Why Help Others?

I am writer and blogger Anne Sanders and I like to help people. Why? As a Christian, I know God calls us to help others: to love our brother, help our neighbor and carry each other's burdens. As a person, I have found that we all need help and we all need to help others.

What is Charity?

Perhaps you have learned that helping others is fun.  That’s what this website is about--hearts helping other hearts. Helping is a way of connecting with other people, some whom you will never see and others who will thank you with their words, smiles and hearts.

How to Make a Difference

If you like what you see, sign up in the column at the right to get a monthly email newsletter. I will include a blog just for my newsletter subscribers along with the latest ideas for helping others from my “Today’s Ways to Help.” It has immediate actions you can take to help others, from buying a bracelet that supports children’s health, to uploading a photo of yourself wearing a green scarf to support women’s rights in Afghanistan.

Inspiration

I've added a new feature called Inspiration in Action which is the story of an inspirational volunteer. Look for more Inspirations in Action, along with my inspirational quotes at the Inspiration tab above.

What's New

I just added a list of kid's service organizations to my Ways to Help Others tab above to give kids a chance to make a difference, too. I'm also adding a feature called retail charity which is like retail therapy but helps nonprofits. For now, check out my list of Christmas gifts that give.

Thanks for stopping by and God Bless,

Anne

"This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another." 1 John 3:11

 

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Happy 2013!

The new year is here! I've found thirteen ways to make the new year cheery and bright by living charitably, many without spending an extra dime (although one does cost a dime a day). My blog about living in 2013 is available above or you can find it here.

Today's Ways To Help

Every day there are ways to help others. Listed below are today’s ways. Ideas that will cost you nothing but time have an asterisk next to them.

*AbleBanking

Open a savings account with ableBanking and get $25 given to the charity of your choice and a quarter percent of your average balance once a year as well. They are an online bank with no fees so you will be saving money, too!

*SuperDonate

Did you know research projects need your computer down time? They do and they're willing to pay for it, pay a charity, that is. That's what SuperDonate does. While your computer is idle, SuperDonate uses it to solve problems and then gets money for charities for doing so. It's that easy, and free!

*We Give Books

We Give Books does just that. You read a book online, they give one to someone in need. It's that easy. It's meant to encourage reading to young children so get your kids or your friend's kids and start reading to them!

 

Smiling Lady