Sweet Charity

Trying to rack up some good karma points? Giving a little bit goes a long way in my book. Beyond just writing out a check or pledging time, here are some other ideas:

Dining Out for Life - April 30th (TODAY!)
Eat at a restaurant and pay the bill (as you normally would...I hope), but 25-100% of the bill gets diverted to raising money for AIDS charities. You get a night on the town and a little bit o' satisfaction for your do-good-ness. Check out participating restaurants in your city.

eBay Giving Works
No idea this was even possible until Daniel posted an item on eBay and designated the proceeds to go to the Humane Society. If you are selling off all your belongings on eBay just to have rent, then probably not the way to go...unless you start a non-profit for yourself and divert all the eBay auctions to your new non-profit, you evil genius (this is illegal, by the way). If you have random items that will bring in more money in an online forum than the local thrift store then I think this is the way to max out your giving.

Local food bank donation
Food bank services are in high demand right now and are struggling to keep up. Check out to see what your local foodbank needs (my momma always likes to give pasta and jarred sauce, tuna, mac and cheese). Also lots of organizations (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, other do-gooders) run drives that will pick up the food on a set day from your porch. The National Association of Letter Carriers (a.k.a your mailman or woman - so you know they are going to be in your neck of the woods) is set to pick up goods on May 9th if left next to your mailbox.