Finding Myself in a Charitable Mood

Last year, I was a poor country bumpkin and struggling to make ends meet. This year has been a time of brighter days. I can actually be a little charitable in fact. Instead of blowing money on silly things, I have donated to two worthwhile causes today. Check them out.

The first donation was to: The Public Clinic of Tilory, Haiti. From Dave's site, I pulled this: Tilory is a community of about 2,000 residents, located on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The village is extremely remote and difficult to access from the Haitian capital, and it is very difficult for Haitians to cross the border to access goods and services on the Dominican side, especially so in the past year due to political unrest and violence in Haiti. There is no electricity in Tilory, and the community has been in the process of building an aqueduct to bring clean water to its residents for several years. The people of Tilory, as in most of rural Haiti, live in extreme poverty. The lack of adequate health care means many common, easily curable diseases are allowed to go untreated. Much of the illness in the area is related to the lack of clean drinking water.

The second donation was to Mark's Charity: AIDS Arms, Inc. The purpose of AIDS Arms, Inc. is to assist individuals in accessing the healthcare, resources and support necessary to successfully manage the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS.

I feel better today. I have done a good deed. And my attention was a little less on myself today. Hallelujah!