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Living off of the same schedule as yesterday today.
I did today get to work on more forms for the Program! I cant believe that in a month from now I'll be living in Israel! I find it scary and yet exciting!
I also got a chance to write Jennifer a message, telling her what had happened on Friday and that I took it personal. I explained to her that I wasn't volunteering because I needed social worker's hours or a school project, that I was doing this because I wanted to truly make a difference for people in need. I explained to her that although I really wanted to make the commitment of helping at the RMH, that I dont think it will work out, but I had a pleasure working with her and that she is great. Because quite honestly all this mess wasn't her, I really like her, she is great!
I'm boring today, that's all I got for ya!
“We have no right to ask when a sorrow comes, 'Why did this happen to me?' unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way.”
Showing posts with label Ronald McDonald House. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ronald McDonald House. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Day 22
FRIDAY!!!
Well I wasn't scheduled to go into the Ronald McDonald House today but I was told from Jennifer, the volunteer Manager, that they need volunteers on Fridays so I decided to go help. On the way there, I stopped my the market and picked up some Valentine's Day cookies for the staff, children, and families. I'm SO glad I went because when I got there, there was only 1 other volunteer, but other then that no one was working the front desk which kinda made me sad because people call all day with questions and checking availabilities for housing with extremely sick children who need hospital treatment asap or I guess in general, anyone needing anything. So I ended up staying a 4 hours although I had plans because I didnt want to leave the front desk empty without anyone. I handed out cookies to everyone. Checked out a few families and helped families that needed any assistance. I also made packets for our upcoming event, which is our WALK, its going to take place on April.11 at the Universal Studio Backlot! COME! COME! COME! Also, I found out that every Friday we do a giveaway, where we give toys that were donated to the sick children, which I think is sooo nice! What a great idea! It made me so happy to see the children happy!
It's weird but I feel like I'm the only volunteer at the house that is really doing it for my own enjoyment. Everyone else that I asked, it seems, are doing it because they need volunteer hours for school =/ I mean I guess its still nice, I just wish more people did it because they WANTED TO, not because it was a requirement by a program or a class project.
Today I also found out about a non-profit organization called Cross Cultural Solutions that has different programs in different countries such as Peru, Russia, India, Brazil, South Africa, China and more. You can volunteer anywhere from 1 week to 12 weeks, its pretty neat! I was actually looking at information about maybe going to India!!! WOW India sounds so amazing! I love their fabrics, the henna tattoos, the culture, the amazing temples and building, even the food! It works for me because I'm a Vegetarian for 16 years and so are they! One of my friend's Natalie spend a few months there and said how amazing it was and that you learned how to make anything, she learned how to make clothes and bracelets. India is probably on my top 5 must see countries. Along side with ITALY! Paris, Egypt and Spain. I've only been to Israel, Brazil, Argentina and the US. I def need more stamps in my passport and hopefully by the end of my project I'll have many more. I just wish these volunteering and internships didn't cost so much =/
stillll researching though different options!
Have a good weekend!
"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."
Well I wasn't scheduled to go into the Ronald McDonald House today but I was told from Jennifer, the volunteer Manager, that they need volunteers on Fridays so I decided to go help. On the way there, I stopped my the market and picked up some Valentine's Day cookies for the staff, children, and families. I'm SO glad I went because when I got there, there was only 1 other volunteer, but other then that no one was working the front desk which kinda made me sad because people call all day with questions and checking availabilities for housing with extremely sick children who need hospital treatment asap or I guess in general, anyone needing anything. So I ended up staying a 4 hours although I had plans because I didnt want to leave the front desk empty without anyone. I handed out cookies to everyone. Checked out a few families and helped families that needed any assistance. I also made packets for our upcoming event, which is our WALK, its going to take place on April.11 at the Universal Studio Backlot! COME! COME! COME! Also, I found out that every Friday we do a giveaway, where we give toys that were donated to the sick children, which I think is sooo nice! What a great idea! It made me so happy to see the children happy!
