Good causes

I just read about http://www.grahamtastic.org. They donate laptops to children who are hospitalized with serious illnesses. Seems like a good idea.

Modest Needs is another small organization helping people in small but not inconsequential ways. They help people "who suddenly find themselves faced with small, emergency expenses that they have no way to afford on their own."

If you shop online, try iGive.com as your shopping portal and contribute to charity at no cost to you. If you can't find a suitable store there, try www.care2.com/shopping.

I maintain a website for Spiritual Singles which serves single adults in the Washington DC area. I also post a page for the Chemical Sensitivity Disorders Association which includes meeting notices and links regarding environmental illness and less-toxic living.

Those of us who find inspiration at American Civil War Battlefields will want to support the Civil War Preservation Trust. Here in Virginia many history-rich locales are being gobbled up by development. I am also a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

A leader in environmental preservation is Environmental Defense. If you are looking for a local human service organization to support, try the search tool at United Way of America.