13 Days to Thanksgiving

Thirteen days to Thanksgiving is a blog inspired by my casual research this past Friday night into different non-profit organizations out there (all the while I am watching SAW VI on Netflix). What I discovered is that there are so many worthy organizations out there fighting and supporting great causes in and around the world aside from those already well known ones. My goal is not to advocate for one particular organization or group. Mainly, it is to introduce thirteen different organizations / advocacy groups out there and touch briefly on what they do. This, by no mean suggest that they are the only worthy ones. I just thought that in days leading to the day we celebrate and express gratitude to God, family, friends and our loved ones, it would be nice to recognize how lucky we are compare to many others out there.

Ultimately, it's my desire and hope that one or more of these will touch and inspire your volunteerism. Dive deeper inside and find out what it is that you stand for. What's worth fighting for? What are the things that really matter in life ... for you? At the very least, I hope that this blog will help you gain the appreciation of your family, friends, loved ones and people who really care about you, a lot more.

Obviously, this will be a rolling blog with a daily update until Thanksgiving day. So, stay tuned and check back to see my updates.

• 11/13/10: Day 1 - Raise Hope For Congo
• 11/14/10: Day 2 - Run For Something Better
• 11/15/10: Day 3 - Leave No Trace
• 11/16/10: Day 4 - Vicktory
• 11/17/10: Day 5 - Power Up Gambia
• 11/18/10: Day 6 - Tariku
• 11/19/10: Day 7 - The Next Joe
• 11/20/10: Day 8 - Coffee Me Home
• 11/21/10: Day 9 - "When I get to heaven, will I feel full?"
• 11/22/10: Day 10 - The Art of Elysium
• 11/23/10: Day 11 - 80%
• 11/24/10: Day 12 - Operation Homefront
• 11/25/10: Day 13 - Passing on the Gift