Unearthing a life.....

This Christmas we are doing something that we've not done before. We've always dropped money in Salvation Army Bellringer pots and food into various and sundry Holiday Food Drives, but this year we (independently) discovered a whole new (and fun) way of giving.


Via one of her clients, Dr. Bookworm discovered that one can give the gift of Guardianship of a Chimpanzee .... sort of adopt the somewhat endagered ape-folks. Through the Jane Goodall Institute and for the round sum of $100, one can assume Guardianship of Timi, or Petite Prince, or Nani, Gregoire, Golden, Glitter, Cindy and/or Baluku.

Armed with this knowledge, I Googled Mountain Gorillas and came up with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International and their 'Adopt a Gorilla' program. Here you can adopt an infant gorilla for $50, a mother and infant for $100, or an old Silverback for $300.

And last, but not least, I was made aware of Oxfam America Unwrapped while watching the Ellen Degeneris show a couple days ago. At this site one can purchase things for the poor people of the world: a sheep for $45, a cow for $75, a camel for $175, etc.,.

As we usually do - before launching our fortunes on any new project - we awaited a sign from God. Last night we watched the film '49 Above' and one of the feature persons walked by a storefront with the name OXFAM in big yellow letters over the door. A sure and definite sign from on high. So today Bookworm and I purchased what we trust will be the first critter in an eventual herd of donated camels.