Mom Bloggers for Social Good

10 January, 2012 One excellent comment
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I'm so pleased to share with you that today is the official launch of Mom Bloggers for Social Good.   "Mom Bloggers for Social Good is a global coalition of mom bloggers who currently span eleven countries – United States, Canada, UK, India, Spain, Nigeria, Singapore, Netherlands, Malaysia, Jamaica, and the Philippines  – who care about spreading the good news about the amazing work non-profit organizations and NGOs are doing around the world." ~from the Mom Bloggers for Social Good website. I am one of the 400 Founding Members who have committed to share the work of our charity partner organizations through our blogs and social media. The areas of concentration include: Children Education Maternal Health Fair Trade Workers’ ... [Click Here to Continue Reading]

How Our Family Celebrated Earth Hour 2011

28 March, 2011 Leave a comment, you know you want to!
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Have you ever heard of Earth Hour? From its inception as a single-city initiative -- Sydney, Australia - in 2007, Earth Hour has grown into a global symbol of hope and movement for change. Earth Hour 2010 created history as the world's largest ever voluntary action with people, businesses and governments in 128 countries across every continent coming together to celebrate an unambiguous commitment to the one thing that unites us all -- the planet. ~from the Official Earth Hour YouTube channel Earth Hour at Our House This year, we very nearly 'forgot' all about Earth Hour. We had just got home from a children's birthday party which ended at 7.30 pm. That was late enough, but then, on our way out of the venue, Princess Three took a headlong tumble and ended up with a ... [Click Here to Continue Reading]

Switch Off With Us Tonight!

27 March, 2010 One excellent comment
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We will be taking part in Earth Hour 2010 tonight. Please come back later to see what we did! ... [Click Here to Continue Reading]

Blog Action Day 2009

15 October, 2009 Leave a comment, you know you want to!
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Today is Blog Action Day 2009 and the topic is Climate Change. Since I signed up to blog about this, I have been trying to decide what to blog about. There are so many possibilities. The Blog Action Day site has a link to The Top 100 Effects of Global Warming. This made for interesting reading, but it didn't really help me. With so many areas that climate change is affecting, how could I choose just one? They ALL seem so important in one way or another. (OK, maybe not the 'Say Goodbye to Pinot Noir', but then, if you're a wine-lover, it might be earth-shattering for you.) In the end, I have decided to talk about....holidays. I love them. I love planning for them, packing for them, travelling to my destination and of course, relaxing when I get there! I would hate to have to give them ... [Click Here to Continue Reading]

Earth Hour 2009

28 March, 2009 2 interesting opinions, add yours.
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It is currently 9.02 pm and we are participating in Earth Hour 2009 in our house. For those of you who don't know what I am talking about...Earth Hour is a global movement to vote against global warming. At 8.30 pm local time, you are asked to turn your lights off for one hour. Those who have participated and signed up with the website www.earthhour.org will be counted as votes and these will be taken to the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. Originally I felt compelled to join in based solely on the cause. Saving energy even for one hour all around the world has to be a good thing whether you 'believe' in global warming or not (I know it's a contentious subject for many.) However the exercise has yielded much more than just saving a few pennies on electricity or ... [Click Here to Continue Reading]