Alive

Hey everyone who uses this blog, I need your help to keep this blog alive! With my very few page views I am debating deleting this blog. If you want this blog to stay alive and for me to keep posting, I need you to write in the comments od this post that you would like to keep this blog running. If I get at least one comment This blog will live on

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Music is Key

For some unknown reason music holds so much power and emotion. Many people can use music change their life and adapt to their surroundings, so today I bring you the ability to change lives through music!

Here are someways to use music to change lives:

When you give someone a beautiful song that reminds you of that person, it can mean so much. Beautiful songs that relate to us humans are like giant compliments, and to give someone the fact that a nice song reminds you of them can be so sweet and generous. It can truly make someone's day. So, if you notice a song that reminds you of someone who needs something to lift their spirits.

Write a song! Like I said above, songs hold so much power and to write one shows love and care. Writing a song for an individual person is beautiful and can make that person feel so warm inside. You can also sell your song on itunes if you want to raise money for someone.

Make someone a nice cd/playlist. A playlist for someone can be so sweet and they can listen to it while doing almost anything, it is a gift that can last for ages and can be used in so many different situations.

If you have any other music related ideas to change lives, please share them in the comments

Baking!

Baking, the classic way to make people feel better! Hey everyone, for today's suggestion on how to change lives in easy ways, you word is baking! Cooking food for someone in need or not in need is a very sweet thing to do that interacts with people directly. So, next time you find yourself bored in your living room, shuffle off to the kitchen and bake something for someone! That someone can be a neighbor, a friend, a family in the hospital, a homeless shelter, or even a homeless person sitting on the side of the road asking for money. Hand these people something scrumptious and it will help them in extreme ways. If your friends family is staying in the hospital, bring them a freshly baked pie to remind them of home. If your neighbors cat just passed away, bring them some cookies to sweeten their day. Food makes a difference and is easy to make!

Here are some food suggestions you should make for people:

Cookies
Pie
Lasagna
Bark
Salad
Hot Sandwich
Lemonade
Cider


PS: don't buy a pie or cookies from a grocery store, they only taste good when they are made from the heart. If you have a local bakery and you can't bake, get something there.

You are still welcome to submit your person of the month for April

Spice This Blog Up!

Hey everyone! I know it has been more than a week since I posted (I was on a trip) but now I am back! I have realized that this blog has such an extremely low amount of views. Yep, my fault I know, I need to post more and make this blog more entertaining and helpful. To do that I am going to add my experiences and what I see when people help each other. I would also love to add a "Person of the Month!" This person will be someone who helps others in outstanding ways and deserves to be honored.

You or someone you know could be "Person of the Month"!
To become person of the month you need to email me with a reason for why you or someone else should get this honor. I will choose someone who has done something outstandingly helpful. As Person of the Month you will be featured in a post, and your picture will be on the side of my blog for the entire month.

So, send in your April submissions.

Also, please tell your friends/family about this blog, I need your support to keep it up and running.

Ways to Fundraise #2

Fundraising #2

Surprise! I finally showed up with the next fundraising idea. This idea is absolutely perfect for all ages and all causes, here you go


Rubber bracelets! Yep, we all know them and love them but have you ever considered purchasing a large amount for a cause? They are a fun way for people to show that they support the cause and you can sell them to earn money for that cause.

Though this fundraising idea is short and simple, it can bring in the big bucks for your cause!

Here is a reliable site to purchase and customize these fantastic bracelets, if you have not hear of them than your missing out
http://www.reminderband.com/index.php

Have fun and make a difference!

Ways to Fund Raise #1

I decided to do a segment on creative ways to raise money for a charity or friend, so here is the first way.
This one I learned when I was in fifth grade.

Materials:
1. large empty water jug from one of the water dispensers at places like dentists offices or waiting rooms.
2. a large group of people, a class works great or an office.

What you do is you place the Jug in an easily accessible place where a large group of people can get to it. This is mainly for classrooms but I am sure you can adapt it to different settings. Tell of your students/friends that you are raising money for something. Educate them on what it is and have them make a label for the jug. Next, tell them that the jug will be used to collect change. Whenever a kid has spare change in their pocket they can put it into the jug. Set a goal to fill the entire jug with change and once they do, take them on a field trip or do a fun project. It is really fun for all of the kids to watch the change get larger and larger.

And that's it. My class was able to find a sponsor who said that they would match our classes donation. We filled two jugs with change and made $500 our sponsor matched it and we were able to send $1,000 to our charity (Malaria tents for people in Africa). It was incredible and went very well

Have fun and keep your eye out for the next few posts of fundraising ideas

-If you have any ideas, email me at graphicbirdie@gmail.com

Answer the Questions

A great way to help people is by answering their questions. Questions are a way for people to express concern and ask for help and you can easily do this online! A great website to do this is "Yahoo Answers" This website is fantastic and can really change lives. It is completely free and you get a yahoo account for email.

At Yahoo Answers answer the questions that help people, these tend to be in the health section, relationship section, and so on. Some people ask questions about mental health and even suicide, by answering them and showing them the beauties of life you can change there life. answer questions you have experience with, and questions that need support.

This is really fun way to spend an evening! Put your heart and soul into your answers, and make sure they are helpful

http://answers.yahoo.com/

-Happy Answering

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