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Build/Make/Craft/Bake recently posted an interview with 7-year old Holden Lee...a kid breathing new breath into the ol' lemonade stand idea. With his mom as his business partner this mini-entrepreneur/philanthropist sells killer tees in his Etsy shop. The shirts cost around $18 and feature special creatures imagined up by Holden complete with their own unique bios...also created by the kid.

We love The Actors' Gang of Culver City, a troupe of performers dedicated to bringing high-quality theater to the community.

It's impossible to turn a blind eye to the recent Australian bush fires tragedy. Totally devastating the State of Victoria, wiping out whole towns, with a death toll exceeding 300, the relief and recovery of this disaster will cost an estimate of around $500 million.

Tuesday, February 24th families are invited to various IHOP restaurants nationwide to celebrate National Pancake Day. From 7-10am guests will be served up some piping hot, tasty flapjacks for a really great cause.

I'm completely enamored with the Obamas and basically they could say "cut off your toe" and I'd say "which one?" So, it's no surprise that I'm pretty psyched with President-elect Obama's Call to Service event happening on Monday, January 19th in honor of the Martin Luther King holiday.

One Voice a non profit organization whose mission it is to help "families living at poverty level within our community" is preparing for their annual Holiday Food Program Giveaway

Earlier this year the OLPC Organization and Amazon announced their future collaboration regarding the organization's "Give one, Get one" program.

When I was a teen my mother stressed, involved us in and made us aware of the importance of philanthropy namely community involvement. I was a certified coach for our local Special Olympics. I cleaned out my room and donated unused items to charities twice a year. She made sure I set aside a portion of my allowance to purchase toys for our local Toys for Tots program. I even helped package food items and clothing for the people in our community in need among many other opportunities.

The S.P.I.R.A.L. Foundation, Spinning Potential Into Resources and Love, is a non-profit organization operating in Nepal and Vietnam "inspired by the principle of "Aid from within the Country." And is one of my new favorite things. A friend of mine pointed this amazing organization out explaining that she gets most of her holiday shopping done by purchasing items from the organization's shop and feeling extra gooey inside knowing her consumerism is serving a higher purpose.

Tonight from 5-8pm mosey on down to your local Cold Stone Creamery and enjoy some free frozen sugary goodness on them.