You can choose from 'charity', 'green' or 'advocacy' volunteering, and each volunteer action is listed by the time-taken to complete, the impact it has and the cost (everything I've seen is free!) and given a pyjama-rating, indicating how much effort is required to complete it - most of the actions have a 100% pyjama-rating! You can track your actions, and also print off 'Do Good Cards' to pass around and inspire others to give their spare time!
So go on, have a click! Here are some of my favourite green actions:
- Morsbags - make reusable bags to handout, encouraging people to use fewer plastic bags - you can even print out cute labels to sew in them!
- Read It Swap It - set up a 'My Books' list and 'Wishlist', and start swapping your books for new ones!
- The PB&J Campaign - this one fits in well with Meat Free Mondays!
- Freecycle - give away your unwanted stuff to people who'll love it all over!
- The Billion Tree Campaign - pledge to plant a tree and help fight climate change!
- EcologyFund - sign yourself up to a free email address - 50% of revenue from site advertising goes towards protecting land.
There are hundreds more in many different areas - have a look here now!
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I also wanted to show you my latest crocheted square for the (slowly) developing throw - this one is done in a scallop lace stitch, which is really just chains and treble crochets combined. I didn't really like it at first - it's simple enough and quite nice to create, but it looked a bit 'old-lady' when I began it, especially if I imagined it being any bigger than the square. It's grown on me, though, and I think it'll look quite nice combined with the rest of the squares! With and without flash so you can see the detail - here's the throw so far...!
In other news...I'm slightly embarrassed to admit, it was inevitable, but it's finally got me, I am now a fully paid-up Gleek - I spent Monday crocheting and watching the entire series so far...oh dear!
When I grow up, I want to be as well put-together as Miss Pillsbury!
Let me know if you do any of the volunteer actions at Help From Home!
5 comments:
This post is so inspirational, I defintely need to try the book swapping one! x
Nothing wrong with being a gleek!
The pb and j campaign looks good... if only I liked peanut butter!
I, too, have been sucked in. I got the whole first season of Glee on Netflix and even got my husband in on it. Ridiculously funny.
Also, I should tell my daughter that she is being super eco-friendly eating all those PB&Js. :)
I covet all of Emma's outfits on Glee, she's so cute and prim!
Me too, I love her! I can't wait for the next episode tonight - Glee and FlashForward, who needs the sunshine?!
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