Thursday, October 17, 2013

Week 3 EOC: Making Money for Good

"Families, neighborhoods, communities, and entire economies thrive when people help each other. While being American may mean different things to different people, being a good neighbor is good for everyone. - Blanket America 
To most of us a blanket is nothing, right? Almost every home as a simple blanket and when its time to sleep everyone gets snuggled into their comfy beds and sleep the rest of the night away. But the reality is, if you drop a pin anywhere in America, within 20 miles there is someone who does not own a blanket. Blanket American is not like most charity and businesses, they have a easy concept, that is one for one. Basically meaning that if you buy a blanket, someone in need also receives a blanket. With an easy concept such as this, you now know where exactly how Blanket American will use your money. 
"In this spirit, Blanket America works to connect communities, retailers, and manufacturing to help people build a better life. We believe that everyone can give. Both businesses and nonprofits, the public and private sector, can work together to develop real solutions to end extreme poverty. Working with and for all is at the heart of what we do and, to us, is what makes us American."  - Blanket America 
Blanket America is not only focused in the United States, but Blanket America has also provided disaster relief and blanket distributions such as Haiti. CHOOSE HAITI program are bracelets you can buy on their website made from Haitian artisans. All proceeds will go to the disaster relief and create jobs in Haiti. I respect Blanket America for what they do, and I hope they continue fighting the good fight. Companies like this really set an example for other companies not to just donate money every so often but to get out there and really help people in need.

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