It's weird but I feel like I'm the only volunteer at the house that is really doing it for my own enjoyment. Everyone else that I asked, it seems, are doing it because they need volunteer hours for school =/ I mean I guess its still nice, I just wish more people did it because they WANTED TO, not because it was a requirement by a program or a class project.
Today I also found out about a non-profit organization called Cross Cultural Solutions that has different programs in different countries such as Peru, Russia, India, Brazil, South Africa, China and more. You can volunteer anywhere from 1 week to 12 weeks, its pretty neat! I was actually looking at information about maybe going to India!!! WOW India sounds so amazing! I love their fabrics, the henna tattoos, the culture, the amazing temples and building, even the food! It works for me because I'm a Vegetarian for 16 years and so are they! One of my friend's Natalie spend a few months there and said how amazing it was and that you learned how to make anything, she learned how to make clothes and bracelets. India is probably on my top 5 must see countries. Along side with ITALY! Paris, Egypt and Spain. I've only been to Israel, Brazil, Argentina and the US. I def need more stamps in my passport and hopefully by the end of my project I'll have many more. I just wish these volunteering and internships didn't cost so much =/
stillll researching though different options!
Have a good weekend!
"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Day 19
I wokeup this morning on the better side of the bed. Last night I wasn't doing so well due to an overload of emotions towards many different things, luckily my good friend talked me through it and cheered me up. I am very grateful to have someone like him in my life that knows how to keep me focused on my dreams.
Well this morning I was booked to volunteer at The Ronald McDonald House (FINALLY) from 9am-12pm, BUT I never heard the alarm go off and wokeup at 9:16am and was wondering if it was too late to go. I called the house but no one was answering so I asked my friend what I should do and he said that if I made the commitment then people are depending on me and I need to go, he had a point.
As I was getting ready, I then checked my facebook messages and got a heart warming message from my little 14year old sister. She just moved to Israel and was having a hard time fitting in at the school, so all of last week we spoke for hours and I gave her motivational words. Today she wrote me this:
Hey bon bon shell. school was actually pretty good :) i liked it and i kept the most open mind i posibly could just as you told me, and invisiond myself making alot of friends, and crazy enough, the friends in my vision actually looked like the friends i made today :D haha law of attraction shit is sooo cool. and btw, i just wanted to say thanx alot for helping. i love u ♥
AWWWWWWWW I LOVE HER! She made my morning!! So I decided to go, after getting ready, driving through traffic in the rain, I had gotten to TRMH at around 10:15am, to the main building, there are two buildings. It was my first day so I wasn't sure as to what I was suppose to be doing. The other volunteer in the front desk taught me the basic as far as what we do in the main front desk. Simple things such as answering phone calls, checking in new families, setting up paperwork for the next day's check-ins, making room keys, and helping answer questions.
When I first got there, we were helping assistant a family with transportation to the hospital who couldn't speak English. Moments later I saw their daughter who was going to surgery and I got so sad, it was hard to smile at this poor girl with a genuine happy smile when all you want to do is cry and hug her. I then was setting up the paperwork for the new patients and their families for tomorrow's check-in. Once again, noticing the children's age and their diagnose, seeing cancer checked in the box was extremely hard. I guess these are all things to get framiliar with but not necessarily used to.
I got a tour of the main house by the same volunteer who had been there a while. She showed me a tall white square empty table, it was about 5 feet high, never the entrance door. She told that anytime we lose a child there will be a rose there with the child's name. wow! =( I think that was the #1 thing that touched me and hurt me the most.
The rooms are beautiful, everyone is brand new, great size room. There is a little cafe on each floor of the residence, with a laundry room. They have 2 beautiful salt water fish tanks in both of the buildings. The main building also has a computer room, play room, a parents room, a book area, and a huge kitchen. The other house is larger and has all the same things, except it has a video game room, a gym, a meeting room, theater room and a BBQ outside.
My time was technically up at 12pm but I decided that I wanted to stay longer, so they sent me to the other house which is 10feet away. I did the same basic stuff, saw more patients and families coming in and out. There was a volunteer organization there as well, they made lunch for the families it was really nice and simply, pasta, meat balls, some bread, and salad. I really realllly wanna grab some friends to do this too one day. I ended up staying till 2:30pm and then wondered why I didn't even stay longer lol.
