ALF Contest for Suicide Prevention

It’s National Suicide Prevention Week! I’m having a little contest and giving away one of my little desktop buddies. I have this vintage clip on ALF figurine that I am giving away.

The next 10 people who donate to the Living Philanthropic featured charity American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on Crowdrise will be entered to win! You have a 1 in 10 chance to win this awesome little dude, perfect for that ALF fan in your family.

Also, your donation will be matched by TWO donors, so everyone is a winner!

Let’s make it happen! http://www.crowdrise.com/LP-AFSP

If you don’t know who ALF is, hmm… Go watch some episodes on HULU. It’s awesomely 80s!

National Suicide Prevention Week

Today is the start of National Suicide Prevention Week  and it culminates with World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10. Here is some tips to celebrate raise awareness and get involved.

Step 1: Please watch this video

Step 2: Donate $10 to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. If you donate at http://crowdrise.com/lp-afsp it will be matched by TWO matching donors arranged by Living Philanthropic! (for the first $1,000 in donations)

Step 3: If you have lost a loved one to suicide, please know you are not alone. For resources visit www.afsp.org/survivingsuicideloss

Step 4: Join AFSP’s Field Advocate Program and work with the Foundation to make suicide prevention a national priority. Click here to sign up to be an advocate.

Step 5: Register for an Out of the Darkness Community Walk at OutOfTheDarkness.org. AFSP will be holding more than 250 community walks across the country to raise funds and awareness for suicide prevention.

Step 6: Ask a friend to match your action. Tweet it, Facebook it, Email it, Text it, Send it with love.

August Recap! + September Featured Charity!

August was a great month for Stand Up to Cancer! With your help and the lovely support of our anonymous donor CYPHER and State Farm’s Go To Bat Program, we collectively raised $2,861 for Stand Up To Cancer! That’s Super Amazing! 

And now we have the opportunity to do it all over again!

Living Philanthropic is proud to announce that the featured charity for September 2011 is American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. I am also proud to announce that we have an anonymous matching donor (CYPHER) for this month who will be matching the first $1,000 in donations made to the Crowdrise Team page. Plus, there will also be a $1K donation from State Farm’s Go To Bat program!

This is an amazing opportunity to triple your impact, turn your $10 contribution into a $30 donation!

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) was founded in 1987 by a group of experts on suicide  who wanted to create a organization to fund research in suicide prevention 

Education and research about depression  and suicide are fundamental to the AFSP purpose. Grant awards are given to those involved in suicide research. A current campaign to increase suicide awareness is a public service announcement called “Suicide Shouldn’t be a Secret”. Annual walks called “Out of the Darkness” raise funds for suicide prevention efforts and research.

AFSP has a number of suicide prevention programs aimed at various populations such as teenagers, and college students, people in medical professions, and other high-risk groups. http://www.afsp.org

Want to be a guest blogger of Living Philanthropic? 

Join the team and donate to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at: http://crowdrise.com/LP-AFSP & submit your blog post about why you made a contribution or share your story here: http://bit.ly/lp-blogger

Living Philanthropic was founded in April 2010 as one man’s mission to give to charity everyday for a year. This mission is built on a belief that you don’t have to be rich in dollars to make a difference; you only need to be rich in spirit. After completing his 365 day mission, the spirit of giving everyday carries on through his friends and in his mission to continue his micro-philanthropy for a second year. For more information, please visit: www.livingphilanthropic.com

Day 29: Laura Twirls Suicide Awareness Foundation

Today I am making a small donation to the Laura Twirls Suicide Awareness Foundation, The Laura Twirls Suicide Awareness Foundation was created by the family and friends of Laura Maceika. Laura Maceika, was a talented dancer who worked with my friend’s at Chicago Dance Crash, Laura sadly departed us on May 9, 2009. 

In addition, to my small donation, I will be donating my time and services to Diceworks: a benefit for the Laura Twirls foundation. Diceworks is a 4 night benefit perfomance at Angel Island Theatre (May 21-22 & 29-30 at 10PM). Chicago Dance Crash writer Michael Dice Jr. dusts off a bunch of old, dated work and brings together a crowd of old friends for a night of short plays, monologues, readings, songs, and all around good cheer! 

100% of all donations and proceeds will go directly to The Laura Twirls Suicide Awareness Foundation, an organization that honors young dancers with scholarships and provides financial support to mental health facilities focused on assisting survivors of suicide.

For more information or to buy tickets for Diceworks, visit: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115105788508468

Amount Donated: $5 (plus volunteer time)

To support the Laura Twirls Foundation, please visit: http://www.hdrchicago.com/lauratwirlsfoundation