Ring Your Bells

    Ring bells and help raise money for people in need. The Red Kettle Christmas Campaign enables the Salvation Army to provide food, toys and clothing to over six million people during the Christmas season and helps more than 34 million Americans recovering from all kinds of personal disasters nationwide. The Red Kettle campaign, first started in San Francisco in 1891, has traditionally been the Salvation Army’s most prominent fund-raiser.” For more information and to find out where you can volunteer, go to ringbells.org.

Let Kids Be Kids

    Finding out that handmade rugs are often made by mere children was so shocking to me- couldn't imagine what those youngsters have to go through every day. The organization GoodWeave (goodweave.org) was started in 1994 to stop child labor in the rug industry. To help their efforts, check for a GoodWeave's label on the rugs you purchase and donate to their One in a Million campaign. GoodWeave's work has reduced the numbers of children toiling in rug factories, and with your help, they can help end child labor in the world.