CauseWired in Action: Daniella's Apartment Fund by David Armano

What's happening in the Typepad sphere is not all tech tips, marketing and all, there are also people using their 'megaphone' to do good deeds as many of us did in December with Menu for Hope 5. A good example of that is David Armano of Logic+Emotion who started the...

Pineau, Nut Butters & Chocolate: My 3 Prizes for Menu for Hope

With only 12 hours to go until Menu for Hope 5 closes its doors to your donations, I thought it was time for me after looking at offerings around the globe to refresh your mind about my 3 modest prizes.In reverse order let me start with My 3rd Prize for Menu for Hope 5 is a...

Make Last Week of 2008 an Orgy of Giving, Menu for Hope extended

With the wobbly economy, Menu for Hope 5 has taken a little more time to pick up steam. What is Menu for Hope if you wondered?It brings bloggers the world over who use their combined power to raise funds for the UN World Food Programme. In the past couple of days many people...

2 Artisan Grab Bags, West Coast Prizes for Menu for Hope 5

What is Menu for Hope if you wondered?It brings bloggers the world over who use their combined power to raise funds for the UN World Food Programme.I mentioned France yesterday so let me jump to the other side of the country where Matt Bites who coordinates Menu for Hope 5...

Be a Hipster With Pineau Des Charentes, Menu for Hope 3rd Prize

No it is not a spelling error, I did not mean to write Pinot, be it Grigio or Noir. Don't call Pineau des Charentes the poor cousin of Cognac though it is definitely a lesser known quantity. My 3rd Prize for Menu for Hope 5 is a set of 2 bottles of Pineau des Charentes (one...

in Pole Position for Menu for Hope 5: 16 Creative Sweets, My 1st

Monday, December 15, 2008 marks the Kick Off for Menu for Hope 5. What is Menu for Hope?It brings bloggers the world over who use their combined power to raise funds for the UN World Food Programme. Who does it benefit?As Pim of Chez Pim who started it all notes: "This year's...

Menu for Hope 5 Kicks Off December 15, Benefits Un Food Program

Tis the season for giving...I know money might be too tight to mention this 2008 Holiday Season yet it always feels good to be part of good deeds.Even though I do not have all the details yet, I heard earlier this week from our friend Pim Techamuanvivit of Chez Pim fame that...

923 Million Malnourished People, World Food Day, October 16, 2008

A day after Blog Action Day 2008 on the subject of Poverty, here comes World Food Day on October 16. While I worry about Brie and Chardonnay versus tap water and yellow American cheese, the World Food Day homepage reminds us that some 923 million undernourished people in the...

Blog Action Day 2008 (October 15): Give African Kids An Education

October 15, 2008 is Blog Action Day.This year's topic is Poverty and how to tackle it if not solve it. There are myriad ways to address the issue.I could have picked a homegrown (US) project.Instead I chose Trusts for African Schools (TAS) a UK based charitable...

Make School Rock, My 4 Picks for DonorsChoose 2008 Blogger Challenge

The world is changing, schools do too. Maybe not as much as some of us would like yet some ideas need our help and our MONEY. I am not crazy about the incessant PTA Fundraisers. I am thrilled to join DonorsChoose 2008 Blogger Challenge today, October 3rd. I picked 4...

200 Inner City Kids need a Vacation Home in August: Give the Fresh Air Fund a...

As time goes by, I get requests of all kind. When Sara Wilson sent me not one but 2 e-mails requesting my assistance in helping the Fresh Air Fund find Vacation Homes for 200 Inner City City kids, I detected a sense of urgency. So here's where and when they need help: ...

Up North, No Bacon...Some Canadian Prizes for Menu for Hope 4

Since the deadline for your bids on Prizes offered for this 2007 edition of Menu for Hope was extended to Monday, December 24th (9 AM), let me highlight a couple of the Goodies offered by the Canadian contingent.   The Domestic Goddess coordinated the effort up North.

Don't Stop til you get enough...Menu for Hope 4 extended until Monday 9AM

By popular demand, our friend Pim decided to Extend Menu for Hope 4 throughout the week-end.  The dance will stop at 9 AM (US, Eastern Time) on Monday, December 24.  At this time we have raised $86,331.00.