I've always been a person who's all about the detail and noticed that although the facility is very large and nice, I feel like its very empty, I'm not really sure how to explain it, but I kinda think that there should be more playful colors, maybe balloons, or flowers, or little things that add so much! Even something as simple as maybe Valentine's Day decorations all around the house, I'm sure the families and kids would love that! I know on Christmas they had alot of decorations all over but now its all gone and it kinda looks too empty. I wanted to speak to Jennifer, who's in charge of volunteers, activities, and events. I know the next time I am schedule to volunteer is on Thursday but I REALLY actually want to go in tomorrow morning and really start making a difference! I'M FULL OF IDEAS!! After I post this, I will actually send Jen an email regarding tomorrow.
I'm really excited about helping at the Ronald McDonald House!
xoxo
"Concern should drive us into action, not depression"
Well this morning I was booked to volunteer at The Ronald McDonald House (FINALLY) from 9am-12pm, BUT I never heard the alarm go off and wokeup at 9:16am and was wondering if it was too late to go. I called the house but no one was answering so I asked my friend what I should do and he said that if I made the commitment then people are depending on me and I need to go, he had a point.
As I was getting ready, I then checked my facebook messages and got a heart warming message from my little 14year old sister. She just moved to Israel and was having a hard time fitting in at the school, so all of last week we spoke for hours and I gave her motivational words. Today she wrote me this:
Hey bon bon shell. school was actually pretty good :) i liked it and i kept the most open mind i posibly could just as you told me, and invisiond myself making alot of friends, and crazy enough, the friends in my vision actually looked like the friends i made today :D haha law of attraction shit is sooo cool. and btw, i just wanted to say thanx alot for helping. i love u ♥
AWWWWWWWW I LOVE HER! She made my morning!! So I decided to go, after getting ready, driving through traffic in the rain, I had gotten to TRMH at around 10:15am, to the main building, there are two buildings. It was my first day so I wasn't sure as to what I was suppose to be doing. The other volunteer in the front desk taught me the basic as far as what we do in the main front desk. Simple things such as answering phone calls, checking in new families, setting up paperwork for the next day's check-ins, making room keys, and helping answer questions.
When I first got there, we were helping assistant a family with transportation to the hospital who couldn't speak English. Moments later I saw their daughter who was going to surgery and I got so sad, it was hard to smile at this poor girl with a genuine happy smile when all you want to do is cry and hug her. I then was setting up the paperwork for the new patients and their families for tomorrow's check-in. Once again, noticing the children's age and their diagnose, seeing cancer checked in the box was extremely hard. I guess these are all things to get framiliar with but not necessarily used to.
I got a tour of the main house by the same volunteer who had been there a while. She showed me a tall white square empty table, it was about 5 feet high, never the entrance door. She told that anytime we lose a child there will be a rose there with the child's name. wow! =( I think that was the #1 thing that touched me and hurt me the most.
The rooms are beautiful, everyone is brand new, great size room. There is a little cafe on each floor of the residence, with a laundry room. They have 2 beautiful salt water fish tanks in both of the buildings. The main building also has a computer room, play room, a parents room, a book area, and a huge kitchen. The other house is larger and has all the same things, except it has a video game room, a gym, a meeting room, theater room and a BBQ outside.
My time was technically up at 12pm but I decided that I wanted to stay longer, so they sent me to the other house which is 10feet away. I did the same basic stuff, saw more patients and families coming in and out. There was a volunteer organization there as well, they made lunch for the families it was really nice and simply, pasta, meat balls, some bread, and salad. I really realllly wanna grab some friends to do this too one day. I ended up staying till 2:30pm and then wondered why I didn't even stay longer lol.
I've always been a person who's all about the detail and noticed that although the facility is very large and nice, I feel like its very empty, I'm not really sure how to explain it, but I kinda think that there should be more playful colors, maybe balloons, or flowers, or little things that add so much! Even something as simple as maybe Valentine's Day decorations all around the house, I'm sure the families and kids would love that! I know on Christmas they had alot of decorations all over but now its all gone and it kinda looks too empty. I wanted to speak to Jennifer, who's in charge of volunteers, activities, and events. I know the next time I am schedule to volunteer is on Thursday but I REALLY actually want to go in tomorrow morning and really start making a difference! I'M FULL OF IDEAS!! After I post this, I will actually send Jen an email regarding tomorrow.
