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Holiday Seasons – A Time for Giving and Remembering

Posted by Dario Lorenzo in Blog, charity on November 19, 2009

New Report Shows 49 Million Americans Struggle For Adequate Access To Food
Did you know that nearly 135,000 BC residents over the age of 25 are at or below LICO (Low Income Cut Off), which is $21,666?

(I say “over the age of 25″ to cancel out the teenagers working at McDonald’s and living at home.)

A $21,666 annual income is $10.40 per hour, by the way.

I want to bring up this fact because there is a program I hold dear to my heart.

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A Charity I Fully Stand Behind

Posted by Dario Lorenzo in Blog, charity on November 16, 2009

Family with Boxes of Clothing
A friend told me about this great charity a while back and I think it’s worthy of your consideration as well.

They’re called Kiva — which means “unity” in Swahili.

What they do is “micro-financing”… that’s when you make small business loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries with very low interest rates.

You may be thinking you can’t finance a small business, but you might be surprised.

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