So, I’m collecting a bunch of ways people are giving to Haiti  (see below… not sure what I’m going to do with this collection) and after talking with a friend  the other day about her dual donation to the Red Cross (both to Haiti and to local programs), I‘m interested to see where the trend I’ve seen for the past 12+ months of giving locally is going to go with all of this attention to Haiti… This is a sign at Dick’s Burgers near my house—they have a collection bin at every window of their walk up hamburger joint and the money usually goes to local charities and now they’ve shifted the money to Haiti but are keeping their donation amounts to local charities as well…

And Theo Chocolate (the coolest/ local chocolate shop on the West coast!) is now offering their amazing fair trade/organic/amazing chocolate bars (both milk and dark) for $4 and ALL $4 goes to CARE. Stock up for Valentine’s day or just because it is a great, meaningful purchase!