The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: donations

  • Two Very Special Books

    These books contain messages that every child needs to hear.

  • What NOT to Put in a Little Free Library

    You’d be surprised.

  • Books for Kids this Holiday Season

    Please share this with friends and family!

  • Idiotic Policies

    I had a weird conversation the other day with Bloodworks Northwest, my local blood bank. It seems that I can’t donate next time because if I do, I’ll have given blood more than 6 times in a 12 month period. Me: “Can’t you give blood every 8 weeks?” Them: “Yes.” Me: “6 x 8 is…

  • Saving the Animals of Fukushima

    On March 11, 2011, an earthquake struck off the coast of Japan near Honshu Island. This quake set off a tsunami of 45 foot high waves crashing into the Japanese coast, at the very site of a very badly built and poorly situated nuclear power plant in Fukushima. As you can well imagine, things went…

  • The Worst Urban Legend – Soda Can Tabs

    I saw it again the other day, and it made me so sad. A group was collecting soda can tabs because they honestly and genuinely and truly believed that this would help someone. I don’t know if they thought it would get someone time on a kidney dialysis machine, or defray the cost of chemotherapy…

  • Donating Yourself

    Times are tough and there’s so much need out there that it can be overwhelming. But it’s understandable when people can’t make financial donations. I for one am struggling to make ends meet. But there are so many other ways to help. Here are some ways you can give of yourself, show the world how…