Farm Sanctuary

Make reservations for a delicious dinner or desert and 15% of your dinner goes towards ending the abuses of industrial farming!

About:
Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of industrialized farming and to encourage a new awareness and understanding about "farm animals." At Farm Sanctuary, these animals are our friends, not our food.

Unite For Sight!!!

Unite For Sight is hosting their 5th annual weekend conference on April 12-13th 2008 at Yale University.

This conference is founded on the exchange of ideas and practices in the pursuit of excelling the improvement of public health and international development. Unite For Sight will present over 180 expert speakers in these areas mentioned above.

A staggering static states that over 80% of blindness is preventable. With the help of education and conferences such as Unite For Sight, millions of people could evade this condition.

Check out their website and more information on registering for this event HERE:

ABOUT
Unite For Sight® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. Local and visiting volunteers work with partner eye clinics to provide eye care in communities without previous access, with the goal of creating eye disease-free communities. Additionally, vision screening and education programs are implemented worldwide by volunteers working in ninety chapters established at universities in North America, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Shop Well With You

Ladies Lotto's own Emily Spivak founded Shop Well With You. (SWY) A website dedicated to helping cancer survivors with the SWY therapeutic shopping guide!

About:
Shop Well with You (SWY) is a not-for-profit organization and body-image resource for women surviving cancer, their caregivers and healthcare providers. Through its website, www.shopwellwithyou.org, SWY focuses on helping female cancer survivors improve their self-image and quality of life by using clothing as a wellness tool. On SWY's website, you can find:

* Customized clothing tips arranged by cancer-related treatments and side-effects,
* A directory of cancer-specific products such as swimsuits and head coverings as well as where these items can be located,
* Guidance on how to use clothing and accessories to maintain a positive body-image during and after treatment, and
* Articles and books focused on body-image, clothing, cancer, and wellness.

Founder Emily Spivack was inspired to start the program after she observed the changes that occurred to her mother’s body as she underwent cancer treatment and clothing’s positive impact upon her well-being as she survived five bouts of cancer. Since the program launched in 2001, SWY has assisted thousands of women with cancer nationwide. The organization has received recognition for its accomplishments in publications such as Lucky, Glamour, and Real Simple among others.