I'm really excited about helping at the Ronald McDonald House!
xoxo
"Concern should drive us into action, not depression"
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Day 15
Yesterday I had a pretty busy day, it was Friday and I was running around doing errands all over Los Angeles, from the Valley, to Hollywood and Westwood, and then I had to work until late. Kinda makes me sad to know that I didn't do any research today, I feel weird all of a sudden not doing it for a day. :)
However, late at night when I went to Ralphs, I did get the chance to donate to Haiti.
I also managed to set up two volunteer dates at the Ronald McDonald House for this coming Tuesday and Thursday morning! I'm sooo excited about this! Ya'll have no idea! I'm glad I finally get to do some hands on helping. I feel as though its more effective in my eyes. So hopefully if all goes well and I manage so to start waking up earlier in the morning, then I will set a schedule with the Ronald McDonald house to volunteer twice a week.
Yesterday I came across a few homeless people sitting outside of Rite Aid and I REALLLLY feel like I NEED to go to P.A.T.H. Shelter and get some of there business cards to pass out to each homeless person I see, I think that would be very effecting. They have a toll-free number on it and where ever this person in need is they will come and pick them up and bring them to the shelter. At the minimum they can take a nice warm shower, clean clothes and some food and leave if they dont feel comfortable sleeping there. I will do this sometime this week and see what help I can give the center.
That's all I really have to say about yesterday. I'll be leaving you here with one of my all time favorite songs by Jewel "Hands"
Have a lovely day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfsS3pIDBfw
However, late at night when I went to Ralphs, I did get the chance to donate to Haiti.
I also managed to set up two volunteer dates at the Ronald McDonald House for this coming Tuesday and Thursday morning! I'm sooo excited about this! Ya'll have no idea! I'm glad I finally get to do some hands on helping. I feel as though its more effective in my eyes. So hopefully if all goes well and I manage so to start waking up earlier in the morning, then I will set a schedule with the Ronald McDonald house to volunteer twice a week.
Yesterday I came across a few homeless people sitting outside of Rite Aid and I REALLLLY feel like I NEED to go to P.A.T.H. Shelter and get some of there business cards to pass out to each homeless person I see, I think that would be very effecting. They have a toll-free number on it and where ever this person in need is they will come and pick them up and bring them to the shelter. At the minimum they can take a nice warm shower, clean clothes and some food and leave if they dont feel comfortable sleeping there. I will do this sometime this week and see what help I can give the center.
That's all I really have to say about yesterday. I'll be leaving you here with one of my all time favorite songs by Jewel "Hands"
Have a lovely day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfsS3pIDBfw
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Day 5
Today was just a great day!
It was my best friend Morgan's birthday today and every year for both of our birthdays we have this tradition of hanging out with each other the entire day. So today we decided to get our nails done, we left the car in the parking lot and decided to take a walk on the beach which ended up taking us to Venice Beach. We walked around, shopped a little, and got some matching henna tattoos. We came across fun quotes, saw beautiful art and walked. I love just walking, I find it refreshing, maybe thats why I love NYC so much. It doesnt matter where you walk, but walk. Your body needs it and so does Mr.Earth.
While we were there I got a call back from the Ronald McDonald House on the volunteering position. I was so excited and happy! I scheduled to come next Wednesday for training. After training I can come in and volunteer when ever I want! She said that most volunteers greet the new families in and help show them around. I asked about activities like reading to the children and playing with them and she said it was all up to me as what I wanted to do, it can be spontaneous or a big planned event like a Bingo night. I CANT WAIT! I have some serious fun ideas! I'm gonna be the next PATCH ADAMS!!! ;) She told me that these are the illest children in the world and that right across the RMH they have a hospital for emergencies or for daily treatments =( I strongly believe that through joy and laughter you can extend a person's life.
