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If you recycle and carry your groceries in a tote bag, keep in mind that reducing meat consumption is an essential part a sustainable lifestyle, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As much as recycling helps, it is meat consumption that is doing the most damage. Here are three BIG reasons to quit meat for good:
On Saturday, April 21st at 8:00am, join the Parkinson Council for the Stamp Out Parkinson's Walk 2012. Held in Philadelphia's beautiful Fairmount Park, the event includes a post-walk celebration with music from DJ TW, food from Cosmic Catering and kid-friendly balloons and face painting.
Attracting over 1,000 people last year, the Stamp Out Parkinson's Walk has raised $1.2 million over the last ten years and funds essential support services for patients in the Delaware Valley region. Learn more and register here.
Parkinson’s Disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease affecting 1.5 million people nationwide. The Parkinson Council, an affiliated chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation, conducts research and outreach aimed at improving the quality of life for patients and their families.
Date and time: April 21st from 8:00am-noon
Location: Lloyd Hall at Kelly Drive, Fairmount Park, 1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, PA
Due to illness and a tight budget, many of our city's senior citizens are no longer able to shop or cook for themselves. Confined to their apartments, they are at constant risk for hunger, malnutrition and loneliness. Citymeals-on-Wheels provides 16,000 homebound elderly New Yorkers with nutritious meals and human company everyday. Below are five chances to lend a hand that require little effort but make a powerful impact on a senior citizen in need.
1) Meal Delivery: Providing food and warm human contact, these meal deliveries are essential to their recipients. Volunteer opportunities are available throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens on weekends and select locations on weekdays.
The Homeless Cat Crisis
Right now, tens of thousands of homeless cats are struggling to survive on the streets of New York City. These cats, suffering from disease, starvation, and neglect in all weather extremes, continue to grow in number each year. Overburdened, city shelters are forced to euthanize seventy percent of all incoming cats.
Adoption versus TNR
To solve our city's homeless cat crisis, we have to distinguish between stray cats, whom are domesticated, friendly to humans and prime for adoption, and feral (wild) cats, whom are not socialized and unable to be adopted.
We all want to help out in a charitable way, but with the hustle and bustle of our own lives, giving to a cause can seem like an extra burden. But it’s easier than you think; it could be a donation, an hour a day, or even just a simple click on your mouse. Then poof! For that one second the world is a better place because you cared enough to help.
You can always take the easy old fashion route by making a cash donation. Even if it’s dropping a few bucks in the jar at your local convenience store, you’re still helping some cause.
Manhattan’s twenty-something and thirty-something crowds of young professionals have proven to be some of the most influential philanthropic voices contributing to the NYC’s charity and nightlife scene over the past couple of years. Increasingly, scores of youthful do-gooders are finding themselves prepared to cut checks to some of the world’s most famous charities and causes, while attending some of the city’s most exciting cocktail parties and charity events. Best of all, the chance to witness amazing entertainment and savor unlimited drinks while hitting New York's nightlife scene can cost as little as $15-$25 at one of these young professional gatherings. Young, motivated professionals can find themselves supporting incredible causes, while paying less money for a night out on the town!
Five unique missions, one common goal: to support women in feeling healthy and powerful. Like many nonprofits, these organizations produce significant results with limited funding, and they depend on do-gooders like you to keep their services sharp and flowing -- so choose your favorite, and get involved!
It’s incredibly easy to find all kinds of interesting volunteer opportunities in New York City- if you know where to look. Luckily, there are some great organizations bringing together individuals and small outreach efforts of all stripes into a larger network, enabling individuals looking for ways to help their pet causes, or assist local outreach efforts, to find the best way to donate their time. Check out our list of organizations and projects that help you get involved personally- and find a charity that appeals to you.
After posting an article regarding Lea Michele's fight against horse-drawn carriages in NYC today, I was promptly notified by the Horse Carriage Association in defense of the practice of horse-drawn carriages. Their stance was basically that Lea Michele is "uneducated" about the facts and that the stable conditions are clean and "healthy." What they didn't know is that I'm quite educated on the facts and have been an advocate against horse-drawn carriages for quite some time. Their feeble defense gave me a chuckle. As far as I'm concerned, the horses could live in mansions with gold plated horse shoes and a personal butler, and I would still despise horse-drawn carriages.
'Tis the season for giving, always. Now that the holidays are over and we've all finally received the gifts we've been craving all year, it is a better time than ever to give back.
Here are ten charities we love:
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