A local mom has entered a contest to try to make the world more fun, by providing Birthday Party packs to local children coming through the Marion House soup kitchen, which is a block from our office in Colorado Springs. These are kids whose birthdays often go largely uncelebrated due to family financial circumstances, over which they have no control.

Her idea has made the top 10.... And has gone out for a vote.  The idea form these top 10 that gets the most votes will win the supplies and cash to put their idea in motion.  The person who enters the idea will also win cash, and this lady has said she will also donate her winnings to the soup kitchen (where her husband is the director).

It's a great idea, and the soup kitchen involved is an incredible organization, and well worth your vote. So please click and vote:

http://story.maketheworldmorefun.com/blog/storyfinalist-8

I'm a well-meaning person, I want to save the world as much as the next guy.  But generally I just don't act as much as I should or want to in the philanthropic arena. somehow I get lazy, and my good intentions just don't make it to reality as often as I'd like.

That said, there are a few small steps I do regularly:   1)  I volunteer at the Zoo (if you can't show kids the world, bring the world to the kids),   2) I give blood as often as I can,   3) I vote in every election, no matter how small. 

So, what do you do to save the world that you're passionate or adamant or just plain ritualistic about?