making a difference

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Today is Make A Difference Day. The idea around Make A Difference Day is to unite millions of volunteers around the world in community service projects, proving that one day, one act of kindness, is all it takes to make a difference. Imagine if we lived to make a difference every day!

There are a million different ways we can make a difference.

Remember Larry DePrimo, the NYPD officer who gave a barefoot homeless man a pair of boots last November? He made a difference!

Do you know about Angel Tree, a program that gives gifts to kids whose parents are in prison? They are making a difference!

An article in the Huffington Post last month reminds us not to neglect our own families when we are looking to make a difference. The American Widow Project is an amazing organization that deserves my support, but what about my own grandma who is in the nursing home in need of visitors? What about my nephew who has a football game this morning and is encouraged by seeing family and mentors on the sidelines? What about my aunt and uncle who moved away last year--even though I won't see them this Thanksgiving, wouldn't they be encouraged by a card from me? We don't have to look far to make a difference!

Need more ideas? Here are a few websites to get your creative juices flowing:

www.generationon.org (65 ways to share, give, conserve, and do!)
www.marinebio.org (all about protecting the ocean, including how to take action against Alien Invasion!)
www.wearethatfamily.com (over 100 ideas for families!)
www.powertochange.com (10 ways to help your community in 30 minutes or less!)
www.volunteermatch.org (where do you live? what do you care about? this site will match you up with an opportunity in your community doing something you love!)

EMBRACE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

Check out makeadifferenceday.com to find out what opportunities are available today, right where you live. But don't limit your difference making to today! We all have the power to make a difference every day. 



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