I am so happy my fellow blogger friend Mrs. Weber's Neighborhood told me about this cause.   Operation: Kid Equip is a Michigan based program which is trying to raise funds to get books in the hands of homeless children.  Their goal is to raise $15,000 by August.  Did you know that there are 31,000 homeless children in the state of Michigan? 

The stats on the site are very eye-opening.  I had no idea there were so many children in the Kent County area!  Even if you don't have the funds to donate, please spread the word as much as you can!

Here are ways to help:

Tweet:

Help provide books to all of #Michigan’s homeless students with @OKE_News here: http://bit.ly/L1SHhu #OKEBooks

Or simply spread the word on Facebook.  Every little bit helps!

 

Cut-a-Thon: a great way to give back!

Yes, the holidays are for gift giving, but it is also a great time to give back as well.  Most people think of Toys for Tots (which is absolutely amazing!), but there are other local charities out there. 

If you are in the Grand Rapids area, make sure you check out a great event this Saturday (November 19th).  Ecouter Salon in Rockford is hosting a Cut-A-Thon .

You can get a haircut for $30 or if you donate 8" (or more!) of hair, you can get your cut for $15.  This is a great time to get a new 'do!  ALL proceeds go to a local Michigan organization called Children with Hairloss.  They raise money to help children with any type of medically related hair loss. 


If you aren't in the area, you can still help out on Twitter!  You can post about the event and using #CutAthon.