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I'm interested in local and global charitable relationships,
and volunteer where I can lend a hand.

Locally I volunteer by working at a local park, where we plant
trees, get rid of invasive species, and return areas that used to be asphalt and buildings back to being a forest.

I'm a member of a local HIV/AIDS organization and donate each year to help provide meals for HIV affected persons in need.

I've been supporting a family in Africa for 10years, and along with monthly contributions for food and welfare I'm putting the oldest boy through medical school. He's going to graduate this year, 2008, and begin his internship with a local hospital for 2 yrs. After that he'll return to school to get an advanced degree.
His is a family of AIDS orphans, gathered together by an older auntie who had lost her own family to AIDS. She went after help for her new "family" and we found each other through a good organization working over there. Barnabas has long since graduated from the program because of his age, so I sponsor his continued education and welfare privately. When Barnabas age took him out of the charitable program, I started sponsoring another family member who's name is Winny, keeping assistance coming to this one family over time.
This relationship let's me express my commitment and care to one family far away and in need of help. I'll continue to do this for the rest my life. Barnabas, Winny and Dorca, along with the new little ones, are my family by choice.

I've spent time helping out in Africa at an AIDS clinic , in India supporting a project for widows, in Mexico repairing roads, and at home here in the USA in a variety of ways.

I'm happily married, look after an extensive garden, and continue opening doors on the spiritual path.