US Breast Cancer - you can help

[oggbashan]

I've been clicking on this site, and the associated sites for Hunger, Child Health and Literacy for a couple of years. It costs NOTHING to click but helps people in the US.

If I can do it from the UK, you can do it from the US or any other country.

Apologies if this breaches Lit's rules but they are worthwhile causes.

Og

WE NEED YOUR HELP! This May, we received one million clicks
LESS than a year ago. Tell 10 friends to tell 10 friends:
"I click on the pink button every day at The Breast Cancer
Site to fund mammograms for women in need. It's fast, free
and easy: Click and spread the word today!"

Dear Supporter,

Your friendly Wednesday reminder from The Breast Cancer Site:
Help save lives today with the gift of early detection!

Simply click the pink button at The Breast Cancer Site
to help provide free mammograms to underprivileged women.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/tpc/ERB_061610_BCS

 

[kimbalee]

I've been clicking on this site, and the associated sites for Hunger, Child Health and Literacy for a couple of years. It costs NOTHING to click but helps people in the US.

If I can do it from the UK, you can do it from the US or any other country.

Apologies if this breaches Lit's rules but they are worthwhile causes.

Og

WE NEED YOUR HELP! This May, we received one million clicks
LESS than a year ago. Tell 10 friends to tell 10 friends:
"I click on the pink button every day at The Breast Cancer
Site to fund mammograms for women in need. It's fast, free
and easy: Click and spread the word today!"

Dear Supporter,

Your friendly Wednesday reminder from The Breast Cancer Site:
Help save lives today with the gift of early detection!

Simply click the pink button at The Breast Cancer Site
to help provide free mammograms to underprivileged women.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/tpc/ERB_061610_BCS

clicked the pink button, and then clicked again for a free game. thanks, Ogg.

 

[driphoney]

I believe the hunger page helps those inside and outside of the US--as do many of the options supported on the Greater Good site by--and I put up a link once during the early Haiti situation (inside a thread.)

I do find it interesting that people, given the free option, tend to choose charities other than feeding a starving person or helping needy children. We actually discussed this site and that very topic in my sociology class. More people choose to click on Animal Rescue than human rescue. Not that I'm against helping animals, both of my dogs have been rescued, but still.

You can see how many clicks each topic garners by clicking on the Results tab in the left-hand column.

 

[kimbalee]

I believe the hunger page helps those inside and outside of the US--as do many of the options supported on the Greater Good site by--and I put up a link once during the early Haiti situation (inside a thread.)

I do find it interesting that people, given the free option, tend to choose charities other than feeding a starving person or helping needy children. We actually discussed this site and that very topic in my sociology class. More people choose to click on Animal Rescue than human rescue. Not that I'm against helping animals, both of my dogs have been rescued, but still.

You can see how many clicks each topic garners by clicking on the Results tab in the left-hand column.

I wonder why... more animals than humans? maybe because it is perceived that humans are better able/ more capable of helping themselves? I have to admit I am the opposite. I have never donated to animal charities, but always to ones that benefit people.

 

[driphoney]

I wonder why... more animals than humans? maybe because it is perceived that humans are better able/ more capable of helping themselves? I have to admit I am the opposite. I have never donated to animal charities, but always to ones that benefit people.

We drew no conclusions, just speculations (welcome to sociology!) other other than there's maybe more guilt and/or discomfort in seeing a starving child, or even thinking about one. This hunger and child site doesn't show those types of pictures though. I thought it was interesting that one of the child health organizations is Prosthetics Outreach Foundation. Also, many of the orgs receiving funds to feed are the same as those who receive for helping children, such as Mercy Corps.

I'm like you. Though I've gotten pets in all sorts of ways, from roaming strays (my dog Duchess whose picture I've posted here from time to time), to the county pound, no-kill shelters, divorcing "parents", etc., my cash always goes to human causes.

 

[Verdad]

Bump....

 

[oggbashan]

I click twice a day.

Once as Og, once as another non-lit email account.

I click on all the tabs except animal rescue.

Og