DMularFengShuiLifeBalance: Feeling Good by Doing Good.. (October Ideas)

October Tiny tips for Terrific Community and World Wellness. The first in a series of Feeling Good by Doing Good Brainstorming ideas. Please share comments or resources you have found with great ideas and hints for future months!

For October: The weather shifts from warm to cool of autumn.. Wellness is a gift that keeps a warm glow of giving, when shared with others leading up to the holidays. Got family coming for the holidays? A dear friend of mine donates at least a family vacation a year to building communities-- homes, hospitals and schools where needed.. There is much more we can do to create this warm glow of giving, and it starts in October, and can carry you through the new year.. This will be our Feng Shui Series of sort of "being" the change you want to see in the world, through tips and resources..

Get rid of what you don't want, to make room for what you do want.
What can you add to holiday traditions to give a warm and meaningful community glow?
Create a goal of gratitude to share and cultivate a feeling of community.
Create a tradition of meaning that extends your good will.

Our 8 year old and his neighbors are trick or treating for Unicef this year WITH their Halloween, because some kids don't have the health that they enjoy.
For Thanksgiving, our neighbor has a red wagon brigade to collect for the local soup kitchens who need more help and resources than ever in our area!
In preparation for the holidays, cleanout and donate to meaningful charities (local shelters, national or global agencies, Salvation Army) the clothing, blankets and housewares we do not use, to benefit those who do not have them.

Event Ideas and Community Resources:

October- ONE Campaign, Breast Cancer, Domestic Abuse Awareness, Unicef.

ONE Campaign to make Poverty History

Breast Cancer

Domestic Abuse Awareness -- Host a Community Shelter Day/Benefit.

SafeHorizons-- Virtual Shelter Tour/ Help Someone Feel Safe
Yvonne LaRose -- Educator on Domestic Violence.

Unicef -- Good potential ideas during Trick Or Treat OR check out eCards.

6 cents provides water for a thirsty child
$1 can provide immunization for a kid, preventing measles for life
$2 provides nutrition to three hungry kids
$17 can provide immunization for one child for life against the top six child-killing diseases: measles, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and tuberculosi
$52 can provide 2 micro-filters supplying safe needed drinking water to large families or school
$100 can vaccinate 200 children against polio
$150 can provide 2,500 packets of Oral Rehydration Salts to help save the lives of children suffering from diarrheal dehydration due to drinking contaminated water
$176 buys school supplies for 80 kids
$318 can provide a hot air sterilizer for sterilizing medical instruments
$450 can supply warm blankets for 150 children in an emergency
$581 can provide a Supplementary Dry Feeding kit that can feed 500 moderately malnourished children
$750 can buy a sturdy tent for emergency shelter for a family
$880 can supply 5 “School-in-a-Box” kits of educational materials for a teacher & 80 children.