From Twitter 03-25-2010

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It Starts With Us Love Bomb project

( Another opportunity to help somebody else )

( What I did today to make the world a better place )

A little conversation starter I made for my desk

This was fun, pleased my inner kindergardener, and took about fifteen minutes flat to make. Materials: coffee stir sticks, coffee cup, coffee creamer container, file card, tape, paper clip, dental floss, thumb tack. Whee!





From the back:





One of my coworkers stopped to admire it, and suggested I speak with my employer about funding this project as one of their larger charitable projects for the year. I'd already submitted the paperwork for them to match my $50 kick off contribution, but if I could get them to kick in a larger amount, that would be terrific. I've downloaded the press kit which I'll give them to help persuade.

MyCharityWater Campaign Report:

$5,000 CAMPAIGN GOAL
$345 RAISED SO FAR
17 people served
11 donations
88 days left

I'm still mulling over ideas about how I can draw attention to the campaign, to persuade people to contribute (without making myself a pain in the ass, I mean). I'm soliciting ideas. More on this later.

Fiona and Delia are off to Mexico!

They took off this afternoon and will be gone for a week. ( Here's the group picture before they left )

Of course, the news out of Mexico is worrisome. But the group will take every safety precaution, and we trust and pray that all will go well.

Remember, you can their adventures this week at the mission trip's blog here.

Well, here's an extremely creative use of an everyday object

See more cardboard tube art here. Hat tip to linwesingollo for the link.