Change the World Monday

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

The Pencil Foundation helps local schools get the materials and the volunteer help they need, to give our local kids a better education. You can donate school supplies, or just donate a little time to read to a class once a week. Make your lunchtime really count! Read more

What are you actually doing online? Welcome to a website you can spend time on and actually change something for the better. Use the site to read about something positive, get connected to a charity or share your own story about something or someone you're passionate about helping.

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" Each year, we answer by coming together on the King Holiday to serve our neighbors and communities.
Find Ways To Help in your area. Or, read about the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.

How about changing YOUR world this week? Learn how to take better care of yourself, and everyone around you will benefit.

If you're alone this Christmas, instead of sitting around feeling sorry for yourself, psychologists recommend you help someone, to lift your spirits.

Help local women get lives back on track by buying Thistle Farms products
Fight Hunger with purchases from this site
Buy Fair Trades Goods to help women in Asia, Africa and the Americas. 
Buy beautiful candles t

Adopt a US Soldier - Connects supportive Americans...-www.adoptaussoldier.org
Supporting Our Troops - How to find a soldier to write to ...

The Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive is its biggest fundraiser of the year. Your donations help them pay for gifts, food and clothes for needy children and families at Christmas, as well as programs year-round, including the Food Pantry, Emergency Bill assistance, and a shelter for women and children.

Want to do something good for soldiers who'll be spending the holidays far from home and loved ones? Go through your paperback books, put together care packages, and go to Booksforsoldiers.com to find out how to send those books to soldiers. Also check out BiblesforSoldiers and SupportForSoldiers.

Great Clips is holding a fundraiser for the Monroe Carrel Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, this Thursday, Oct 20th.
From 5pm to 9pm, make a 5 dollar or more donation to the Children's Miracle Network (which benefits Vandy Children's Hospital locally) and get a free haircut. Find a Great Clips location near you http://www.greatclips.com