Get ready for the Red, Green and Sledgehammer!

Anyone who was an MCC member is December of 2007 will remember when we raised Blood, Bucks and Blankets for the Red Cross. In fact, that was one of the initiatives that attracted many members to us.

Well, this time around we have added some fun and a whole new way of bloodletting ;-)

Instead of just supporting the Red Cross, we will be supporting three charities:

Red = The American Red Cross Detroit
Green = Operation Kid Equip
Sledgehammer = Blightbusters (click this for a cool video from last year)

The great thing about this outing is the potential for mix and match. While you can give green to any of them and may lose red to two of them, you have to promise not to equip the kids with sledgehammers.

The vision is to pick three days in late June or early July when we can rally together to make a difference. I want to know, are you with me???

We will line up physical locations to drop off blood and bucks (hopefully we will have an online engine for the bucks too). We will also spend some time doing demolition on blighted out houses.

I think Charlie sums it up best when he suggests its one thing to break bread with someone but its a totally different bond you get when you swing a sledgehammer with them.

We need people to step up and be the change we need to see around here. This is but one option. These groups need your help and our support. We can make a difference. NOW.

There are different levels of involvement and one will surely fit you. On the low end you could simply forward some messages to your address book or facebook or twitter. On the high end, you can help all 3 causes and share the story. What will you commit to doing?

Please respond to this post if any of this interests or impacts you.

Be connected-

Terry Bean