For each new wedding in 2010 and beyond, I will honor the newlywed couple by donating money to one of my favorite causes. My wedding couples will choose between a donation in their honor to:
- AMERICAN FORESTS (America’s oldest nature conservation organization), where each dollar helps the environment by planting trees in forests and urban areas; or
- HUNGRY FOR MUSIC (a grassroots volunteer-driven charity), where each dollar helps spread the joys of music while enriching the lives of underprivileged children by providing them musical instruments and music workshops.
Helping our earthly environment with trees and helping disadvantaged people with music and creativity -– what wonderful ways to celebrate a married couple's beginning their new life together!
More info on these groups:
AMERICAN FORESTS
Founded in 1875, American Forests is a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests. Currently, its primary campaigns are "Tree-Planting for Environmental Restoration" and "Reversing the National Urban Tree Deficit," which encourage people to improve rural, suburban, and urban ecosystems by planting and caring for trees that provide important environmental and economic benefits including pure water, clean air, and wildlife habitat. Every dollar donated to one of American Forests’ projects goes directly to plant a tree in a forest or urban environment.
Hungry For Music is a grassroots volunteer-driven 501 (c)(3) charity organization whose mission is to inspire underprivileged children and others by bringing positive musical and creative experiences into their lives. Since 1994, Hungry for Music has brought the healing quality of music to thousands of people through its musical instrument donations, concerts, and workshops. Executive Director Jeff Campbell states: “Hungry for Music’s purpose is to embrace the positive qualities of music: its ability to create community, to express a talent, to unify various races, and most importantly to heal.” Among other things, it provides musical instruments to individuals, schools, and community music programs who cannot afford them, and presents music concerts and workshops in settings such as hospitals, homeless shelters, schools in low-income areas, and community centers.
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