'Tis the Season for Giving!

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Every year Alan and I (and DrGreene.com) give to a number of non-profit organizations. We're very involved with several of them. In fact between the two of us we sit on the board of five non-profit organizations.

Throughout the year many of our Invited Guest Bloggers here on DrGreene.com Perspectives blog also have strong non-profit ties. This year we've decided to end the year by giving some of them the opportunity to share their favorite cause with you.

Vitamin Angels
Feeding America
Food, Family, Farming Foundation
Healthy Child Healthy World
Operation Smile / Spontaneous Smiley
Allergy Kids Foundation
The Organic Center

After you read their stories, you may want to give directly, but there is another way you can lend support. Simply leave a comment on the blog post for any of the charities that you'd like to support. At noon PT on Dec. 31, 2009 the post with the most comments* will be given $1,000 from DrGreene.com.

* If there is a tie the gift will be divided equally between the winning charities.

* Comments from Dr. Greene and me will not be counted in the winning total.

* We encourage people to make as many positive comments as they would like, but only one comment per person will be counted.

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December 21, 2009
Note: This Perspectives Blog post is written by a Guest Blogger of DrGreene.com and is provided in order to offer a variety of thoughtful points of view. The opinions expressed on this Perspectives Blog post do not reflect the opinions of Dr. Greene or DrGreene.com. As such, Dr. Greene and DrGreene.com are not responsible for the accuracy of the information supplied. This post is used under Creative Commons License CC BY-ND 3.0.
 
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Anonymous's picture
Michelle Vonder Meu

Reading Robyn O'Brien's book

Reading Robyn O'Brien's book has really opened my eyes to our tainted food supply and what I can do to better care for my family. This book has changed my life and many of my friends who have also changed the foods they choose to eat. Increased awareness is the key to making a difference. Thank you!!!
Anonymous's picture
Chelsea

I vote for Healthy Child,

I vote for Healthy Child, Healthy World
Anonymous's picture
Glen

"I vote Vitamin Angels!"

"I vote Vitamin Angels!"
Anonymous's picture
tuan

I vote for Operationsmile.

I vote for Operationsmile.
Anonymous's picture
Catrina Vonder Meulen

I vote for Robyn O'Brien and

I vote for Robyn O'Brien and her work for Allergy Kids.
Anonymous's picture
Marti

I can't say enough about

I can't say enough about Healthy Child, Healthy World. I have been an advocate for years because I believe parents need to know the dangers that household chemicals pose to those precious little ones. That is exactly what Healthy Child Healthy World does...and very well, I might add.
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Lisa Borden

Each one of these

Each one of these organizations is worthy supporting...I find it difficult to have to choose and believe each should be rewarded financially and be supported by all of us! As a mother of 3, one with severe allergies, and someone who spends a lot of time advocating for safer food, I personally have connected to Robyn O'Brien's work and I do believe that our eating habits and attitudes are ultimately connected to healthier people, and a healthier world. Go Allergy Kids Fouondation Go! If our kids could talk, they would tell us to do something!! Take Action!
Anonymous's picture
Christine

I vote Healthy Child, Healthy

I vote Healthy Child, Healthy World
Anonymous's picture
Brittany

I vote Vitamin Angels!!

I vote Vitamin Angels!!
Anonymous's picture
Seleyn DeYarus

I am a huge fan of

I am a huge fan of AllergyKids! How extremely significant the work is to alert families to the hidden toxins in our food supply - especially impactful to children's developing bodies. We all know that the rate of autism, allergies, ADHD, diabetes, obesity and cancer are rising rapidly in young children. And it is not a stretch to realize food is a major culprit. In The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It, Robyn tells the disturbing truth about what the politics of big business and a willing government can do to serve up genetically modified, chemical laden food and use our children and ourselves as unsuspecting guinea pigs. It is so vital for the work of AllergyKids to reach all families in this country and by so doing encourage us all to stand up and say enough. We deserve the same quality of food that children in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Russia and Japan receive. I applaud the courage and commitment of Robyn and AllergyKids Foundation to help bring change.
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Paul Vonder Meulen

I vote for Allergy Kids. To

I vote for Allergy Kids. To me there is nothing more important than our children. Since the early 90's our children have been subject to increased vaccinations and our ever changing food supply with untested genetically modified foods. Our children are paying the price with increases in allergies, asthma, ADHD, Autism, cancers, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. etc. Robyn at AllergyKids has found the courage to stand up to the Big Pharma, Big Agri, and Big Chemical interests and tell the truth. Allergykids has saved lives and as the truth spreads more lives will be saved.
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admin

Note: You are not limited

Note: You are not limited with showing your support for only one cause. Only one comment per charity will be counted, but you may support all of them if you'd like.
Anonymous's picture
Alicia [The Soft Landing]

What a wonderful Christmas

What a wonderful Christmas gift! While I love, love, love Healthy Child Healthy World, I was also deeply touched by the Feeding America presentation showing children starving in our own country and I felt desparate to help. So I have to cast my vote for them this time. Thank you, Dr. Greene!