I'm turning 27 on October 7!

This is why I care

The one thing I think about each year when my birthday rolls around is whether or not my life (and the past year) has had a positive impact on those around me.
If I've had a positive impact on you let me know and consider doing something intentional to have a positive impact on others. I've listed 5 things on this cause that make up my birthday wishlist for this year. Consider doing one of them and then let me know about it (or not). No need to make any donations via this cause*

1. Become a mentor ( http://www.bbbs.org , Kinship, Bolder Options)
2. Eat Fair Trade chocolate or give up chocolate for a year. http://bit.ly/lqC1R
3. Sponsor a child ( http://www.worldvision.org/ http://www.compassion.com )
4. Take a person in need out to a nice dinner or hold a banquet for a larger group http://bit.ly/2ytjsX
5. Loan money to someone through http://kiva.org



And if your not comfortable doing any of the things I listed pick something else: bike to work, donate blood, volunteer at a domestic abuse shelter, pay for the persons toll behind you, give all your money away, become an organ donor, adopt a child, give away your nicest coat and don't buy a new one, smile.


*P.S. Any Donations made through this cause to Cross Connections will go to fund to community projects I'm working on http://insidenorthside.org and the Northside Bike Project (but that's not the point of my wishlist, I just had to choose it to do the birthday cause thing).