Veronika Wild

  Long Term Philanthropy by Celebrities  While many celebrities made headlines for their generosity this year, many others just keep contributing over the long haul. They are the 'elephants' who carry the weight of the world upon their shoulders, not once or twice, but over a long period. If you think the world is a mess now, imagine what it would look like without their continued efforts. Leonardo Di Caprio   is one of those who contributes immensely to the protection of the world's rainforests.  Bill  and Melinda Gates has done so for a long time with respect to global health. I watched a bit of Melinda Gates' biography here and she was very much a financial contributor and a driving force in this project and other causes such as education and women's health.  There is a terrific line -up of stars doing all kinds of good work at this celebrity giving site, though I am not sure how up to date it is. See for example, George Clooney with 37 ch...

While I was waiting at the bus stop yesterday there was a young man promoting Dolly's Dream and  the  'Be Kind' Postcard (below) caught my eye. It was a lovely thought and something we might be in great need of over the coming months as people come to grips with their losses and try to rebuild shattered homes, businesses and lives. Tempers are already fraying because of the slowness of relief efforts and lack of decisive government action. Expecting it to be about someone's lifelong ambition to attend the Olympics or something, I took a closer look, but it turned out that Dolly's Dream was an organisation dedicated to preventing youth suicide and the memory of a 14 year -old girl, Dolly Everett, who committed suicide after sustained bullying and cyber -bullying. Dolly's Dream seeks to end the bullying and the cyber bullying which cost Dolly Everett her life So far, with the help of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation the group has taken t...