this is the garden page
"it suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the earth. i put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet earth. i didn’t feel like a giant. i felt very, very small." -neil armstrong
i am not the best petunia-grower, but here are some charities that i think are incredible and add life to this earth….(fyi: many organizations listed are affiliated with a specific religion, but their reach is global….also this list is constantly expanding so check back often and send me your suggestions!)
a home within * the aaron diamond aids research center * action against hunger * the acumen fund * the aims project * a.j. muste memorial institute * american jewish world service * the american liver foundation * amnesty international * animal welfare institute * any soldier * asha for education * asian law caucus * the brain tumor society * camfed * care2 * center for law and education * central park conservancy * child find of america * children of south africa * circle of health international * college summit * common ground * the conservation fund * conservation international * creative seeds * the cystic fibrosis foundation * devereaux foundation * doctors without borders * dogs for the deaf * donors choose * east harlem tutorial project * education alliance on the lower east side * feel your boobies * first nations development institute * fisher center for alzheimer’s research foundation * food research and action center * foundation for the national institutes of health * free the children * friends for peace * gilda’s club * give kids the world * grounds for health * heifer international * himalayan cataract project * holy apostles soup kitchen * human rights watch * international rescue committee * jcca: jewish child care association * the jeffrey modell foundation * kiva * lambda legal * the leukemia & lymphoma society * locks of love * making memories breast cancer foundation * the marla bennett and ben blutstein scholarship fund * mesothelioma applied research foundation * national alliance to end homelessness * the national center for victims of crime * national spinal cord injury association * the natural resources defense council * the nature conservancy * new york cares * new york restoration project * next generation nepal * one acre fund * oxfam international * parkinson’s disease foundation * partners in health * prospect park alliance * ramana’s garden * riverkeeper * robin hood foundation * save darfur coalition * the sentencing project * the shade tree * share our strength * six degrees * smile train * stand up to cancer * stockings with care * team hole in the wall * trees for life * umbrella nepal * union of concerned scientists * university settlement * the v foundation * vday * wildlife conservation society * women in need * world wildlife fund * young survival coalition * 52nd street project
here are some links to incredible places where i like to dig with my brain…
my nephew luke * freecycle * yul brynner * etsy * milton * dig in
