GottaLoveMom

UPDATE: Dec. 17, 2013 Our first fund-raising effort was a success! We collected over 10,000 pounds of clothing. The total funds raised = $3,260. For updates about this and future projects, please visit www.GottaSendHelp.org . --------------------- The Philippines has experienced multiple tragedies in the past few months: ·          Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda in November ·          7.2 earthquake in October ·          21-day siege in Zamboanga in September. Tens and thousands of people are homeless, injured, or dead. You've seen the photographs and videos of the devastation, and you want to help, but you may be reluctant to donate your hard earned money out of concern that it will not get to those who are in need of help.   You may have also heard that the US Assistance for International Development (USAID) has sent supplies,...

Photographer: Michael-Rex of Elaphance.com

There are various forms of exercise and walking is one of the ways you can be healthy - mind, body and soul. I love to walk. Walking is simple. A daily walk is one of the ingredients in my happy, simple life recipe. For 18 years, I've seen my elderly neighbor walk every single day. And it doesn't matter if she's walking by herself in the winter, spring, summer or fall. 

“My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?” ~ David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas What if you can make a difference in someone's life, or better yet, to millions of people, just by voting through Face Book?   I know what you're thinking, "It's another one of those Face Book voting awards!" However, this time, your vote will help bring more light to communities around the world, especially in the poor neighborhood. (photo credit: Michael-Rex of Elaphance.com ) We take for granted the luxuries we are blessed to have. Other families don't even have access to basic needs such as light. Illiac Diaz , a social entrepreneur, hopes to bring clean, affordable light to millions of homes in the Philippines and other under privileged areas using recycled plastic bottles. He's empowering people to create - be independent! Here's the article written by Fred Sam Lazaro as publ...

"Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?" "Who says I want to grow up?"