Check back in April for new events, more charities, and plenty of social action opportunities...
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In our first social action event listing, it’s all about the dance-a-thon, with everything you need to sign up, enlist friends, and get moving!!
It’s Saturday night and your friend calls you up to see if you want to go out dancing. Of course, you think, who doesn’t love to dance?! “How about all night,” she asks, ‘at a dance-a-thon? It’s for a good cause.” Well then—who can say no to a good cause and having fun? Didn’t think so! So here’s a list of five great events that let you lend your feet this winter to help someone in need…
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The most interesting, iconic, and misunderstood of facial hair is raising money for children with cancer. Will you answer the call and grow a ‘stache?
Since the invention of shaving, one style of facial hair has eclipsed all others. From the waxed handle bar of Salvador Dali, to the rugged walrus of Tom Selleck, to the nose neighbor of Ned Flanders, mustaches are a cultural icon of masculinity. Now, the unrivaled power of upper lip follicle growth has been harnessed for the betterment of society though an organization known simply as Mustaches for Kids.
Mustaches for Kids is a brotherhood of volunteers who raise money for various children’s charities. With dozens of chapters throughout North America, M4K has raised nearly one million dollars for a variety of children’s groups. Each charity must be for the benefit of children. Mustaches for Kids started in Los Angeles in 1999. Its mission was simple: Have fun and do good. In the subsequent ten years, thousands of volunteers, or growers, have taken part to make the world a little better, if not a little hairier.
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In its first social action event, the VM team goes above and beyond its goal.
Speak up. Stop the stigma. Save lives.
The Vigilant Monkey recently raised over $1,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Out of the Darkness Community Walk in Long Island, NY, held at Old Westbury Gardens. It was an amazing, moving, and uplifting day that gave everyone in attendance a chance to honor the memory of loved ones lost and celebrate the work of the AFSP and those who have donated their time, money, and support.
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As the VM Team prepares to walk in the Out of the Darkness Community Walk, in Long Island, this Sunday, one walker remembers what it means for her.
The name “American Foundation for Suicide Prevention” elicits curious responses from people. I have heard almost every possible question regarding this organization. The goal of preventing suicide to some people seems abstract. I’ve had people say to me, “Who are you to tell someone whether or not they can kill themselves? What business is it of yours what they do with their lives?”
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VM joins the fight to end the silence and ignorance that continue to harm our perception of mental illnesses and ability to prevent more suicides.
On October 4, 2009, The Vigilant Monkey will join thousands of people nationwide in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's (AFSP) Out of the Darkness walks.
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VM sets out to give readers the resources they need to make a difference while getting active. And it'll all be just a click away...
With a department dedicated solely to social action organizations, causes, and events, VM intends to create an easy-to-access database of information to ensure you get out there and, well…do something. Making a difference is (literally) just a click away.
There are many ways to help, regardless of who you want to help and how you want to do it, and the Internet has made it easier than ever to make it all happen.
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