Change the World Monday

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Today, is the final day of this year's Great Backyard Bird Count. Spend 15 minutes with your kids counting and identifying the birds you see. It helps scientists track migrations, population, and determine whether climate changes are affecting the birds. Submit your list here.

Through February 14, Kroger will be donating a jar of peanut butter for every person who likes the Second Harvest Food Bank's Facebook page. So help us collect peanut butter for Second Harvest Food bank by liking the page, or by dropping off peanut butter donations at a local Kroger Store, Second Harvest, or the Mix 92.9 studio, 504 Rosedale Ave.

The Pencil Foundation helps local schools get the materials and the volunteer help they need, to give our local kids a better education. You can donate school supplies, or just donate a little time to read to a class once a week. Make your lunchtime really count! Read more

What are you actually doing online? Welcome to a website you can spend time on and actually change something for the better. Use the site to read about something positive, get connected to a charity or share your own story about something or someone you're passionate about helping.

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" Each year, we answer by coming together on the King Holiday to serve our neighbors and communities.
Find Ways To Help in your area. Or, read about the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.

How about changing YOUR world this week? Learn how to take better care of yourself, and everyone around you will benefit.

If you're alone this Christmas, instead of sitting around feeling sorry for yourself, psychologists recommend you help someone, to lift your spirits.

Help local women get lives back on track by buying Thistle Farms products
Fight Hunger with purchases from this site
Buy Fair Trades Goods to help women in Asia, Africa and the Americas. 
Buy beautiful candles t

Adopt a US Soldier - Connects supportive Americans...-www.adoptaussoldier.org
Supporting Our Troops - How to find a soldier to write to ...

The Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive is its biggest fundraiser of the year. Your donations help them pay for gifts, food and clothes for needy children and families at Christmas, as well as programs year-round, including the Food Pantry, Emergency Bill assistance, and a shelter for women and children.