Lent
I have been trying to consider ways to be more active in my life recently and somehow never considered being more active in my community and country.
For Lent, instead of giving up something like chocolate or meat, I am going to give up time. I am going to start writing letters to my congressmen and sending letters to our soldiers overseas to thank them for what they are doing.
I am trying to think of other ways to contribute so if you have any recommendations send them my way.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/letterscongress.htm
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
http://www.letterstosoldiers.org/
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/activist/howlte.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/content/help/site/editorial/letters/letters.html