Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Help Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Buy the AAI DVD today!

All proceeds go to Ayaan Hirsi Ali's security.

AAI 2007 2-DVD Set by RDFRS: $20

The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science presents a DVD collection of 9 speakers from the Atheist Alliance International 2007 Convention (AtheistAlliance.org) held in Washington, D.C. Hear from some of the world’s leading rationalists on a variety of subjects including suicide terrorism (Thomson), the Intelligent Deisgn movement (Scott), Islam (Hirsi Ali), church/state separation (Tabash), “The OUT Campaign” and the labeling of children (Dawkins), atheism, religion and much more. Q&A sessions follow most of the talks.

Enjoy this landmark gathering of intellectuals, totalling over 9 hours of
video.




Click here to buy:
http://richarddawkins.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=12

Disc 1
- Richard Dawkins
- Sam Harris
- Dan Dennett
- Andy Thomson (exclusive to our DVD set)

Disc 2
- Christopher Hitchens
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Eugenie Scott
- Matthew Chapman
- Eddie Tabash

Monday, December 3, 2007

Did you know?

  • Half the world — nearly three billion people — live on less than two dollars a day.
  • The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the poorest 48 nations (i.e. a quarter of the world’s countries) is less than the wealth of the world’s three richest people combined.
  • Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
  • Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen.
  • 1 billion children live in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world). 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access to safe water, 270 million have no access to health services. 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 (or roughly 29,000 children per day).

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Sponsor a Child Today! Just $24 a month.

There's no greater reward.


You are a click away from doing something extraordinary.

Think of it: For less than a dollar a day — the cost of a soft drink, or a small candy bar — you can help change the life of a girl or boy in a poor country, forever.


There is no greater gift, and no greater reward
Imagine you are a child — like the child you are about to meet, the girl or boy you could be sponsoring.

Imagine knowing nothing but poverty all your life. . . .

Hard poverty. Hunger. Dirty water to drink. Horribly inadequate sanitation. You have so much potential! But opportunities for the future are few.

Then one day . . .
Then one day you learn you have a Plan USA sponsor. Someone far away you may never meet.

And what an impact this “someone” is starting to have on your life!


Just $24 a month, less than a dollar a day
Plan is an international organization. That means sponsors from around the world have a sponsored child in your child’s community. In fact, we work so that every eligible child — only one per family — is enrolled in the program.

This combination of funds is why your sponsored child eventually can enjoy clean drinking water from a water system costing as much as $12,000, a roof for their home costing $200, a new school, a health clinic. . . .

There’s no greater reward than to know you have changed a child’s life forever
As soon as you sponsor, we’ll send you by mail a Welcome Kit, including information on your child, a recent photo, information about Plan worldwide and all you need to know about sponsorship.

Sponsor a child today and:
  • Exchange post cards, letters and drawings with your sponsored child.
  • Watch your child grow as you receive a new picture every year.
  • Read about the difference you’re helping to make in the child’s annual progress report.
  • We encourage every sponsor who is able to visit their sponsored child and family. There’s nothing like seeing it all for yourself.
  • Receive important news about your child or the program.

More information
Use the links on the left to learn more about Plan USA.

If you would like specific information about sponsoring a child with us, or if you prefer to receive an information packet by mail, please call us toll free at 1-800-556-7918 toll free, or email us at donorrelations@planusa.org.