Over at View from the Corner, Mary is planning to run the Chicago marathon, and raising money for charity in the process. Her charity is the Union League Boys and Girls Club, and it looks like they do some good stuff.
If you've got some disposable income burning a hole in your pocket, and want to support a worthy cause, consider donating via her page, and doing two good deeds with one contribution.
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“While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.” -Chinua Achebe
"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving individuals. We all must work for our own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity." -Marie Curie
For the past few months I've been following The Givewell Blog. Here's a recent post, Why are we always criticizing charities?:
Phillip Reese and Andrew McIntosh of the Sacramento Bee report:
Thanks for the link! Really, I didn't think anyone was going to know I'd started up again, but since I'm pretty sure everyone not related to me who ever read my blog, reads yours, I think they will now. This honestly made my day.