Here is an excerpt from Seth Godin's latest blog post: "Some of you may have discovered that today is supposed to be my birthday. No longer. I've never really liked birthday hoopla, especially mine, so I've given my birthday to Scott and the folks at Charity:water.…" Click to continue reading Maybe you and I could…
Category: Yourself
A Homeless Moment
I was visiting Baltimore with my wife the other day. We were waiting at the bus stop for the shuttle to take us back to our hotel. When he arrived at the bus stop no one approached him for his autograph. No one sought any pearls of wisdom. No one wanted his Twitter name or…
Marrow Donor Registry Campaign Update
IMG00101, originally uploaded by rogercarr. The "Thanks Mom" marrow donor registry campaign ends on Monday, May 19. During the campaign, you can join the National Marrow Donor Program Registry for free until they meet their goals. Costs are covered by generous partners and contributors for the first 46,000 people who join the Registry (this includes…
Thanks Mom Awareness and Donor Recruitment Campaign
Join me in saving lives by joining the National Marrow Donor Registry during the Thanks Mom campaign. It is happening across the country during the two weeks surrounding Mother’s Day (May 5-19). The goal is 46,000 new members to the Registry (10,000 online) during the Thanks Mom awareness and donor recruitment campaign. I am doing…
Giving beyond yourself
My wife and I recently went to Chipotle for dinner. If you’re not familiar with this restaurant, it’s a fast food place where you can get burritos the size of a small country, packed with rice, beans, chicken, and so on. I added a picture to this post. While eating, I noticed writing on my…
Congratulations Northern Illinois University
Scott Meis, Campaign Manager for Donate Life Illinois, contacted me with the final results of the “I Am. Are You?” Campus Challenge. The challenge was a statewide organ/tissue donor registration drive competition between Illinois colleges and universities. Northern Illinois University won the contest with 484 registrations. The real winners are each of the students who…
Update: I Am. Are you? Illinois Campus Challenge
In the previous post College Students Compete To Save Lives, I wrote about an organ donor registration competition between several Illinois colleges and universities. After only one week into the challenge, the following list shows the schools participating in the challenge and the number of new organ donors registered at each institution: Loyola University –…
College Students Compete To Save Lives
Sports and academics aren’t the only areas college students compete. Starting October 2007, college students in Illinois will have a unique challenge. The purpose of this “I Am. Are You?” Campus Challenge is not to win a trophy or earn a better grade. It will save lives! The challenge is a statewide organ/tissue donor registration…
BlogCatalog Community Organ Donation Awareness Campaign
What image comes to mind when you think of a hero? Does the picture of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or doctor who is saving a life come to mind? Maybe your image is of a person at the scene of a fire or accident who risks his or her life in a dramatic way…
Givng Blood with a Purpose
Giving blood is one of the easiest things a person can do to save lives. This is something I am passionate about. I have promoted the benefits of giving blood in my ezine and on the Everyday Giving website. I also donate blood. I know some people have been encouraged to give through my efforts….