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Kevin Bacon Is One Degree From The Hearts Of Many
(PRLEAP.COM) Raleigh, NC (EddieTheDawg.org) March 30, 2007 — You have probably heard of the Six Degrees concept. Any one person is connected to any other person through six or fewer relationships because it’s a small world. Kevin Bacon started SixDegrees.org because he wanted to use this idea to accomplish something good. It’s social networking with a social conscience. Through the SixDegrees.org Website, you can learn about and support the charities of celebrities and your friends, as well as fundraise for the causes close to your heart.
Anyone can create a charity badge on SixDegrees.org to provide a link to donate to their favorite charities. The top 6 badges that have the most number of donations between January 18th and March 31st at 11:59 pm ET will get a matching grant from Kevin Bacon of up to $10,000. As Saturday night draws near, one can imagine that the numbers are really going to start to climb on all the badges.
Everyone participating in this program shares a common thread — making a difference in the lives of others through volunteer efforts and donations. The charities have gained from the donations pouring in and through the awareness brought to their causes by being displayed on the SixDegrees.org Website, but the greatest benefit of all is through the connections made within this community. It is a power of connections — one person to the next, to the next, and so on — that anyone can view online.
The top 10 badges on the Website as of noon on March 29 support the following charities that are important to the thousands of individuals who have donated to them since January 18 (in alphabetical order):
Autism Speaks, Inc. — Changing the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders. Autism Speaks. It’s time to listen. http://autismspeaks.org
Family Pride Coalition — Committed to securing family equality for all loving families. Love. Justice. Family. Equality. http://www.familypride.org
Helping Children Worldwide, Inc. — Providing hope to impoverished children, the most vulnerable people in the world, by alleviating their suffering, meeting their physical, emotional and spiritual needs and providing them opportunities to grow into contributing members of society. http://www.helpingchildrenworldwide.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society — Committed to building a movement by and for people with Multiple Sclerosis that will move us closer to a world free of this disease. MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. http://main.nationalmssociety.org
Saving Shelter Pets, Inc. — Striving to eliminate euthanasia as a method of population control for homeless companion animals, by providing no-kill alternative solutions and proactively addressing the problem of pet overpopulation. http://www.savingshelterpets.com
The Bubel/Aiken Foundation — Clay Aiken’s charity for the inclusion of children with developmental disabilities. Creating communities where ALL children can learn, live and play together. http://www.bubelaiken.org
The Eleventh Hour Animal Rescue, Inc. — A volunteer based organization that literally saves dogs from death row. http://ehrdogs.org
The United States Equine Rescue League, Inc. — Dedicated to the compassionate care of equines, saving, protecting, and rehabilitating equines in need. http://www.userl.org
The Washington Mens Camerata, Inc. — The Demetrius Project is an NEA-supported endeavor to collect and preserve choral music on a global scale. Preserve music from throughout the ages. http://www.camerata.com/demetrius
Whole Children, Inc. — An inclusive recreation program for kids with and without special needs. It is a model, a haven where all children are celebrated for what they can do. http://www.wholechildren.org
To contribute to one of the Top 10 badges, visit the Top 10 page at http://www.sixdegrees.org/Top.aspx and click on the logo of your favorite charity. A donation of only $10 adds one count to that badge and brings you one degree of separation from Kevin Bacon and a cause that is dear to your heart.
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Ali Edwards
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Steffanie Lynch
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