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Poverty – Blog Action Day 2008

tacogirl — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:42:00 +0000

How many of you have ever been really hungry?
Do you remember feeling the pangs in your stomach associated with hunger? Imagine growing up poor and living through that daily.

Most of the kids attending Holy Cross Anglican School come from disadvantaged homes and know what it is like to go hungry.

Starting a feeding program was recognized as a much needed thing after a height weight study done by Nurse Heather during the first year Holy Cross was opened. She discovered that the majority of the students at the time fell on or below the 25th percentile compared to other children in their age and ethnic group.

At Holy Cross School they are given a healthy breakfast, a fruit snack mid-morning and a balanced lunch. The school feeding program is completely funded by donations. The school fully recognizes that proper nutrition and good health are a strong stepping stone to educational success.

If you would like to help support the school feeding program please email me at the one listed in my profile to find out how.

Please check out these other posts on blog action day - Holy Cross School, Life’s a Beach, Carbunkle Trumpet, Island Life and 88 Ways to Do Something About Poverty.

Miss Rosalie and her wonderful kitchen staff serving up watermelon

Today’s lunch – juice – chicken and rice and beans

Yum

Kids enjoying lunch

Lunchtime

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Blog action day

tacogirl — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:08:00 +0000

On October 15, 2008 thousands of bloggers across the globe will take to their keyboards and join in an online revolution: to open up a global dialogue about poverty. There is not one of us who has not witnessed or been touched by poverty in some way. This is Blog Action Day 2008.

This is your change to speak on this important issue, raise awareness and start a discussion through your blog. Writers, photographers, podcasters and videographers! This is your call to action.

What Can One Person Do? Poverty is not only a pressing issue, it is a complex one. It’s easy to think that there isn’t much an individual can do. Fortunately this isn’t the case at all. With activities ranging from advocacy and professional contribution to charity and financing, there is in fact many ways that we can act.

You can find a range of resources about poverty, about what the average person can do as well as dozens of post suggestions and ideas in their Resources section.

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Appreciating Our Environment

tacogirl — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:58:00 +0000

Today October 15th is Blog Action Day, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind. In 2007 the issue is the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim is to get everyone talking towards a better future.

Off to Tai Chi class will finish blogging when I return.

Environment: ecology, the air. water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time.

One of the things I try to convey in my blog through writing about daily life on Ambergris Caye Island and use of pictures is how environment affects our state of being. It is pretty hard to be in a bad mood when you step out the door and are greeted by palm trees and the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea. Smiling faces seen as you walk down the street are a testament that the beauty of San Pedro has charmed the hearts of many. If you could set up an environment appreciation meter here I bet it would be off the chart.

Boy playing in the water

Down Town San Pedro

Water and sky colors often makes us feel like we live in a painting

Strolling on the beach

Blue water

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