Gavin Rossdale

Good Causes Thread

Since Gavin is so charitable and in the wake of the devastating tragedy in Haiti where there are many ways to help the victims rebuild their lives,just thought it might be a good idea to start a thread where we could post links to charitable organizations that help people or animals in some way to help spread the word about these organizations.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34835478/ns/world_news-haiti_earthquake/?ns=world_news-americas List of organizations active in Haiti to help the earthquake victims

http://www.unicef.org/ UNICEF is deploying clean water and sanitation supplies, therapeutic foods, medical supplies and temporary shelter to Jacmel and Port-au-Prince,Haiti. UNICEF will also be focusing on children who have become separated from their families to protect them from harm or exploitation.

http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haitiPartners In Health (PIH) works to bring modern medical care to poor communities

http://www.redcross.orgtext "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf The Salvation Army

http://www.peta.org/
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3 The Animal Rescue Site-Click for FREE to feed shelter animals in need


Also,this facebook group,Feed a Child With Just One Click, has a bunch of links similar to the animal one where one click can help feed poverty-stricken children around the world http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?v=info&ref=ts&gid=6324544002


http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/ independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace

http://www.bridgeschool.org/ An innovative organization educating children with severe speech and physical impairments

http://www.dontalmostgive.org/ Visit this site for information and resources on charitable causes, volunteer opportunities and acts of kindness

http://www.marchofdimes.com/ dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality

http://www.vh1savethemusic.com/ The VH1 Save The Music Foundation was founded in 1997 as a public affairs initiative of the VH1 network. The Foundation’s core mission is to restore instrumental music education programs, ensuring that every child has access to a complete education that includes the benefits of music instruction

http://www.rainn.org/ Rape,Abuse and Incest National Network

http://www.afsp.org/ American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

http://doctorswithoutborders.org/splash.cfm Doctors Without Borders

http://www.healthebay.orgHeal the Bay

http://www.charitywater.org/ Charity Water

http://www.choc.org Children's Hospital of Orange County


http://www.stjude.org/waystohelp St Jude's Research Hospital,which helps children afflicted with cancer and other illnesses without regard to the family's ability to pay

http://www.wish.org/ Make-A-Wish Foundation,which grants wishes of seriously ill children

http://singgforacure.webs.com raising money for cancer awareness & research

http://feedingamerica.org the United States' largest hunger-relief organization


http://www.joinred.com/Splash.aspx Bringing people and brands together to help fight AIDS in Africa

http://keepachildalive.org
Keep A Child Alive,which is a donor-provided antiretroviral (ARV) therapy program for children and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and the rest of the developing world.

http://www.unv.org/how-to-volunteer.html United Nations volunteer program

http://www.volunteermatch.org/ matches you with a volunteering opportunity ideal for you

Please post any more local,national or international good causes you know about :)

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http://www.ecologyfund.com/ecology/_ecology.html Click to save land for free. On the home page there is a tab that says "Save Land". Go into it and further down the page will be 3 different red buttons which say "Save Land" click each one to contribute.


http://www.opusa.org/ Operation USA helps communities alleviate the effects of disasters, disease and endemic poverty throughout the world by providing privately-funded relief, reconstruction and development aid;it is currently helping with the relief efforts in Haiti.





http://savehaitisaturday.com/

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Send a Valentine's Day e-card for free here http://www.facebook.com/target?v=app_10339498918 and vote for Target to donate up to $1 million to one of five charities.Voting ends 2/14/2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT and is open only to legal residents of the 50 US/DC, 18 or older. Limit 10 votes per computer per day.

These are the five charities you can help out:

http://www.kidsinneed.net/ The Kids In Need Foundation's mission is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need.

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf The Salvation Army

http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f2bfab46cb118010VgnVCM1000000e2015acRCRD St Jude's Research Hospital,which helps children afflicted with cancer and other illnesses without regard to the family's ability to pay

http://www.unitedway.org/worldwide/ The United Way
http://www.unitedthroughreading.org/United Through Reading Our mission is to unite families facing physical separation by facilitating the bonding experience of reading aloud together.

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Ways to keep informed and help out Haiti via Twitter here: http://www.hope140.org


Linkin Park, Dave Matthews Band, Slash and a whole lot of talented folks want you to help out the people of Haiti, and all you have to do is download exclusive music you would want to buy even if it wasn't for a good cause! Head in to listen to the tracks and find out how you can help.