Morgan and I watched the beautiful sunset.
After dropping her off, I went to my interview for the ocean pollution project, which I need to come back to tomorrow morning.
On my way back, I decided to get gas from the Eco-Friendly ARCO gas station on 8770 W. Olympic Blvd. For those of you who have never been there or seen it, it's actually really beautiful! It's all made out of recycled material, it has a futuristic design that's all sliver, rainbow and funky. It's super cute! While your pumping gas, there is a tv screen attached to each station with little facts on how to save gas, energy and more. I actually read about this yesterday in my environmental book that if you cleaned out your car with all the things you have in the trunk or backseat, you can actually save 1-2 gallons each time! Now I dont know about you, but I keep an actual closet in my backseat haha, so let's save $ and gas, and clean out our cars.
Also they had little postcards, that were of course made out of recycled paper, it was actually funny feeling paper, but I loved the idea.
One of the postcard said "Activating the sleep mode on your computer uses up to 70% less electricity than using a screen saver." lol I actually read that too in my book yesterday haha. Let's save energy people and our computer's life line!
Another fun fact "Switch to cleaning products that are biodegradable and non toxic. 62% of cleaning products found in the average American home equal 10 gallons of harmful chemicals."
So that was my good deed of the day for our beautiful world!
My best friend and I came up with the idea today of going to P.A.T.H. the homeless shelter and getting some business cards from them and actually passing them around to homeless people!!! I think its a genius idea! PATH actually picks up homeless people off the streets that actually want help. I really need to do this. Especially right now with the economic crisis more people are homeless then ever and its been a cold winter at night this year, so I really want to help as many people as I can.
"Live poor so you can die rich." -Source Unknown
It was my best friend Morgan's birthday today and every year for both of our birthdays we have this tradition of hanging out with each other the entire day. So today we decided to get our nails done, we left the car in the parking lot and decided to take a walk on the beach which ended up taking us to Venice Beach. We walked around, shopped a little, and got some matching henna tattoos. We came across fun quotes, saw beautiful art and walked. I love just walking, I find it refreshing, maybe thats why I love NYC so much. It doesnt matter where you walk, but walk. Your body needs it and so does Mr.Earth.
While we were there I got a call back from the Ronald McDonald House on the volunteering position. I was so excited and happy! I scheduled to come next Wednesday for training. After training I can come in and volunteer when ever I want! She said that most volunteers greet the new families in and help show them around. I asked about activities like reading to the children and playing with them and she said it was all up to me as what I wanted to do, it can be spontaneous or a big planned event like a Bingo night. I CANT WAIT! I have some serious fun ideas! I'm gonna be the next PATCH ADAMS!!! ;) She told me that these are the illest children in the world and that right across the RMH they have a hospital for emergencies or for daily treatments =( I strongly believe that through joy and laughter you can extend a person's life.
Morgan and I watched the beautiful sunset.
After dropping her off, I went to my interview for the ocean pollution project, which I need to come back to tomorrow morning.
On my way back, I decided to get gas from the Eco-Friendly ARCO gas station on 8770 W. Olympic Blvd. For those of you who have never been there or seen it, it's actually really beautiful! It's all made out of recycled material, it has a futuristic design that's all sliver, rainbow and funky. It's super cute! While your pumping gas, there is a tv screen attached to each station with little facts on how to save gas, energy and more. I actually read about this yesterday in my environmental book that if you cleaned out your car with all the things you have in the trunk or backseat, you can actually save 1-2 gallons each time! Now I dont know about you, but I keep an actual closet in my backseat haha, so let's save $ and gas, and clean out our cars.
Also they had little postcards, that were of course made out of recycled paper, it was actually funny feeling paper, but I loved the idea.
One of the postcard said "Activating the sleep mode on your computer uses up to 70% less electricity than using a screen saver." lol I actually read that too in my book yesterday haha. Let's save energy people and our computer's life line!
Another fun fact "Switch to cleaning products that are biodegradable and non toxic. 62% of cleaning products found in the average American home equal 10 gallons of harmful chemicals."
