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Good Search: is like a penny jar for your favorite non-profit

Raise money for your favorite charitable organization by purchasing through the site Good Search ,a  search engine that does some good. You can search their database to find an organization that you want to support or even add an organization that is not already listed (could be a way for your kid's school to raise money). You search and they donate (about $0.01 per search)  Now the key here is that unless you have tens of thousands of people using Good Search consistently to benefit your favorite non-profit you are probably not going to make a lot of money, but if you shop through their Good Shop portal you can rack up some change.

Just using their search engine a non-profit can earn aprox $730 in revenue if 100 people search on average 2 times everyday of the year. Well, heck I say go for it. I am supporting Living/Dying Project ,  a non-profit founded and directed by my friend Dale Borglum. Yesterday I made a $200 purchase and think Living/Dying Project will earn a whopping $3.00. Not a lot I know, but I was going to make the purchase anyway and I know that $3.00 is going to a good cause...join the bandwagon.

The Good Search has been featured in Oprah, Fortune Small Business, New York Post, and The New York Times, USA Today and many more.

Blessings in giving,
Justyn
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Giving to Waldorf and Montessori

“To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong” - Joseph Chilton Pierce

Go Natural Baby has donated organic cotton baby and children's clothes to Cedarwood Waldorf and Sunstone Montessori schools' recent auctions. Both schools are located here in Portland, Oregon.

Although some may think that Waldorf and Montessori educations are similar they are quite different. The fundamental difference is that they view brain development differently. In a very crude summary Montessori believes in the "absorbent mind" for the young child (to fill the mind) and Waldorf believes that the earlier years should not be about filling the mind but in imaginary play (which is in alignment with brain development).
I have had the pleasure of being apart of both communities and value and honor both.  I think I will leave it at that,but would like to refer you to some other sites that can provide curious readers with more information.
Of course I invite families to share their experiences. If you have questions I am also happy to share our experiences with both.

For Waldorf:
Why Waldorf Works
Wiki's  Definition of Waldorf Education
American's For Waldorf Education

For Montessori:
Montessori Connection
Wiki's Definition of Montessori Education
The International Montessori Index
The Montessori Foundation

Also of interest may be any of Joseph Chilton Pierce's books. I went to a talk he did in Marin County when my son was an infant and it changed the way I viewed everything when it came to education and brain development. Here is an older interview I found online with him you can also check Amazon.com for some of his books.

Blessings,
Justyn

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