MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
I work at MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER here in Orlando. I have some numerous patients who drive in for their radiation appointments from a long way. I would give it to one of them to help with gas.
Holly Lyons
Showing posts with label donation money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label donation money. Show all posts
Saturday, January 2, 2010
For Preschool
I'm not exactly sure what you are looking for.
But this is the first thing that came to my mind.
From this preschool teacher's brain...
Cheap fat chalk and Bubbles.
All can be purchased for less than 2 bucks.
They can be used numerous times and the fun never ends.
Is always changing.
It encourages free thinking and creativity.
It requires movement.
And spreads joy far beyond those it is intended for.
In all my life I have never seen a bubble that didn't make me smile, especially if it appears randomly.
And sidewalk drawings? That takes me back to the good ol' days.
2 bucks. Bubbles and chalk.
be sneaky. blow bubbles around an unexpected corner.
or leave a fun message on the sidewalk for the next passerby.
:)
Read more...
Miller Park Zoo
Hi Dani,
We went to the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington today. I'm attaching a picture of
Katie donating the two dollars to "Operation Roar," which is the zoo's tiger
conservation program. Apparently it targets Sumatran tigers in particular
(fewer than 400 of them left in the wild, according to the sign in the other
attached picture). We were so glad to have a chance to participate in your
project. Thanks for giving us this opportunity.
Hope all is well with you and your family.
Jen
Village United Methodist Church
Hi Dani
At first I was going to put the money in the tip jar down at the 63rd Street Car Wash, because those guys are out in triple digit temperatures this week to shine up other people's vehicles. But on second thought, it occurred to me that some of them would not welcome an old lady coming by to take their picture with a camera. So I changed the project.
Near my home there is a large neighborhood known as The Village, where many elderly and disabled people live as well as young families buying first homes. It's wonderfully diverse, but declining due to the inability of many to afford home repairs. There are several churches in the Village that do a great job of ministry, some delivering mobile meals to the homebound, others maintaining emergency nursery and pantry supplies, etc. My home church, the Village United Methodist Church, has a long tradition of serving supper on Wednesday evenings to all who come for dinner --no charge, no donation basket, no money requested or even accepted. Supper is served from 5 pm to 6:30, after which there is a short service for people who want to stay for it, though this is not suggested or even announced at dinner. Many church members come to dinner on Wednesday, especially our elderly, for companionship as well as a meal, but so do many neighbors who have no association with the church at all. There is a donation spot just outside the sanctuary in another part of the building. Wednesday night dinners are funded for the Village community entirely by anonymous donations in the "campfire" basket. I have attached two photos here so you can see the donation basket with your two dollars, plus two more sent separately -- the early arrivals for tonight's supper, and the two ladies who are serving tonight's menu of ham, sweet potatoes, rolls, and cookies, lemonade, tea, coffee, and water. I hope you are pleased with the way your project dollars were used for a "good neighbor" supper program.
Love, Sandy
Help For the Homeless
Hi Dani
I got the letter yesterday and wanted to say how honored I was to receive it. I'm sorry you've had such a struggle in doing this project and am proud to participate. After thinking and pondering this in my heart, I've decided to combine this with another blogger friend's project. She has been helping a homeless woman and her children find jobs and shelter. It's a beautiful thing to pay the $2 forward by contributing to Julie's cause by donating the money to the fund account to find shelter for this family. If you visit Julie's blog (Tangobaby) you can read what the family has gone through and how bloggers have assisted in this project. It is a very wonderful thing. I've included some links so you can read about it.
I've also copied the receipt from my paypal account. (I cut off my address as I didn't want to share that with the general public - it's cool that you know it) I wish I had the resources to pdf the receipt for you.
I hope this excites you as much as it does me. :)
Best,
Char
http://tangobaby2.blogspot.com/2009/04/please-please-please-let.html
http://tangobaby2.blogspot.com/2009/07/real-reason-why-i-signed-up-for-twitter.html
IPod For Classroom
When I received my 2 dollars in the mail today, I was instantly
reminded of a charity that I have been meaning to donate to. My
friend Amanda is trying to get an ipod classic to help her elementary
music classroom. The details can be found here:
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=256178&utm_source=dc&utm_campaign=facebook&utm_medium=sharebar&zone=0.
