Sacramento Planned Parenthood Capitol Day 2011!

Show your support and stand with Planned Parenthood by joining California in Sacramento for Planned Parenthood Capitol Day 2011!

Last year over 900 Planned Parenthood supporters, staff, parents and teens gathered in Sacramento to raise their voices in support of Planned Parenthood. Are you ready to join us this year?

Sign up now! Participation includes a free t-shirt and bag, free lunch, and more importantly the opportunity to make a difference for reproductive health care in California. Make friends and meet people from across the state - participate in the education workshops! 

Planned Parenthood Capitol Day is the perfect opportunity to talk with legislators about the many preventive health care services offered by Planned Parenthood and issues important to Californians.

When: 9am-3pm Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Where: Sacramento, CA

Transportation: Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from Capitol Day. Street parking is available around the Capitol with the purchase of a parking pass (use green kiosks). The nearest parking garage is located on 10th and L Streets (enter on 10th Street). Bus and light rail stops are within walking distance. If you need financial assistance with transportation please contact us immediately.

To register, email or call the number below before April 22nd.

Contact:  sacramentopa@ppmarmonte.org or 916-325-1730

The Veterans Site: Join Us In A Worthy Cause

As a veteran and as a teacher of Humanities, I have come to realize over the long years of my working life that I am my brother’s keeper.  I have a duty to my fellow human beings, not because of any law, but out of human compassion.  Meaning arises not from what I have, but from what I do and what I have done in my life for others.  There is enough suffering in the world.  It is something we are all familiar with, something none of us escapes.  The struggle is, and always has been, to find the meaning in it all.

It is my contention that meaning comes from the experience of facing suffering – our own or someone else’s – naming it, trying to understand how it came about, thinking of possible solutions and then acting upon those ideas to see how they work.  In the case of this effort at The Veterans Site, the name of the problem is homelessness.  Its causes for veterans are many and are beyond our control in the immediate moment, but we have come up with this unique solution to the immediate problem of hunger for those veterans who find themselves homeless on the streets of our cities.

We have established relationships with programs around the nation who are directly involved with homeless veterans, and with sponsors who are willing to support the financial end of our efforts to make healthy meals available to them on a daily basis.  All that remains is your desire to help, and a daily visit to this site to hit the donation button, which will generate the financial support from our sponsors.

It is a simple as that, and as effective.  This small action on your part, backed by your desire to help veterans in need, will have direct, positive implications in the lives of our veteran brothers and sisters.

Please join us in this effort to make a small but meaningful difference in the lives of homeless veterans.  In helping others we help ourselves.  That’s the economy of charity.  It is in the giving that we receive.  It is in serving others that we find deeper meaning in our own lives and in the lives of those we serve.

Mother's Day Gifts Are Just A Click Away!

Mother's Day is coming up and I have found a few places to get her that special gift. All the driving and shopping is done for you all you have to do is click on the link to her favorite shop below. Shopping for Mother's Day has never been easier, the links will take you directly to the website where you can place your order and have your gift delivered right to Mom. This year's best selling gift is a Dozen Roses available at Amazon.com, and of course you will find that link below as well. So don't forget Mom this Mother's Day and with most of the gift buying already done for you that shouldn't be a problem. I hope this helps and that all of you have a wonderful Mother's Day!

• Pro Flowers

• Perfume.com

• Shari's Berries

• Barnes & Noble

Cherry Moon Farms

Your Actions Fund Meals For Homeless & Hungry Veterans

Thank you for clicking! Your click helped a homeless and hungry veteran get a free meal.

When you click, we display ads from our site sponsors. 100% of the money from these ads go to our charity partners, who fund programs to provide meals for veterans in need.

Please tell your friends!

 

Today, you and others have generated the value of 484 meals for homeless and hungry veterans and their families. Thank you!