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www.freerice.com - Play educational games of different categories in order to donate rice to third world countries.
www.causeworld.com - Download an application to your phone where you collect virtual credit. That credit is then taken by the stores and donated to various causes.
www.goodsearch.com - Spend some time searching the web using this engine. You can select a charity that earns money for every search you do.
The Apple Project -
theappleproject.org
Take a look at a project involving volunteers that spend one hour per week online tutoring the English language to children in China over webcam.
SPEAK. ACT. NOW.
Members of Congress must hear from service-learning advocates NOW. Use your cell phone or the internet to tell elected officials about the impact of service-learning and the importance of Learn and Service America. You can email your Representative or Senator now. Go to www.house.gov or www.senate.gov in order to email. Use the talking points below. Afterwards, urge at least 5 other people to do the same.
As someone who believes in the power of youth engaged in service learning, I also ask you to support providing an additional $10 million for Learn and Serve America, a program administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This increase would provide a total of $50 million for Learn and Service America in FY11.
An additional $10 million makes it possible for 200,000 more young people to integrate service into their education, providing more than 8 million hours of service to their communities. In addition to providing grants for school and community-based programs, this increase provides the funds needed to implement programs to ensure more young people learn the habits of engaged learning and active citizenship at an early age.
This funding matters to me because it calls upon more school age youth to be active contributors to society, not just recipients of service. Learn and Serve America plays an important role in supporting them.
Thank you for your consideration.