Facebook Causes Teen Giving
Date: August 19, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Tech
Like most of my friends in college, seldom does an hour pass when I don’t check my Facebook page. Now my favorite pass-time has gotten a socially responsible face lift with the Causes application. Allowing users to start, join and donate to charitable causes. Environmental non-profits include the Sustainable Style Foundation, Global Green and Live Green. My personal fave is the viral Plant-A-Tree app, which allows me to give “trees” to my pals, translating into real planted foliage that absorbs CO2 and produces oxygen. If my buddies are any indication of the larger teen population, we think Facebook has hit on a killer way to engage young adults in socially responsible networking! See you online! Best, Omar
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Amelia Lukiman
Date: August 19th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Hi there. I noticed your post about Facebook Causes applications that are encouraging users to get involved in charitable causes. To tie in to your post, I would like to share with you news about SunChips Greensburg Facebook widget that is helping to “re-green” the tornado-ravaged city of Greensburg, Kansas. As you know, Greensburg, Kansas, was tragically struck by a devastating tornado that destroyed nearly all of the community.
If you’ve been following Greensburg, the 13-part television series on Planet Green, you may have seen that SunChips donated $1 million to help construct a solar-powered business incubator that will house 10 local businesses and provide the economic infrastructure to support the return of Greensburg residents.
SunChips is taking another small step and encouraging others to join them in this cause. For each person who adds the new SunChips Greensburg widget to their Facebook profile, SunChips will donate $1 towards replanting the tree canopy destroyed in the tornado. With the goal to raise $50,000, every small step can make a big difference.
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