charities & good causes links & info

1. USO - charitable support for America's troops

What they say:

"The USO is a private, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to support U.S. service members by providing morale, welfare and recreation services. Congressionally chartered, the USO, relies on the generosity of individuals and corporations to support our activities. The USO currently operates more than 130 centers worldwide, including three Mobile USOs. Service members and their families visit USO centers more than 5.3 million times each year. The USO is the way the American public supports the troops. The USO reaches out through:

- Airport centers, welcoming weary military travelers with a place to rest and the ability to familiarize themselves with their new surroundings
- Family and community centers, promoting intercultural understanding and orientation to unfamiliar locations
- Mobile USOs, bringing a “home away from home” directly to service members stationed in remote areas throughout the United States.
- USO celebrity entertainment tours, bringing volunteer celebrities to entertain, lift morale, and express the gratitude and support of the American people."

2. Greenpeace UK - defending our planet from ourselves

What they say:

"Greenpeace stands for positive change through action. We defend the natural world and promote peace.

Greenpeace are an independent non-profit global organization committed to the principles of non-violence, political independence and internationalism. In exposing threats to the environment and in working to find solutions, Greenpeace has no permanent allies or enemies.

Greenpeace UK are currently campaigning: To prevent catastrophic climate change by ending our addiction to polluting fuels and promoting clean, renewable and efficient energy; For the protection of oceans and ancient forests; For nuclear disarmament and an end to nuclear contamination.

Greenpeace does not solicit or accept funding from governments, corporations or political parties. Greenpeace neither seeks nor accepts donations which could compromise our independence, aims, objectives or integrity. Greenpeace relies on the voluntary donations of individual supporters, and on grant-support from foundations."