You can bid in online auctions and donate to charity at the same time!

Visit www.ebay.com/givingworks to view all eBay auctions which will donate a portion of their proceeds to charity.  You can also find charitable online auctions of items donated by celebrities and businesses at www.charityfolks.com.

If you'd like to sell your own items and donate part of the proceeds to charity, visit www.missionfish.com.

Tuesday, April 22, is Earth Day!  To protect our planet, you can help prevent junk mail and reduce your consumption of plastic shopping bags.

Visit www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fifteen/junk-mail.htm for more ideas about reducing junk mail and specific information about the ideas mentioned in this podcast.

Visit www.reusablebags.com for more information about reducing the use of plastic shopping bags.

To find Earth Day events in your area and more about this holiday, visit www.earthday.net.

Happy Earth Day!

You can collect the pull tabs from soda cans and donate them to charity.  These organizations might be able to use your tabs to earn money to support their efforts:

Ronald McDonald House Charities: www.rmhc.org

Lions Club: www.lionsclubs.org

Shriners Hospitals for Children: www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/Main

You can compete for your favorite charities when you go bowling!  There are many creative ways that you can donate to charity within the context of a bowling game!

You can also participate in a Bowl for the Cure event to fight breast cancer when you bowl.  To search for one in your area, visit www.bowl.com/bftc.