A few years ago, students at Pilgrim were selling "Save Darfur" T-shirts and sweat-shirts, the proceeds of which were sent to the Red Cross and other organizations to help the victims of state sponsored violence...
In 2010 you could text in a $10 donation to help the survivors of a deadly earthquake in Haiti which claimed over 300,000 lives...
Last year there were numerous charity drives (even some here at Pilgrim) to support the survivors of the Tsunami which hit Japan killing almost 16,000 people...
In 2004 a Tsunami hit parts of India, East Asia, and Africa killing over 230,000 people... national fundraisers were put in place to help the affected areas...
What's the point??? "Causes" seem to last only so long as the news media covers the story... for example... haven't heard too much about Kony in the past few months have you??
Aside from these international news stories, there are a lot of local charities and organizations which operate without the aid of the news media or celebrity endorsements... and I"m always amazed at what people in our own community do to help others without ever seeking any fame or recognition...
So I'm curious as to what cause or organization you support or believe in... post a comment and let everyone know about your cause or charity, or anything you are involved in which helps the community in some way...