Spring has arrived!! For many of us it has been a long and weary winter. Spring is here with summer near so lets SPRING into action and give some thought and consideration as to how we can make our little corner of the world a better, nicer, kinder, more pleasant place to be!

Do you have an extra 1 or 2 hours a month to donate time and energy to a favorite charity? If so…DO IT! Volunteering is so rewarding! I am going to look into an organization in my area called “Interfaith Neighbors”. They have a variety of volunteer positions which gear themselves to helping the community, particularly the children in the community, shut-ins and the elderly.

Remember that if you do not have time to volunteer you can do a little something every single day to lighten somebody’s emotional load. Share a smile with a stranger, allow someone driving to come out in front of you in heavy traffic, hold open the door for others, let another person with fewer groceries go in front of you in line, share a compliment and continue to use your imagination on how you can brighten someones day! All of the kindness you share with others will bounce right back-atcha…so be prepared to be bombarded with good things!!!

HAPPY SPRING!!!

Lorraine

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If you know any woman currently undergoing Chemo for Breast cancer, please pass the word to her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE housecleaning – 1 time per month for 4 months while she is in treatment.

All she has to do is sign up and have her doctor fax a note confirming the treatment. Cleaning for a Reason will have a participating maid service in her zip code area arrange for the service.

Please pass this information on to bless a woman going through Breast Cancer treatment. This organization serves the entire USA and currently has 547 partners to help these women. It’s our job to pass the word and let them know that there are people out there that care. Be a blessing to someone and pass this information along.

Visit cleaningforareason.org

Below is a letter of thanks my husband and I received from Ms. Sophie Delaunay, Executive Director, MSF-USA thanking us for our monetary donation for Doctors without Borders, who are currently helping out in Haiti. Please check this out. It is a wonderful way to help out knowing your dollars are going to help these physicians and their efforts to aid the victims in Haiti. Thank you. Lorraine

“Thanks to your support and the dedication of our staff and volunteers, MSF was able to react immediately and effectively to the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. Here are some first-hand accounts of our response to the profound medical needs of the Haitian people.”
Sophie Delaunay, Executive Director, MSF-USA

Video: Facing an “Unprecedented Challenge” in Haiti

Op-Ed: “Trying to Save Lives in Port-au-Prince”

Video: The Construction of an Inflatable Hospital

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in nearly 60 countries. New York office: 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, 10001

They say home made chicken soup is like Penicillin, it is very good for you, and I could not agree more. With the cold and flu season upon us, I am sure that you know of someone who is sick. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you were to cook a home made meal for your sick friend or relative and bring it over to their home? If you know how to cook chicken soup, then go for it! If you are afraid of catching their cold or flu, slip it under their door. Only kidding, just let them know that you are coming and hand it to them outside. See? Easy…and rewarding. Happy cooking!

PLEASE DONATE BLOOD!!! I do. Check out the American Red Cross closest to your home. Thank You!

The American Red Cross is in crucial need of blood. By giving one pint of blood you literally save many lives. I recently gave blood, and am now signing up to be a regular donor. I have Universal Blood, which is RH-Negative blood. It is in very high demand as we can give our blood to everyone, yet we must receive only our type of blood should we ever need it.

Regardless of whether or not you are RH-Negative or any other blood type, The American Red Cross in your area would greatly appreciate your donation. In giving blood we help others. So simple, yet so very important! Also, did you know that 1 pint of blood equals loosing 1 pound? When the nurse told me that, I asked her if she could take out 9 more pints! They laughed and told me there is actually 1 pint of blood per every 10 lbs. of body weight per person. Interesting.

So please take the time, an hour at the most to give blood. Just go to givelife.org to find out where and when they are sponsoring a drive in your town. Thanks so much for giving the gift of life!

redcross.org/donate/give
givelife.org
Donor Eligibility Guidelines

Please don’t forget our troops who are risking their lives at this moment to preserve our safety here in the U.S.A. Regardless of how we may feel about the ongoing war in Iraq and Afghanistan, we must remember to let our troops know that we are still thinking about them and wish to help.

Go to www.americasupportsyou.com for further information on how you can make a difference!!

Thank you!!!

My husband and I have been trying something new for a couple of years now. On our birthdays, we make a point to do something for someone else. We have tried to break the tradition of celebrating this day as our own. Instead we try to recognize the world around us and give back as a celebration of life. There are little things we do from making a small donation to the causes we believe in to being extra nice to strangers on the street this day. As new parents to be we will be starting this tradition in our new family and wanted to pass it on to others that may also agree its a good idea.

Peace and Love from Los Angeles, California!

Tiffiny and Brian’s new baby son Jack was born!! Welcome to the World! See some pictures on our Flickr page.

The American Red Cross is in crucial need of blood. By giving one pint of blood you literally save many lives. I recently gave blood, and am now signing up to be a regular donor. I have Universal Blood, which is RH-Negative blood. It is in very high demand as we can give our blood to everyone, yet we must receive only our type of blood should we ever need it.

Regardless of whether or not you are RH-Negative or any other blood type, The American Red Cross in your area would greatly appreciate your donation. In giving blood we help others. So simple, yet so very important! Also, did you know that 1 pint of blood equals loosing 1 pound? When the nurse told me that, I asked her if she could take out 9 more pints! They laughed and told me there is actually 1 pint of blood per every 10 lbs. of body weight per person. Interesting.

So please take the time, an hour at the most to give blood. Just go to givelife.org to find out where and when they are sponsoring a drive in your town. Thanks so much for giving the gift of life!

Links:
Red Cross
Give Life
Donor Eligibility Guidelines

This is a fairly new online “magazine” from HappyNews.com called Happy Living.

From HappyNews.com:

“Each issue of HappyLiving has ten to thirty articles about a single topic, written in a concise, easy-to-read highly accessible format. The articles in the magazine have all been selected to be consistent with our mission and so we hope you find them uplifting, practical, useful, and above all, happy.”

Happy Living Magazine.