The Global Knitting Coalition will begin as a group of knitters in Lexington, KY, who want to use their skills to help those in need. Among the primary products will be stuffed animals to be sent to hospitals in teh Near East, where young patients are given an animal during their stay but are not allowed to take it home because of an inadequate supply. Also created will be scarves and hats for donation to both local and international centers for relief, such as battered women's shelters and orphanages.

Last summer I attended a rock concert in New York City by the band Dispatch. It was a beneift concert for Zimbabwe relief. I was inspired to do something that would impact the people of Zimbabwe in some way. I contaced the band following the concert and asked for the names of organizations involved in the relief effort. They put me in touch with US-Africa Children's Fellowship based in Brooklyn, NY. The organization explained to me that many times the children in Zimbabwe do not participate in sports for fear of ripping the one school uniform that they own.

This is a project started by my high school Anatomy teacher. Our goal, is to inform people about organ donations. Did you know 19 people die each and every day while waiting for an organ transplant? We want to lower that number. We are presenting our first few projects in the next two weeks. Our target is ultimately teenagers, around the time they receive their license. We need to inform everyone that signing their name on the back of their license just isn't enough. We are selling wristbands to raise profits for this cause. Wrist bands can be purchased.

I work with the Rio District Boys and Girls Club After School Programs, and we have put together 300 students together who show an interest in the music arts! Every student was accepted and they could choose Choir, Orchestra, or both. The students after school programs involved academic and enrichment programs and receive the arts all at no cost to the parents. This program is especially important to me because there are so many underprivileged children in my community.

Source: http://www.mountainfund.org The Facts: The world's mountains cover about one-fourth of the planet's land surface and are home to 10 percent of its population. They are a sanctuary for an extraordinary web of plant and animal life and a source of water for all of the world's major rivers. Yet mountain people, the guardians of these valuable mountain resources, are among the world's poorest, hungriest and most marginalized populations.