STRENGTHEN THE GOOD

I can't say that I don't enjoy the vicious partisanship, name calling and cheap shots that dominate much of the political blogosphere - as someone who has to refrain from anything resembling opinion in my day-to-day writing, I find it gloriously liberating.

Still, it's really nice to see a site where the left and right can come together in the name of charity. Strengthen the Good is a multi-partisan network of blogs where, as the site puts it, bloggers can “raise the awareness of “micro charities” - charitable opportunities that are simple, personal, non-bureaucratic, and inspiring. Charitable opportunities where someone can feel great about giving $1, or even just from reading the story of the charity, it’s sponsors, and it’s beneficiaries.”

I’ll find them, if you’ll link to them. Every third Sunday night at Strengthen The Good I’ll post about a micro-charity with enough detail that people can qualify the charity and feel good (or even inspired) by what the charity stands for and who it benefits. I won't ask for donations; the mission is only to raise awareness.

All I ask is that you join the network and every third Monday link to that month’s charity post. To help us all remember, I’ll email a reminder and permalink to the network on Sunday night.

The site has not yet selected a current charity for the coming period, although it offers multiple suggestions on how to help charities working to help alleviate the damage caused by Hurricane Charley.