Been doing things but not blogging so much.
Re-newed my membership to the Southern Poverty Law Center. They do great work for justice.
Also re-newed my membership for Habitat for Humanity.
Made $1000+ worth of Kiva loans.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Kiva loans to Julia's
I made two kiva loans to Julia's today. One to Julia in Ecquador for her cosmetics business. The other Julia was from Boliva and wants a loan for her home store/restaurant.
Alley Cat Allies
I made a donation to Alley Cat Allies today. They do great work with helping cats. Changing the way we look at feral populations. Check them out for more details. And merrow.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Medecins sans frontieres/Doctors without Borders
I made a donation today to Medecins sans frontieres (Doctors without Borders). They do such a fantastic job. I always donate to them when I make donations for disasters, because they usually already have people in the area and can start helping quick.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Green America
I renewed my membership in Green America. Thier mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Helping out Julia's
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tree People
People need trees. Trees sometimes need people.
I made a donation to Treepeople today, a local group that plants trees in the forest (and around town). I've helped them plant too.
Monday, May 23, 2011
I made a donation today to the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA. They do a great job. I am also going to drop by some of my fleece blankets for the 100+ cats they are taking care of from a hoader. They can't find them homes just yet (legal reasons I think).
Saturday, May 21, 2011
More Kiva loans to Julia's
I made 3 more Kiva loans to Julia's in Ecuador, Chile and Peru.
Julia in Ecuador is buying chickens and feed, Julia in Chile is buying clothing to resell, and Julia in Peru is buying fruits for her fruitstand.
Julia in Ecuador is buying chickens and feed, Julia in Chile is buying clothing to resell, and Julia in Peru is buying fruits for her fruitstand.
- $25.00
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Loan
Julia FarÃas$25.00 -
Loan
Julia
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Kiva loan to Julia
Made a few kiva loans today. Been real bad about blogging, so much else going on in my life. I've been trying to make the businesses grow to support friends, lots of people can't find work.
- $25.00
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Loan
Julia$25.00 - $25.00
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Friday, April 29, 2011
AIDS walk
I've been donating to a few friends AIDS walks. I like to support people.
Managed to hit a friends link before she knew about, another friend posted it to her on facebook. So she'll be surprised :}
Here's her link in case you want to donate too. Random acts of kindness...
Managed to hit a friends link before she knew about, another friend posted it to her on facebook. So she'll be surprised :}
Here's her link in case you want to donate too. Random acts of kindness...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Kiva loan and trees
Renewed my membership in the local arboretum. Its good to support trees. I like tree people too.
Also made a Kiva loan to Ana Julia Aragón de Castillo.
Ana Julia Aragón de Castillo, 57 years old, lives with her life partner and their children in the department of Santa Ana. She has a store in her home that is much-frequented by the people in her neighborhood because they always find what they need for any occasion. Every day her clientele increases and she doesn't want to disappoint them. She decided to ask INTEGRAL for a loan that will give her the opportunity to buy more products for her store like drinks, snacks, instant soups and basic grains, among other things. Ana is a woman who meets her goals, and she always tells herself "what I propose to myself, with the help of God, I accomplish". She has placed total confidence in the fact that through this loan she will achieve another goal, that of giving her family the full life that they deserve.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Kiva loans to Honduras
I have a few collaborators coming in from Honduras this week. So I made a few Kiva loans to Honduras in their honor.
- $25.00
- $25.00
- $25.00
- $25.00
- $25.00
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Autism Walk
I made a donation today to an Autism walk to support a friend. And to support people with autism, some of them pretty close.
Monday, April 04, 2011
Loan to Julia
Made a loan to Julia.
Julia is 45 years old and lives in her own house with her husband Enrique, who is 54 years old and a farmer, and her last daughter of the five children they have. The rest are older and live independently.
Since she was young, she has worked in agriculture and she currently grows potatoes, peas, and gladiolus flowers with her husband. She says that farm work is tedious, because it is a constant watch on each plant so that a plague of insects doesn't harm their crops. Julia knows that if given proper care and fertilizer, you can expect a good harvest. Additionally, the experience she has with planting has allowed to her to learn the necessary techniques for harvesting the entire crop without problems. She likes her work very much because she gets to work with her husband and together they work to plant and later sell everything to wholesale merchants in the city. The sales give them a regular income that allow them to live comfortably with their daughter.
Since she is a very hard-working woman, she plans to increase her gladiolus flower and pea production since the prices of those items are very good at the market. This is her third loan with MFP and she is very thankful to all the people who made the loan possible, since it will allow her to continue working. She also knows the members of her community bank very well and knows that they are responsible. Julia plans to invest this loan in the purchase of gladiolus and pea seeds to begin to increase her production.
Julia is 45 years old and lives in her own house with her husband Enrique, who is 54 years old and a farmer, and her last daughter of the five children they have. The rest are older and live independently.
Since she was young, she has worked in agriculture and she currently grows potatoes, peas, and gladiolus flowers with her husband. She says that farm work is tedious, because it is a constant watch on each plant so that a plague of insects doesn't harm their crops. Julia knows that if given proper care and fertilizer, you can expect a good harvest. Additionally, the experience she has with planting has allowed to her to learn the necessary techniques for harvesting the entire crop without problems. She likes her work very much because she gets to work with her husband and together they work to plant and later sell everything to wholesale merchants in the city. The sales give them a regular income that allow them to live comfortably with their daughter.
Since she is a very hard-working woman, she plans to increase her gladiolus flower and pea production since the prices of those items are very good at the market. This is her third loan with MFP and she is very thankful to all the people who made the loan possible, since it will allow her to continue working. She also knows the members of her community bank very well and knows that they are responsible. Julia plans to invest this loan in the purchase of gladiolus and pea seeds to begin to increase her production.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Strings and Things
I donated to the Red Cross for Japan a few days ago. And to a friends walk-a-thon. Been real busy working on grant proposals.
Made 26 kiva loans to Honduras today to use up some kiva credit.
Made 26 kiva loans to Honduras today to use up some kiva credit.
- $25.00
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Loan
San Jose Group$25.00 -
Loan
La Fortuna Group$25.00 - $25.00
- $25.00
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Loan
Rene Cruz$25.00 - $25.00
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Loan
Donita Lopez Sanchez$25.00 - $25.00
- $25.00
- $25.00
- $25.00
- $25.00
- $25.00
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Loan
Celmira Ochoa Moreno$25.00 - $25.00
- $25.00
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Loan
Jose Bartolo Avila$25.00 - $25.00
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Loan
Dilcia Parada Ayala$25.00 -
Loan
Martha Lidia Camacho$25.00 - $25.00
- $25.00
- $25.00
- $25.00
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