BHT Gives - and you can too!
These are some ways that we are Giving....


The 12 for 12 Challenge
The concept is simple:
  • 12 months of the year
  • 12 charities, 1 chosen monthly
  • 1200 people 
  • $10 donation per person, per charity, each month for 12 months, a total of just $120 per person over the year
  • The goal is $12,000 per charity, $144,000 raised overall by December 31st, 2009

    The hope is that by keeping the donation amount small but the donating numbers high, the 12for12k challenge will not only be simple, but doable. $10 per month should be an easy amount for most people to give. One less beer; one less pizza; one less magazine - is it too much to ask for so little that can benefit so many?   Let's make history together.

KIVA

We want to let you all know about a cool non-profit that is doing great things: Kiva.org

Kiva.org allows individuals to make $25 loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). By doing so, individuals like you provide affordable working capital for the poor (money to buy a sewing machine, livestock, etc.), empowering them to earn their way out of poverty. 

It's a new, direct and sustainable way to fight global poverty.  The way we see it, we get a higher return on a minimum of a $25 loan helping someone build a future for themselves than the interest that our checking account pays.  Giving enriches the soul!

Anyway, if you have a minute, please check out the site: http://kiva.org.  If you need more "reputable" validation than my recommendation :), know that they have received great press in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to NPR to BusinessWeek.

BHT gives 10% of all profits from our shopping cart to charities like this one!  Please join us in the art of giving by following your heart to the charity or cause of your choice!

 

                                   


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