Day 181: Barley

I donated a bag of barley today to the Freestore Foodbank via Green Bean Delivery. This particular bag of barley was purchased by my sister when she meant to purchase something else. She gave it to me to donate. I'm not sure if people who get food from the free store know what to do with barley, but then again I probably shouldn't judge. Perhaps people who are low in food know more ways to cook than most. At least barley is healthy and hearty.

Day 180: $3 to Children's Miracle Network

I went to Sam's Club today and dumped a ton of change (totaling a little more than three dollars) into this silly little vortex device. The change goes round and round until it reaches the hole in the bottom of the container. I felt somewhat foolish because the vortex is designed to attract children, and I could have just dropped my change directly into the hole. I decided, however, that I deserved some fun, too.  It looks like Sams/Walmart collected quite a bit of money for children's hospitals last year. Good thing, because giant corporations making ungodly amounts of money should engage in philanthropy, too. 

Day 179: $1 to SPCA

I stopped by the Loveland Farmers Market today, but I was a bit to late to buy any good produce. Most vendors had sold out of much of their goods. Lucky for me, there was an SPCA van at the market.  There were three cute dogs and one super adorable kitten sitting on a worker's lap.  There was also a jar for donations. I only had a single dollar and a twenty dollar bill. I debated momentarily, but went with the single dollar. I guess I was feeling cheap today. I can always go back to the Farmers Market and look for the van again.

Day 178: $1 to Wellness programs via Laughing Cow cheese

I love Laughing Cow cheese, so when I saw a television advertisement last night for their opportunity to donate to wellness programs, I was all over it. Sure, I had to buy a pack of Laughing Cow cheese wedges (I chose the Light Creamy Swiss type) and I had to enter a tiny bit of personal information online at The Life Well Laughed, but I was in time to enter as the number 12,599.  That means that not even 13,000 people have entered yet. I may buy some more cheese tomorrow! When the meter gets to 500,000, they stop and they also guarantee a minimum donation of $250,000 to YMCA wellness programs. What a great philanthropy idea.

Day 177: striped shirt

I dropped off a nice shirt today in a donation box (proceed to Special Olympics).  I've owned the shirt for several years, but it is still in quite good condition.  It's white with brown horizontal stripes (not the best for me) and I have to wear a tank top underneath it because it is so low cut. I originally wanted to drop the shirt off at the Planet Aid box nearby, but that box was completely overstuffed.  There were garments actually overflowing the box and a bunch of stuff just left on the ground beside it, I wish people wouldn't do that. You have to think that the businesses that allow donation boxes in their parking lots don't want what looks like trash overflowing into the parking lot. Hopefully Planet Aid picks up soon and isn't in danger of being discontinued.