Please Help The Salvation Army

My sisters are in the process of kicking off a non-profit organization the purpose of which is to help raise money for other non-profit groups and to provide scholarships for those who wish to become firefighters to help pay their way through the fire academies. The group is called Chadderbox and is named for my brother-in-law, Chad Wessels, who was a firefighter killed in the line of duty a few years ago. Chad was the kind of guy who never met a stranger and liked to chat with everyone he met, thus the name "Chadderbox."

Much to my shame, their website at www.chadderbox.org is showing GoDaddy's domain parking page. Click on the link anyway, by the time you read this it might be up and running.

Thankfully, my lack of attention to the web site has not stopped me nor the other members of Chadderbox from fulfulling the mission to raise money for other non-profit organizations. 'Tis the season for the Salvation Army's kettle campaign and the Chadderbox folks have set a goal to raise $10,000 for the Salvation Army during the holiday season, and we need your help. Please consider donating to this worthy organization. I know how busy The Salvation Army was in Texas assisting those affected by hurricane Ike this past fall and I'm sure they'd like to be ready to help with disaster relief again when the time comes. Please click on the link below and give what you can. Thank you!

By the way, the web geek in me loves the Salvation Army's web site. It was very easy to set this campaign up, join, and create the widget which generates the link above. They are very web savvy. Hats off to them for making it easy and fun to help.

Extreme Generosity

Despite vows of poverty, they’re millionaire monks Wisconsin monastery sells printer products online; profits go to charity

Here's a group of men who have taken vows of poverty, yet still run over a million dollars in annual sales with their on-line company - with all money over what they need to run their monastery going to charity.

It's not the "most profitable" business model money-wise, but it's cool enough that I think I'm going to buy my ink from them.

http://lazermonks.com/

Charities We Support

Here's the list of charities we support. I invite you to check out their web sites and learn if there are any you'd also like to help:

• 100 Club
  Local clubs nation-wide. Check the web page for one near you.


• American Cancer Society
  PO Box 149186
  Austin, TX 78714


• American Diabetes Association
  PO Box 1834
  Merrifield, VA 22116


• American Heart Association
  PO Box 143089
  Austin, TX 78714
  
  Even better than donations, learn CPR! Find a class near you.


• American Legion
  P.O. Box 1055
  Indianapolis, IN 46206


• American Lung Association
  PO Box 7001
  Alberta Lea, MN 56007


• The ALS Association
  PO Box 8925
  Pueblo, CO 81008


• Cal Farley's Boys Ranch
  PO Box 1890
  Amarillo, TX 79105


• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  6531 Arlington Dr.
  Bethesda, MD 20814


• Disabled American Veterans
  PO Box 14301
  Cincinnati, OH 45205


• Girls and Boys Town
  PO Box 6000
  Boystown, NE 68010


• Habitat for Humanity
  PO Box 1167
  Americus, GA 31709


• Hunter Topping Second Chance Scholarship
  608 East Prairie Ronde
  Dowagiac, MI 49047


• The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  PO Box 8925
  Pueblo, CO 81008


• March of Dimes
  PO Box 226585
  Dallas, TX 75222


• Muscular Dystrophy Association
  PO Box 79069
  Phoenix, AZ 85062


• National Muscular Sclerosis Society
  PO Box 816148
  Dallas, TX 75381


• National Wildlife Federation
  PO Box 1637
  Merrifield, VA 22116


• Operation Smile
  6435 Tidewater Dr.
  Norfolk, VA 23509


• Paralyzed Veterans of America
  7 Mill Brook Rd.
  Wilton, NH 03086


• Shriner's Hospital
  PO Box 1510
  Ranson, WV 25438


• The Smile Train
  PO Box 96231
  Washington, DC 20090


• Special Olympics
  PO Box 143806
  Austin, TX 78714


• St. Josephs Indian School
  PO Box 200
  Chamberlain, SD 57325


• St. Jude Hospital
  PO Box 50
  Memphis, TN 38101


• Toys for Tots
  PO Box 227
  Quantico, VA 22134


• Veterans of Foreign Wars
  PO Box 8942
  Topeka, KS 66608


• Warrior Weekend
  31768 Legion Road
  Millsboro, DE 19966