Helping others.

Doing good ~ Cans for Comments
Candice at The New Modern Momma is participating in Cans for Comments.

For every comment on her blog, Candice will donate 1 can of food to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.
We, Botanical Beauties & Beasties,  found out about this from  I {heart} Rhody. Way to go Candice, “Girl Power!” What a great and super easy way to help out. Please help Candice help others.
This got me to thinking…and I googled “holiday giving.” A bit down the page I found this group. “The Philanthropy Journal is an independent voice and champion for nonprofits and their supporters…Through a daily website and free, weekly email bulletin, we deliver nonprofit news, resources, announcements and job listings…The Philanthropy Journal is a program of the Institute for Nonprofits at NC State University in Raleigh, N.C.”
According to these guys there is actually good news.  A summary…
“The giving spirit has struck Americans, with 71 percent of people surveyed by the American Red Cross saying they plan to donate the same amount or more to charity this holiday season than last, a new poll says…only 26 percent say they will donate less this year than last, says the Red Cross’ Holiday Giving Poll, which was conducted by phone in September and October and generated 1,020 responses…82 percent Americans say helping others is an important holiday tradition, and 68 percent believe it is even more important this year because of the ailing economy…” read the whole story here.
Way to go Americans!  Happy Giving/Helping to others and the earth.