I think you know me by now, Gorgeouses. I’m a little intense. I have a lot of causes I believe in and fight for and think about on a constant basis. Most of my causes are environmental. Of course, as a mother, I’m passionate about children’s causes, as well. But, to me, healing the environment, defending wildlife, and changing the process in which our “meat” arrives on our plates is all about our children — is a children’s cause. I take colder showers than I used to for the environment for the children, I spend more money than I have on organic foods for the environment for the children, and I give to reputable charities to help heal the environment so our children have a bright future here. This is EVERYTHING to me.
Of course, there’s only so much money I can give — being a stay-at-home mom with little time to truly get out there to promote a small business. So, I write letters in support of animal causes, and I eat a vegan diet, and you know, colder showers, and so on and so on…. You’ve heard it all before.
Needless to say, I was ELATED to receive a gift certificate to CanadaHelps.org. And, I’m so excited to check out the charities and DONATE! Here’s a little blurb about what/who they are:
December 31st 2008 is approaching fast, so this may be your last chance to reduce your 2008 taxes with a charitable donation. With the help of CanadaHelps, you can…
1) Find a cause you’re passionate about from the 83,000 registered charities in Canada…
2) Easily divide your donation between more than one charity…
3) Make a donation via credit card, gift card or even stocks and mutual funds…
4) Get a tax receipt emailed to you immediately….
CanadaHelps (www.canadahelps.org) is a charity that helps charities. The reliable one-stop website fosters giving by making it easy for donors to find Canadian charities and make a donation online.
Just to clarify…, CanadaHelps is available year-round, but they want to get the word out now that, if you want a tax break this year, let them help you make your charitable donations quick and easy — in time for the December 31st deadline.
I think this is a real find for Canadian Gorgeouses! So, check it out, and tell your friends. And, guess what, if you leave a comment (below) about a cause you’re passionate about, you will automatically have a chance to win a $25 CanadaHelps gift card! (The winner will be random, of course — I’ll have the Monkey pick a number or something.)
Thanks, Gorgeouses! And, I’m eager to hear what your causes are….
Love!
xo Haley-O
Update: Congratulations to Marie-Christine! And, thanks everyone for participating!
Mike Harmon December 27th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Great post. I will read your posts frequently. Added you to the RSS reader.
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Marie-Christine December 28th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Yay! I’m the first to comment, I think I should win just for that, haha!!!
Ok, my cause… I’m a little like you Haley, a lot passionnate about about a lot of stuff. The environnement is one of my causes too. I do everything I can to change my habits (and, with more subtility, the habits of people surrounding me). I don’t buy too much material, I avoid packaged food and make a lot of things from scratch and try to buy local. As I will get older and wealthier, I hope I can go on like that and start to buy organic food, continue using public transportations, etc. It’s all in the small things we do everyday I believe!
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LAVENDULA December 29th, 2008 at 10:02 am
the top 3 things i am most passionate about would have to be the environment welfare of women and children in developing countries and trying to find kinder food choices for my family…
Rebecca December 29th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
What a great opportunity. I always admire your passion about animals. I, too, love animals and would love to support them by donating via CanadaHelps. Thanks!
Anne December 29th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
My family loves to lend on the http://www.Kiva.org website.
You can see out Lender Page Here:
http://www.kiva.org/lender/anne6532
I’m going to check out Canada Helps as well. And I love this idea of giving away a gift certificate. I am totally going to steal this and do it on my website in the future as well!
Emma December 29th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
I don’t donate enough, but I think that the work that I do in social services sort of balances things out…
So my causes are violence against women, children’s health (e.g. Sick Kids) and developmental disabilities.
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Rhonda December 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I’m all about the children, too…. Thanks for this opportunity, Haley.
PJ December 30th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
My number 1 causes (tied, I suppose) are animal and child welfare and poverty in general. Thanks for the opportunity!
Lindsey January 1st, 2009 at 7:36 am
I heard these guys on the CBC the other day. I hope that it helps get the word out! Every little bit helps. I love what Kiva is doing as well. There are just so many things out there I want to help that it’s hard to choose. I’m a sucker for people coming to my door….
I support local food banks, Greenpeace, the Humane Society, and we’ve sponsored a child in Ethiopia for the past 5 years. Oh, and if you need to be sponsored for something, I can’t say no!!
Lori January 4th, 2009 at 7:39 am
I firmly believe in supporting programs that are in or close to your neighbourhood… so many Canadian children go to school hungry… breakfast programs for kids in your community, food banks… the United Way does a lot of good in our area.
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