So that was my good deed of the day for our beautiful world!
My best friend and I came up with the idea today of going to P.A.T.H. the homeless shelter and getting some business cards from them and actually passing them around to homeless people!!! I think its a genius idea! PATH actually picks up homeless people off the streets that actually want help. I really need to do this. Especially right now with the economic crisis more people are homeless then ever and its been a cold winter at night this year, so I really want to help as many people as I can.
"Live poor so you can die rich." -Source Unknown
Monday, January 4, 2010
Day 4
Today I literally spend the entire day researching different organizations.
I woke up and called the Ronald McDonald House to see about volunteering position they have. For those of you who don't know about the RMH, their mission is to provide a home for seriously-ill children and their families. They have provided more than 20,000 families with a place to stay and when necessary, the financial support that they need to make it through a very uncertain time in their lives. THEIR AMAZING! =D
I remember once when I was little, my mom, sister, brother and I, decided to donate our toys to the RMH, and it was also my little sister, Coral's Birthday, so all the present she didn't like we donated as well. We got a tour of the building, it was beautiful and heart breaking as well. This was many many years ago but I will never forget how protective of the children's safety, privacy, and health they were.
I called but once again, no one picked up! I wish I understood this no picking up the phone thing....beats me =/
I kept on researching places that were looking for volunteers, jobs for non-profit orgs, and trying to cause awareness, along with filling up my planner with different events coming up.
An organization that I'm very interested in helping is NOH8. It kinda became trendy now with many celebs which is kinda like blahhh but NOH8 stand for equal rights and trying to overturn Prop 8. In the past 10 years, Equality California has worked with the Legislature and the courts to ensure that all loving and committed couples have the right to marry in California. I'm sorry to say but I LOVE THE GAYS & LESBIANS!!! First of all one of my all time favorite shows was The L Word. The L word was a show about a group of close friends who were lesbians, it was the Sex & the City for the Lesbian community. Watching the show for 6 season really made you understand the things these group of women have to go through.
I believe in LOVE. Without love there would be no happiness. I believe that some gay/lesbian couple could make greater parents then some of the actually "normal" couples out there. I don't think its anyone's business but theirs if they want to be married. Who is anyone to choose the fate of these peoples life? America is suppose to be the land of the free! So I think it's important to be more open minded and show the rest of the world, that love is, LOVE. Love your daughter, son, father, mother, sister, brother, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband and wife no matter their gender! Let them have their rights.
NOH8 is having a open shoot event for the cause on:
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
The House of Blues 6PM-8PM
8430 West Sunset Boulevard
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
The Yogurt Stop 5:30PM-8:30PM
8803 Santa Monica Boulevard
Their campaign are pretty cool looking. I love the art and creativity in it. So go! Have fun! Get a neat picture taken of you! and help support a good cause! I'm going Jan.12th!
After lots of research I ended up apply for a job that's working on a Campaign to stop ocean pollution. Funny enough, I posted about that a few days ago. Right now an island of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific. This mass of bottle tops and takeout food containers kills thousands of marine animals like sea turtles and over a million birds every year.
I filled out an application, one of the questions on it asked, why you want to work with us. I wrote them about my project and about 10mins later I got a phone call back from them!!! YAYYYY! I have an interview tomorrow at 6pm! This is exciting stuff!
I'm also looking to work at a foreign country, just trying to find a good date for me, which country I want to help first, and the cause I'm most interested in.
So since I kinda sat at home all day, and although I suppose, I did "something" for the world, I felt like it wasn't good enough. I have this new theory, that its NOT the thought that counts, its the action that counts! So I donated $5 to The UNICEF Tap Project. I found out about this project, surprisingly enough, on Nicole Richie website. The love Nicole Richie she did some serious self evaluation and cleaned up well and now is very involved in many charities and opened one with her boyfriend Joel Madden from Good Charlotte.
Right now over 4,000 children die every day from not having clean water. Donating $1 can supply a child with safe drinking water for 40days. That's wonderful!!! COME ON PEOPLE A $1! In most places a bottle water is a $1 and that lasts us what? a day? if not a few hours. Help a child in need!
xoxo have a wonderful day or night!