I was excited about this, because this will be an invaluable resource
for the classroom, and there is a foundation that will pay for half of
the cost of the ipod if half of the money is raised by July 22nd. As
a teacher's daughter, I know how much out of pocket expense it can
take to get quality teaching materials in one's classroom. I donated
more than $2.00, but if 90 people donated $2.00, the project, which
will help 450 kids each year, will be fulfilled.
Allison Ulmer
School Supplies from Walgreens
My purchases made at Walgreens totaling before tax 4.17
1- 2 pack of pink erasers =.29
1- pencil/crayon sharpener= .29
1- pair kids scissors= .79
2- 10 pack mechanical pencils = .78
1- 2 pack of glue sticks= .59
3- mini highliters .15x3=.45
2 -3 packs of pencils .19x2= .38
1- 12 pack of colored pencils= .59
$4.17 purchased
Scenario 1:
1- 12 pack of colored pencils= .59
1- 10 pack mechanical pencils = .39
1- pair kids scissors= .79
1 eraser= .15
Total: $1.92
Scenario 2:
1- 2 pack of glue sticks= .59
1- 2 pack of pink erasers =.29
1 -3 packs of pencils =.19
1- pencil/crayon sharpener= .29
1-12 pack colored pencils= .59
1 mini highliter= .15
Total: $2.10
Food and School Supplies in Honduras
Hi Dani, I hope all is well. I will use the $2 to add to funds I collect for children in Honduras (where I do a study abroad trip each year). The funds I collect are used for the purchase of the most basic food supplies and sometimes for school supplies. So thanks! JoAnn
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JoAnn Phillion
Associate Professor of Curriculum Studies
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, BRNG 4144
100 N. University Street
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Email: phillion@purdue.edu
URL: http://www.edci.purdue.edu/phillion/
Mattresses for Cabins
I gave it to my kids, Holley and Hayden. They decided to save it and give it to VBS this year. The mission $ went to Little Galilee Christian Assembly, it's a church camp. They used it to buy new mattresses for some of the cabins!
My kids enjoyed giving that money! Thanks, Tami Colclasure
There Is A Guy By the Interstate
Dani,
Finally!!! We used the $2.00 to buy a homeless 2 tacos from taco bell. (you know the people you see standing by the interstate).
Brooke
Kids Food Basket
Dani~
This is the email I sent to some of my co-workers. Your $2 turned into $10. Which is the donation I'm sending to them today. I will include a note about your website too. This is a non-profit feeding hungry kids in my area. Sorry it took so long to get around to it. I didn't forget. :)
Lisa
Ladies,
A friend of mine from high school has started a project... It's very catchy.. I wanted to share about it and ask for help. The premise of the project is The Power of 2. What can $2 really do? When you think about it, at first it doesn't seem like a lot of money... but it really is.
She mailed us all envelopes with $2, and asked us to do something with the $2 let her know what it was we decided to do. Did we buy a coffee, by a card and mail it to a friend we haven't talked to in a while, save it, etc. The only stipulation is you can only spend $2. Not $2 and tax.. $2.
With the $2 she sent me I'm going to donate it to Kids Food Basket (www.kidsfoodbasket.org) which provides sack dinners to kids locally (in Grand Rapids, MI) that would otherwise have no dinner. Their website says that they can purchase food items at the rate of 1 pound for 15 cents... That means that the seed money she sent me will buy 13 pounds of food!! I'm going to add my own $2 to this totalling $4...and we are off!!
Wanna see how many pounds of food we can purchase for this organization? Would you like to join me in adding $2? I would gladly put your $2 with mine.
What can YOU do with $2?
http://www.twodollarproject.blogspot.com/ (for more information on this project)
Thanks!
Lisa
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