#alternative giving

[peacegrooves]

Peace for the price of a latte

Every day, millions of Americans visit coffee shops, handing over a few dollars for a latte without a second thought. Coffee has become a daily ritual, a comforting routine in an often chaotic world. But what if, for just one day, a week, a month, or even a year, people redirected that money toward a cause greater than themselves—toward peace? Recent statistics reveal that approximately 126.6…

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[lyndacuba]

Sally’s card

Noah’s card at his house.

London and Essex got the the speediest deliveries with cards arriving in less than 24 hours.  Then followed Cirencester and Derby. And then Belfast with lovely messages from Jilly and Myrtle.

A message from Allison in Birmingham: Send me the link and I’ll donate £5 to the charity you’re supporting too!

This has been an interesting experiment in seeing how our postal service works.

It’s an experiment in much more, though. Dr Doctor, yes she’s a double doctor, said people don’t read the backs of their cards. Is that true?

The Lyndometer stands at £70

After an extra print-run, the total should be closer to £200.

  Christmas post London and Essex got the the speediest deliveries with cards arriving in less than 24 hours.  Then followed Cirencester and Derby.

[lyndacuba]

Getting creative with charitable giving

Rory, Reggie and Noah’s card have arrived – less than 24 hours after I posted them. Well done, Royal Mail. That’s £15 on the lyndometer.

I told the boys that I hoped little Rorys, Reggies and Noahs and their families and friends, in Yemen,  would benefit from my donation. Girls are included, obs!

It’s a limited edition print run of around 30 cards. I’m donating £5 for everyone who acknowledges receipt of my handmade Christmas greetings.

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The lyndometer target: £150.

Christmas giving Rory, Reggie and Noah's card have arrived - less than 24 hours after I posted them. …

[burmaonmymind]

The Black Friday Alternative {an email that messed up everything for me today}

This email arrived today while I was browsing amazon.com looking for gifts for my family. Actually, I accidentally ended up looking at cool camera lenses for myself. (grovelling and sick confession) See, Amazon and everyone else in the consumer culture world are having these irresistible sales to kick off the shopping season. It’s Black Friday (Reminds me just now of the 80’s The Cure anthem:…

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[sarahneedsaplan]

Happy Mail

The landscape looks inviting when you look at it the right way. Ethan’s Advent Calendar by Lego is going to be a lot of fun to play with! I have a lot of ideas on what to do with it when it comes to pictures. Ethan is going to have fun, too, I think!

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