Ever wonder how you can make a difference?

But you do not do anything? It could be because you do not know what to do.

First look at your own life and see what inspires you.

There are communities around the world that could use you.

Here are some inspiring organizations that started out as an idea. It started small. Then it grew, and grew until they are now making an impact. The list is long and mighty. However, I am only going to list a few here that I love. I will be adding as time goes on.

 My passion, my inspiration, what get’s me out of the bed in the morning are children. However, behind every child is their parents.  Mom and Dad’s are my spark of life. Why? Alone they can determain the outcome of a child. Regardless of financial background, or culture. Who they are, what they say, and most importantly the actions they take can determain a childs future. Children turn into adults and continue the legacy. What is the legacy you want to leave behind?

Oprah’s Angel Network

What started out as an inspiration from a little girl, Nora Gross- who was on her show and raised $1,000 in penny’s from her neighbors (and returned on Thanksgiving 2007 episode and has raised over 6 million dollars as a senior in college-see here: http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200709/20070904/slide_20070904_350_113.jhtml; and Nora Gross’ Charity, Common Cents at www.CommonCents.org), Oprah turned it into one of the largest charities in the world. Check it out here: http://www.oprah.com/uyl/uyl_landing.jhtml

If you are an educator: http://www.oprah.com/ophilanthropy/oambassadors/oambassadors_landing.jhtml

Oprah is looking for elementary and high school educators to join an inspiring new program called O Ambassadors. By becoming one of Oprah’s O Ambassadors, your students will learn about other children and families living in developing countries and discover that kids can make a difference in their own lives and someone else