Another nice idea to give back to the men and women that serve us everyday! This time, the collective service efforts help to create exactly what the program aims for "an atmosphere of "shared service" and a WWII sense of 'all give some' ".
Showing posts with label Americans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Americans. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The tables have turned with "Operation Honor Cards" - this time, Americans perform service in honor of military families and veterans
Operation Honor Cards is just that, an operation, but its not meant to be carried out by our service men and women. Instead, this operation is to be carried out by everyday Americans who want to honor military families and veterans. Operation Honor Cards is the joint project of numerous organizations - Blue Star Families,
the American Red Cross, ServiceNation: Mission Serve, the Points of Light Institute, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Corporation for National and Community Service, Joining Forces, and the
Department of Defense. The way it works is Operation Honor Cards collects and tracks
Honor Pledges of community service and/or physical "Honor Cards". The cards collected will be displayed in Washington D.C., military
bases, and other public venues. To find out more click here or use the widget below to make your pledge.
Another nice idea to give back to the men and women that serve us everyday! This time, the collective service efforts help to create exactly what the program aims for "an atmosphere of "shared service" and a WWII sense of 'all give some' ".
Another nice idea to give back to the men and women that serve us everyday! This time, the collective service efforts help to create exactly what the program aims for "an atmosphere of "shared service" and a WWII sense of 'all give some' ".
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Starbucks and the Opportunity Finance Network partner to "Create Jobs for USA"
Ever wondered what you could do to help put Americans back to work? Well Starbucks Coffee and the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) have thought of one great way that you can. Purchase an "indivisible" wristband for a minimum of $5 in one of Starbuck's company-operated stores or online at createjobsforUSA.org and 100% of your money will go towards the "Create Jobs for USA Fund" at OFN. OFN will award these funds to
community development financial institutions (CDFIs) that help finance
community businesses.
Definitely a great partnership that will help address one of this issues contributing to unemployment in this economy - lack of banks lending to small businesses. Americans can feel good about contributing because that small amount can really help create and sustain local jobs. We won't know the true impact of the program for a while but in the meantime, check out success stories on createjobsforUSA.org.
Definitely a great partnership that will help address one of this issues contributing to unemployment in this economy - lack of banks lending to small businesses. Americans can feel good about contributing because that small amount can really help create and sustain local jobs. We won't know the true impact of the program for a while but in the meantime, check out success stories on createjobsforUSA.org.
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