Five early birds got the $…
November 29, 2007
…if not the house in yesterday’s Dream House Raffle Early Bird drawing (at which a total of $43,500 was awarded).
A $2.1 million CA Dream House will be awarded at the Grand Prize Drawing on February 9, 2008 (as will 349 other prizes ranging in value from $300 – $25,000). All proceeds raised will go to Community Action Marin.
Price of each raffle ticket (the ultimate adult stocking stuffer): $150.
Federal Secretary of Service
November 29, 2007
Why don’t we have one already???
“I would love to see a federal Secretary of Service. It would be a place for all of these NGOs or nonprofits who need volunteers to come together and reach out and let people know that they can have careers in their organizations.” — Maria Shriver, First Lady of California
“No one is too young or too old to serve. If you can’t speak English, you can still serve. It doesn’t matter where you come from. It only matters that you give.” — Maria Shriver, Honorary Chair of California Volunteers
https://philanthroflash.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/0711_feat_shriver_v4.pdf
Billionaire Believer
November 27, 2007
“I’m not doing my philanthropic work out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I’m doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.”
—George Soros, creator of Open Society Institute
One Step at a Time
November 25, 2007
“He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.”
— Samuel Johnson
Banking on Books
November 24, 2007
Find out how to get new books to children who need them at the First Book National Book Bank (FBNBB).
Apply for books. Volunteer. Donate. Become a publishing partner. The First Book National Book Bank gives books to children from low-income families across the country.
Matchmaker for CA Volunteers
November 21, 2007
Want to help but don’t know where to start? Check out the California Volunteers website (www.californiavolunteers.org).
Simply type in your zip code & click on your area of interest. A bounty of local volunteer opportunites will appear within seconds. You decide whether to volunteer once, “every now and then” or regularly.
Want to help during a CA emergency (oil spill, fire, earthquake, etc.)? California Volunteers will tell you where and when you’re needed.
https://philanthroflash.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/0711_feat_shriver_v4.pdf
Just Give It.
November 19, 2007
“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”
—Albert Camus
In Lieu of Chia Pets
November 16, 2007
The perfect gift for those who have close to everything:
Peace, justice, food, shelter, trees, water & medicines for those who have close to nothing.
Honor your friends and family at Alternative Gifts International.
Check out alternativegifts.org.
Net Worth Nugatory
November 15, 2007
“No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving.”
Glamour for Karma
November 14, 2007
On November 15th, the California Modern Art Gallery will host Glamour for Karma, a benefit for San Francisco’s Glide Foundation.
There will be paintings depicting glamour, fashion & famous faces (including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Reverend Cecil Williams) by artists Barbara Rose Brooker and Toby Tover-Krein.
Ducati motorcycles will be on display, as will fashion models styled by Ginger Rubio. A silent auction will feature all things ‘glamorous’, including a custom designed outfit by Bacca da Silva.
Tickets can be purchased for $40 at the door or online at www.calmodern.com.
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