Download to Donate for Haiti features previously unreleased tracks graciously donated by Alanis Morissette, The All-American Rejects, Dave Matthews Band, Enrique Iglesias, Hoobastank, Kenna, Linkin Park, Lupe Fiasco, Peter Gabriel, and guitar legend, Slash.

"We're encouraging people to give what they can," Slash says. "There's no right or wrong amount. The people of Haiti are in desperate need of food, fresh water, shelter and medical supplies and every little bit helps."
http://www.musicforrelief.org/

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Visit http://www.projectmedishare.org for more ways to help Haiti's earthquake relief effort.

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Today,Feb.4th,is World Cancer Day;if you can,please visit sites like

http://www.standup2cancer.org to help fight cancer.

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 lambie83 wrote:

Today,Feb.4th,is World Cancer Day;if you can,please visit sites like

http://www.standup2cancer.org to help fight cancer.

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 lambie83 wrote:

Send a Valentine's Day e-card for free here http://www.facebook.com/target?v=app_10339498918 and vote for Target to donate up to $1 million to one of five charities.Voting ends 2/14/2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT and is open only to legal residents of the 50 US/DC, 18 or older. Limit 10 votes per computer per day.

These are the five charities you can help out:

http://www.kidsinneed.net/ The Kids In Need Foundation's mission is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need.

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf The Salvation Army

http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f2bfab46cb118010VgnVCM1000000e2015acRCRD St Jude's Research Hospital,which helps children afflicted with cancer and other illnesses without regard to the family's ability to pay

http://www.unitedway.org/worldwide/ The United Way
http://www.unitedthroughreading.org/United Through Reading Our mission is to unite families facing physical separation by facilitating the bonding experience of reading aloud together.

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Get a free stack of pancakes at your local IHOP on Feb.23 and help out the Children's Miracle Network:

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $3.25 million to support charities in the communities in which it operates. While IHOP's National Pancake Day typically takes place on Shrove Tuesday, this year the company will host its free pancake event on Tuesday, February 23, extending the fundraising window by one week to maximize donations for Children's Miracle Network. With your help, we hope to raise $5 million in five years for Children's Miracle Network and other local charities through your donations in 2010!


http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/index.html

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The Red Cross website is posting constant updates on the massive earthquake in Chile and the areas affected by the resulting tsunamis:


http://newsroom.redcross.org/


You can also follow the Red Cross on Twitter for updates and for ways to help the victims: http://twitter.com/RedCross

The Red Cross has already pledged $50,000 to the International Response Fund-the best way to help right now is through the IRF

http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_src=RSG000000000&s_subsrc=RCO_BigRedButton


Keeping all those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis in my thoughts and prayers.

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To donate $10 to help Chilean earthquake victims through these charitable organizations,you can text “CHILE” to 25383 (Habitat for Humanity), 20222 (World Vision), 52000 (Salvation Army) or 90999(Red Cross)

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The Red Cross has increased its pledge of support to Chile to $250,000 but still needs help

The American Red Cross is now accepting donations specifically for response and recovery in Chile. This includes Chile-designated donations through redcross.org, through calls to 1-800-REDCROSS, and by texting “Chile” to 90999. People can also call 1-800-257-7575 to make a donation in Spanish.

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Gavin Tweeted this today,''How about a random act of kindness'', so just thought I'd bump this thread.


http://www.oprah.com/spirit/35-Little-Acts-of-Kindness


http://www.boostup.org/ The statistics are alarming: four out of every ten students in the US don’t graduate from high school. BoostUp is a resource that aims to get people talking and thinking about graduation.It allows people (family, friends, strangers) to email or text words of encouragement and wisdom about graduation.

http://www.dontalmostgive.org/ Don't Almost Give, Give. Visit this site for information and resources on charitable causes, volunteer opportunities and acts of kindness.

Pepsi is giving away millions each month to fund refreshing ideas that change the world. The ideas with the most votes will receive grants.Please visit this site to vote for the funding of refreshing ideas that can change the world-you can vote for 10 ideas daily and it only takes a few seconds to vote :)

http://www.refresheverything.com/


Go to www.FreeKibble.com to play trivia, and in one click, help feed shelter dogs and cats for free. Answer the Bow Wow Trivia/Meow Trivia question daily, and regardless of whether you answer correctly or not, 10 pieces of kibble will be donated!


Some ways to help the Gulf oil spill crisis:
Text WILDLIFE to 20222 and donate $10 to the National Wildlife Federation(http://www.nwf.org/)

http://whatyoucandoseries.blogspot.com/2010/06/gulf-week-list-of-resources-to-get.html