"Expereince is the hardest teacher. She gives you the test first. Then the lesson" -Hofit Cohen
Ronald McDonald House: www.larmh.org
NOH8: www.bouska.net/noh8
Tap Project: www.tapproject.org
I woke up and called the Ronald McDonald House to see about volunteering position they have. For those of you who don't know about the RMH, their mission is to provide a home for seriously-ill children and their families. They have provided more than 20,000 families with a place to stay and when necessary, the financial support that they need to make it through a very uncertain time in their lives. THEIR AMAZING! =D
I remember once when I was little, my mom, sister, brother and I, decided to donate our toys to the RMH, and it was also my little sister, Coral's Birthday, so all the present she didn't like we donated as well. We got a tour of the building, it was beautiful and heart breaking as well. This was many many years ago but I will never forget how protective of the children's safety, privacy, and health they were.
I called but once again, no one picked up! I wish I understood this no picking up the phone thing....beats me =/
I kept on researching places that were looking for volunteers, jobs for non-profit orgs, and trying to cause awareness, along with filling up my planner with different events coming up.
An organization that I'm very interested in helping is NOH8. It kinda became trendy now with many celebs which is kinda like blahhh but NOH8 stand for equal rights and trying to overturn Prop 8. In the past 10 years, Equality California has worked with the Legislature and the courts to ensure that all loving and committed couples have the right to marry in California. I'm sorry to say but I LOVE THE GAYS & LESBIANS!!! First of all one of my all time favorite shows was The L Word. The L word was a show about a group of close friends who were lesbians, it was the Sex & the City for the Lesbian community. Watching the show for 6 season really made you understand the things these group of women have to go through.
I believe in LOVE. Without love there would be no happiness. I believe that some gay/lesbian couple could make greater parents then some of the actually "normal" couples out there. I don't think its anyone's business but theirs if they want to be married. Who is anyone to choose the fate of these peoples life? America is suppose to be the land of the free! So I think it's important to be more open minded and show the rest of the world, that love is, LOVE. Love your daughter, son, father, mother, sister, brother, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband and wife no matter their gender! Let them have their rights.
NOH8 is having a open shoot event for the cause on:
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
The House of Blues 6PM-8PM
8430 West Sunset Boulevard
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
The Yogurt Stop 5:30PM-8:30PM
8803 Santa Monica Boulevard
Their campaign are pretty cool looking. I love the art and creativity in it. So go! Have fun! Get a neat picture taken of you! and help support a good cause! I'm going Jan.12th!
After lots of research I ended up apply for a job that's working on a Campaign to stop ocean pollution. Funny enough, I posted about that a few days ago. Right now an island of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific. This mass of bottle tops and takeout food containers kills thousands of marine animals like sea turtles and over a million birds every year.
I filled out an application, one of the questions on it asked, why you want to work with us. I wrote them about my project and about 10mins later I got a phone call back from them!!! YAYYYY! I have an interview tomorrow at 6pm! This is exciting stuff!
I'm also looking to work at a foreign country, just trying to find a good date for me, which country I want to help first, and the cause I'm most interested in.
So since I kinda sat at home all day, and although I suppose, I did "something" for the world, I felt like it wasn't good enough. I have this new theory, that its NOT the thought that counts, its the action that counts! So I donated $5 to The UNICEF Tap Project. I found out about this project, surprisingly enough, on Nicole Richie website. The love Nicole Richie she did some serious self evaluation and cleaned up well and now is very involved in many charities and opened one with her boyfriend Joel Madden from Good Charlotte.
Right now over 4,000 children die every day from not having clean water. Donating $1 can supply a child with safe drinking water for 40days. That's wonderful!!! COME ON PEOPLE A $1! In most places a bottle water is a $1 and that lasts us what? a day? if not a few hours. Help a child in need!
xoxo have a wonderful day or night!
"Expereince is the hardest teacher. She gives you the test first. Then the lesson" -Hofit Cohen
Ronald McDonald House: www.larmh.org
NOH8: www.bouska.net/noh8
Tap Project: www.tapproject.org
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