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The best lenses come from personal experience, like today’s Sunshine Award lens from micsan07, titled Charity Cancer Research. Micsan07 tells the story of a brave friend of hers and her journey through a cancer diagnosis and relapse.
This lens benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to [...]

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When most web companies are ready to release big new features, they say that they’ve been heads down, underground, working hard and are now ready to release something to the light of day.
We’re doing the opposite. We’ve been heads up, looking around above ground and watching what our lensmasters do, how they learn the site, [...]

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The next time you’re planning a gathering, feed your family something that’s healthy AND affordable. Ecolicious is sharing her delicious recipe for Easy Fresh Tuna Salad For Tasty Party Dip or Sandwiches.
Learn how this under-appreciated and versatile fish can help you feed a family of four or forty when you dish up tuna salad [...]

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Last week’s Sunshine Award pleaded animal lovers to leave their pets at home, and today’s award winning lens comes with an equally important message. Ameslp’s lens Dogs are a Girl’s Best Friend; How to Return the Favor tells the story of how to return the love to your best friend and do both of [...]

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For some, taking their pets everywhere they go is a habit of life. For others, dealing with strange pets can be annoying, or downright terrifying.
Should pet owners take their pets to public events or leave them at home? Learn the facts and weigh in with OhMe and her controversial, yet well meaning, lens [...]

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“Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime.”
We love charities that give back, and it has an even bigger impact when those charities help our communities become self-sufficient. One such program being showcased on Squidoo is My Mittleider Organic Garden by [...]

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As a big fan of the work our partner charities do, we’re all about compassion for the human condition. Kimmanleyort is helping spread the word with her lens What is Compassion? She covers important aspects of this somewhat misunderstood idea, and helps us realize how we can project compassion in all areas of [...]

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Most doodles end up crumpled, stained, or at the bottom of a purse. Flynn_the_Cat has archived hers into an amazing collection of variety artwork.
Scrap-Paper Sketches contains dozens of beautiful sketches of people, places, and fantastic ideas. There’s something here for everyone, from natural, to comical, to mystical.
This lens benefits First Book, which is [...]

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Today’s Sunshine Award goes to always impressive skiesgreen for What Do Genes Do? It’s a professional-grade look at what genes are, (what they REALLY are), what they do, and how they’re important. Besides educational, it’s sprinkled with trivia tidbits and interactive modules that ask intriguing questions.
This lens benefits March of Dimes, whose mission is [...]

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Happy August!
In July we successfully added three new charities.

Child AidChild Aid works to alleviate poverty in some of the world’s poorest communities by partnering with rural, mostly indigenous communities in Guatemala and helping them create sustainable educational programs for their children. 

FIV Cat RescueFIV Cat Rescue’s mission is to 1) stop the [...]

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