Comments on: My pledge to Kiva for 2009 http://josefscarantino.com/2009/02/15/my-pledge-to-kiva-for-2009/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:24:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Josef Scarantino http://josefscarantino.com/2009/02/15/my-pledge-to-kiva-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Josef Scarantino Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:16:38 +0000 http://josefscarantino.com/?p=70#comment-10 Marion, thank you for the wonderful comment. I think it is a growing trend for people to become more socially concious during the holidays. I started a similar habit with my own Christmas giving a few years ago by making an effort to spend more money on gifts to nonprofits and charities that I know people would care about themselves. In the end, I found out that people really did find it more meaningful when you considered others less fortunate instead of buying that extra knick-knack that they likely do not need. I'm planning on being a Kiva supporter for many years to come and hope that I can have a positive influence on others within my sphere of influence to think more conciously during the holidays. Thank you for posting! Marion, thank you for the wonderful comment. I think it is a growing trend for people to become more socially concious during the holidays. I started a similar habit with my own Christmas giving a few years ago by making an effort to spend more money on gifts to nonprofits and charities that I know people would care about themselves. In the end, I found out that people really did find it more meaningful when you considered others less fortunate instead of buying that extra knick-knack that they likely do not need.

I’m planning on being a Kiva supporter for many years to come and hope that I can have a positive influence on others within my sphere of influence to think more conciously during the holidays. Thank you for posting!

]]> By: Marion Conway http://josefscarantino.com/2009/02/15/my-pledge-to-kiva-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Marion Conway Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:58:18 +0000 http://josefscarantino.com/?p=70#comment-8 Josef, This is a great post. I have just recently decided that it is important to have a philanthropic philosophy and tell others about it too. For the first time, my husband and I decided to address this issue in our Christmas letter; Here is the excerpt: "In the last few years we have gotten more involved on a personal level at Saint Vincent’s Academy in Newark (where Marion went to high school) and at NJIT. We have decided that the focus of our charitable support will be on underprivileged high school students. Both NJIT and St. Vincent Academy have extra-curricula programs for these kids that expand awareness, skills and confidence in various topics such as art, culture and finance. Marion has been a mentor for SVA at many excursions and both of us have attended events at NJIT. Our involvement at both places has been inspirational and has given us a positive outlook for the future." I was surprised at the number of people who mentioned it and it stimulated some great conversations. Kiva really is a wonderful concept and it seems to be bearing fruit all over the world. My son, who is 24, has adopted the same model that you have with Kiva with regular payday contributions and he has been very satisfied with the results. Thanks for following me on Twitter and I look forward to following you too! Marion Josef,

This is a great post. I have just recently decided that it is important to have a philanthropic philosophy and tell others about it too. For the first time, my husband and I decided to address this issue in our Christmas letter; Here is the excerpt:

“In the last few years we have gotten more involved on a personal level at Saint Vincent’s Academy in Newark (where Marion went to high school) and at NJIT. We have decided that the focus of our charitable support will be on underprivileged high school students. Both NJIT and St. Vincent Academy have extra-curricula programs for these kids that expand awareness, skills and confidence in various topics such as art, culture and finance. Marion has been a mentor for SVA at many excursions and both of us have attended events at NJIT. Our involvement at both places has been inspirational and has given us a positive outlook for the future.”

I was surprised at the number of people who mentioned it and it stimulated some great conversations.

Kiva really is a wonderful concept and it seems to be bearing fruit all over the world. My son, who is 24, has adopted the same model that you have with Kiva with regular payday contributions and he has been very satisfied with the results.

Thanks for following me on Twitter and I look forward to following you too!

Marion

]]> By: Josef Scarantino http://josefscarantino.com/2009/02/15/my-pledge-to-kiva-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Josef Scarantino Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:34:23 +0000 http://josefscarantino.com/?p=70#comment-7 Andre, thank you for the kind compliment and kudos for your excellent blog on health and technology! I'm grateful that I can encourage even one person to get involved with Kiva. I will definitely be reading your blog as well. Thank you again. Andre, thank you for the kind compliment and kudos for your excellent blog on health and technology! I’m grateful that I can encourage even one person to get involved with Kiva. I will definitely be reading your blog as well. Thank you again.

]]> By: Andre Blackman http://josefscarantino.com/2009/02/15/my-pledge-to-kiva-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Andre Blackman Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:49:44 +0000 http://josefscarantino.com/?p=70#comment-6 Hey Josef, what a great write up. I too have been having my eye on Kiva and will plan to get involved very soon. Over the past few weeks I have been getting more and more interested in mobile technologies for public health around the world and I am learning about the global situation better. I will be signing up on Kiva shortly and looking forward to your posts! Hey Josef, what a great write up. I too have been having my eye on Kiva and will plan to get involved very soon. Over the past few weeks I have been getting more and more interested in mobile technologies for public health around the world and I am learning about the global situation better.

I will be signing up on Kiva shortly and looking forward to your posts!

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