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You may disregard this post if you’ve been hit by the recession recently. Otherwise, read up on ways to help others. It will make you feel good. I promise.

Renovation Therapy is holding an online auction to benefit homeless San Fransisco teen Katy Hughes. No, she’s not some loser who ran away from home and has money to dye her hair and get piercings but still begs on the street. Check out the auction and video.

The Polar Bears didn’t jump into the freezing cold water in the middle of the frigid winter just for the fun of it (Well, maybe some did). They were collecting donations for Camp Sunshine. There will be other polar dips coming up on the east coast. You can donate to a specific event or sign up to take the plunge yourself at Freezin’ for a Reason. There’s a “chicken dip” for those only willing to get their feet wet.

While we’re on the subject of doing nutty things for charity, if you raise $500 towards a charity of your choice, you can Skydive for Free.  There is a list of wonderful organizations to choose from. What I personally like about the list is that I don’t have to worry about animal testing with any of these organizations. The other thing I like about this is that skydiving is an incredible sport, but it’s close to $200 for a tandem jump. There are drop zones on Long Island and Upstate, NY. Look for me to do this in the spring. Free jump? For charity? I’m there!