The Breast
Cancer Site
Clicking on the pink icon to the left helps The Breast Cancer Site
donate at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women ages
40-55. Early detection is the key to survival, yet 13 million women in
the U.S. over 40 have never had a mammogram. Many of them cannot afford
it. Corporate sponsors use the number of daily clicks on this icon to
donate a mammogram in exchange for advertising. Click the link once a
day! There's no cost to you.
The Hunger Site
Clicking the orange icon donates free food. Since June 1999, more that
101 million visitors have given more than 198 million cups of staple
food. This food is paid for by site sponsors and is distributed to those
in need by Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest. Funds are split
between these organizations and go to the aid of hungry people in over
74 countries, including those in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the
Middle East, Latin America and North America. Click the link once a day!
There's no cost to you.
The Rainforest Site
Clicking on the green icon to the left saves parcels of rainforest. In
just its first year of operation, The Rainforest Site generated funds to
purchase and preserve over 5,650 acres of endangered land. Land
preservation from funds raised at The Rainforest Site is paid for by
site sponsors and carried out by The Nature Conservancy, The Rainforest
Conservation Fund, The World Parks Endowment and The Friends of Calakmul.
Rainforest land is preserved in Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay and
other locations worldwide. Click this icon once a day! There's no cost
to you.
Thanks! Together, we
can make a difference.
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The following charities do require a
donation of some sort—but
please read about them. They could use your help. Even a small donation
goes a long way:
Reach Out and Read
This charity may not be a "freebie," but it pays significant dividends: it promotes
literacy. In short, Reach Out and Read is a program that builds on the
special relationship between doctors and the parents of young children
to support children's language and literacy development. At well-child
pediatrician visits, from 6 months to 5 years of age, doctors and nurses
provide information about the importance of reading aloud and give new,
developmentally appropriate books to the children to take home. In the
waiting room, volunteers read to children, modeling techniques for
parents. During the past 14 years, Reach Out and Read has helped
millions of children...with a special emphasis on children growing up in
poverty. Reach Out and Read reinforces the parent's role as the first
and most important teacher, and gives parents the tools and techniques
to help their children succeed.
Click here to learn more about this wonderful
program.
Heavenly Hats
Can a 10-year old child make a difference? You bet. Anthony Leanna
started the Heavenly Hats program three years ago, when he was 10.
Today, it's a huge success. The program provides brand new hats for
patients who lose their hair due to a disease or the treatment of a
disease. By supplying hats to individuals and hospitals, Heavenly Hats
helps the patients feel better about themselves, giving them the extra
courage to win their fight. Hair loss during the battle of a disease can
be depressing and at times humiliating. The hat is just a small symbol
of hope and love—but Anthony's goal is to "brighten the patient's day so
that they can look to the future with a smile." To date, Heavenly Hats
has donated over 30,000 new hats to 125 hospitals and clinics around the
United States and two other countries. We can all learn from this
philanthropic young man.
Click here to discover how you can help
Anthony make a difference.
