Well, it was quite the year for Cash for Comments! After meaning to do this for only December 2008, I decided to continue it along. Jane Photo, thanks to our lovely blog commenters, was able to make donations of either cans or cash in the unlikely final amount of exactly $1500! Woo hoo! Congrats to everyone who took the time to leave comments here.
I will always admire and support the Vancouver Food Bank, but I also recognize that our measly donation was only a drop in the bucket for them when orgs like the CBC can raise $300K for them in one day!
This year, after much discussion, we’ve decided to do our giving a little differently, and to choose a different organization every month. A donation of $100-$200 might mean buying that printer or doing a mail-out or, jeez, who knows? maybe helping one mom and her little kiddos out of a bad situation. In this year of economic downturns, small helping organizations are especially struggling.
If you would like to send along names of organizations for which a small donation would make a world of difference, I’d love to receive them.
In January, we have decided to fundraise for Battered Women’s Support Services, a local Vancouver organization I have long admired. In order to help us help them, just leave comments on any of our posts below. It can be a post from a long time ago, or a recent one, and you can take a few minutes and leave comments on several posts to help BWSS earn even more. There is a $200 cap for the month, but that’s the only limit! Each comment will net BWSS $1!
About BWSS:
A determined group of women started Battered Women’s Support Services in 1979. Over the years, BWSS has grown into a strong and dynamic organization. We continue to provide support and advocacy for women who have experienced abuse, as well as, training and education about violence against women. In 2008, we revisioned our mandate of system advocacy and law reform. As part of the feminist anti-violence movement, our long-term goal is the elimination of all violence against women.
You can find BWSS at: Battered Women’s Support Services
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