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[Comptine]

I don't know exactly where to put this and I'm pretty sure this kinda falls under advertisments but it's for a really good reason. =)

I put it in school cause resumes can always do with a little padding and we young people should (keyword: should) do something for the community.


Things to Know

• DO NOT post about a cause that benefits you in some materialistic way (i.e., your teams/schools/clubs fundraiser).
• DO include qualifications to participate in the organization (i.e., age or education)
• DO include where the organization operates. Not every organization is national wide so to cut down on confusion, please include the cities the organization is active.
• DO NOT post about an organization that solely asks for monetary value unless it is quite reputable and well known. People have to be able to actively join in on the cause.
• DO NOT list general causes (i.e., Global Warming). List an organization that does something specific relating to the cause.

Peer Health Exchange


Eligibility: College Student

Mission: College student volunteers are trained to teach a comprehensive health curriculum to high schools. Most of these schools are at or below the poverty line. Many of them do not have the funding for a health course.

Locations:

• New York: Barnard College-Columbia University, CUNY Lehman College, Fordham University, & New York University
• Chicago: Northwestern University & the University of Chicago
• Boston: Boston University, Harvard College, Northeastern University, & UMass Boston

Website (has contact information and everything): http://www.peerhealthexchange.org/

[Joanne]

Free The Children
Eligibility: pretty much anyone, but it's primarily for kids to help other kids
Goal: "to free children from poverty and exploitation and free young people from the notion that they are powerless to affect positive change in the world."
Locations: Canada, the United States, Japan, China, Mexico, Kenya, Sri Lanka, etc.
Website: www.freethechildren.com


Seriously, it's a fantastic cause. I had the privilege to hear the founder (Craig Kielburger) speak last year, and he is a truly an inspiration.