Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Yakima Herald: Help the World, Bit by Byte

A Washington state-based organization, World Neighborhood Fund has found a creative way to help Clear Path International. A big thanks from Clear Path to Mikelle Charlebois and Troy Haines!

From the Yakima Herald:

A click saves the world.
It's a start, at least.
Mikelle Charlebois, a student at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, has spent her last year at college helping end poverty, little by little, around the globe.

She's one of three founders of the World Neighborhood Fund, a nonprofit that aids inhabitants of the world's poorest regions.

"We want to help people come up to a minimum basic standard of living," Charlebois explains.

Entirely Internet-based, the fund raises money by serving as a Web site for searches and online shopping.


Read the rest of the article here:
http://www.yakima-herald.com/page/dis/286272687701990

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