, The Veterans Site, The Autism Awareness Site, The Child Health Site, The Literacy Site or The Rainforest Site, dependent on the cause that you are passionate about promoting and supporting.

The categories you can choose from include:

·      Christmas

·      Animals

·      Favourites

·      Inspirational

·      Thinking Of You

·      Special Occasions

·      Blank

·      Promote The Cause

·      E-Cards That Give

So send an e-card to your friends and family today to support the work of The Greater Good Network.

Blessings!

Ronell x

“Awareness without action is worthless.” {Phil McGraw}

Christmas Gifts That Keep Giving: Animal Rescue Site

So the gig was amazing and here is my actual post!

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So today’s post is about another of the online stores linked to the Greater Good Network- The Animal Rescue Site Store: www.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/store .

This online store sells many different items, including pet accessories, clothing, jewellery and Fairtrade items. Each item that is sold funds at least 14 bowls of food for animals in need. So far, 492,408,168 bowls of food have been given to animals in need through this site alone!

I personally really love the jewellery with inspirational messages on it and have purchased many items for myself, or as gifts.

They also have a lovely section for Christmas decorations and stocking fillers, so have a little look!

If you love animals, why not buy gifts for others that will also make a positive difference for maltreated animals!

Blessings!

Ronell x

“Life is as dear to the mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not to die, so do other creatures” {The Dalai Lama}

The Animal Rescue Site: Adopt a Shelter Dog Month!

Linking to yesterday's post about providing free care and food for shelter animals (http://365days2changetheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/the-animal-rescue-site-free-clicks-to.html?m=1), today's post (also from The Animal Rescue Site) is about giving a 'forever home' to a lonely shelter pet!
So The Animal Rescue Site has declared October to be 'Adopt a Shelter Dog Month' this year! So what better time to head down to your local shelter and adopt a rescued dog (or cat!) to add to your family! (Obviously check with your parents/spouse/partner/house mates before doing this- I wouldn't want to cause any disturbances with my suggestions!)

Adding a dog to your household has plenty of benefits for you too!
- helps you to get outside and get some exercise
- provides companionship for you and your family
- can provide protection from intruders (I guess it depends on the breed of dog!)
- can alleviate stress and improve your mood
- can provide assistance for people with disabilities
(just to mention a few)

Don't worry if you can't adopt a pet this month (or at all), you can still help! You could foster animals while they are waiting for their 'forever home'; volunteer at a local rescue centre or shelter; make a donation to a shelter, kennel or animal care organization. In whatever way you can, pledge to help The Animal Rescue Site to promote their 'Adopt a Shelter Dog Month'! For more details or to pledge, go to: http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=3&campaign=AdoptAShelterDogMonth

Some websites to look at for rescue shelters in the UK are:
www.battersea.org.uk
www.dogstrust.org.uk
www.rspca.org.uk
www.pets4homes.co.uk/adoption/
www.bluecross.org.uk

Thank you for helping homeless dogs in whatever way you can! Remember to click on The Animal Rescue Site's 'Click Here to Give - it's FREE' button (http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2&link=ctg_bcs_home_from_ths_home_sitenav
), which generates money for charity, paid for by site sponsors. When you click, these companies and groups actually pay for your click! That's 365 free chances each year to help! The Animal Rescue site gives 100% of sponsor advertising fees to their charitable partners- so all of the money generated by your daily clicks will actually go to feeding rescued animals! The Animal Rescue Site has given over 564,256,462 bowls of food since 2002 (figure updated monthly)!

Blessings!

Ronell x

"Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O Lord" {Psalm 36v6}

The Animal Rescue site: Free clicks to Feed Animals in Shelters!

This is another site run by The GreaterGood Network. It is pretty much the same principle as The Hunger Site and The Breast Cancer Site free clicks, except that it supports centers that rescue abused and abandoned animals by giving them free food.

‘The Animal Rescue Site’ is a charitable site that sells a whole host of items that donate to supporting the centers for abandoned and abused rescue animals. It also has a lot of excellent information on different causes that need supporting and how we can help.

According to the RSPCA’s latest figures, "130,033 animals were rescued, seized or signed over to the RSPCA" in the UK in 2010 (http://www.politicalanimal.org.uk/faqs/faq-category-3/how-many-animals-do-the-rspca-rescue-or-seize-last-year).

M.A.D. (an American charity: http://www.makeadifferencerescue.org/tag/animal-rescue-statistics/)  released the following statistics for America on their site: “6 to 8 million lost and unwanted animals enter animal shelters nationwide annually... 3 to 4 million animals are euthanized in shelters every year, well over 250,000 per month… the leading cause of death of healthy dogs and cats is euthanasia”. As you can see, there are a lot of vulnerable animals that need to be fed and cared for! You can help with this for free!

One of my favourite features (which I use every day that I log onto the internet using my laptop) is ‘daily free clicks’. Basically, you visit http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2&link=ctg_bcs_home_from_ths_home_sitenav and click on the ‘Click Here to Give - it's FREE’ button, which generates money for charity, paid for by site sponsors. When you click, these companies and groups actually pay for your click! That's 365 free chances each year to help! The Animal Rescue site gives 100% of sponsor advertising fees to their charitable partners- so all of the money generated by your daily clicks will actually go to feeding rescued animals! The Animal Rescue Site has given over 564,256,462 bowls of food since 2002 (figure updated monthly)!

I have added a bookmark called ‘click’ to my bookmark bar at the top of my web browser to help me remember. Other suggestions would be to set The Animal Rescue Site (http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_home_from_bcs_home_sitenav) as your home page, or to sign up for a free click reminder email (under the big ‘Click Here to Give - it's FREE’ button). You control how often you get a reminder! Bonus: if you are a new registrant to the GreaterGood Network (owners and operators of The Animal Rescue Site), they will make an extra donation to the cause when you sign up.

Thank you click sponsors!

Blessings!

Ronell x

“Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.” {Proverbs 12:10}