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OAK lifestyle: LINK

The OAK lifestyle is a company focused on providing homeless and impoverished children with backpacks filled with school supplies in order to further their education. Every backpack that someone buys from the company, send another backpack filled with school supplies to homeless children in the US or impoverished children in Rwanda. With the money they won, they are making more colors available and advertising their company so that more people can contribute to the cause.

I was very intrigued by this idea because it's something so simple that has such a large impact. Buying one backpack can create the possibility of education for another student in our country and around the world.

Sanitation Creations: LINK

Sanitations creations in an organization determined to better sanitation on a world-wide scale. Many countries don’t have sufficient plumbing or toilets like the US. Sanitation Creations are developing porta-potty type toilets that kill pathogens and give back to the environment. Later on, the waste can be used as energy and fertilizer. This provides more sanitary environments for other countries and also cuts back on their water pollution.

Honestly, this story caught my attention because the author stated that he started drawing designs for toilets on everything. When I started to read a little bit further into the story, I realized what a good idea this is. All countries should have the same sanitary precautions that we do and the fact that it actually betters the environment is just the cherry on top.

Good Spread Peanut Butter: LINK

This company helps prevent malnutrition by providing therapeutic meals for children in Africa dying of hunger. Good Spread is the name of an all-natural peanut butter that they produce and sell to restaurants around the US. Every packet of peanut butter sold, provides a child with food.

I love this idea because there are so many children around the world dealing with hunger every day. This program sparks a fire of hope that we can eradicate hunger across the world. If we had more companies and programs like this, we would be able to save a great amount of children dying of starvation every day.

Mycoskie's Questions:

1. If I did have to worry about money, I would travel the world and embrace the culture of every country on earth.

2. I would love to adopt children from all over the world and give them a good life. My job would be simple. I would be a loving and supportive mother to all of my unique children.

3. I would support the cause of eradicating homelessness. I believe that no child should have to live on the streets and I would do my best to find each homeless child a warm place to sleep and eat.