misc Cares Cleans Out The Closet Just our luck, though, is that there are some good options for making better use of our no-longer-needed items. First, Buffalo Exchange is going to get our old mink and fox fur coats.
misc SFist Cares ... About Respect If you watch any late night television you may have seen a series of commercials jointly produced by the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Comcast. They started airing in mid-November and will
misc SFist Mary-Lynn Remembers 2005 Politics - Voters rejecting the Governor was awesome but I'm still waiting for something, anything, to take down Bush. What the hell will it take?! Federal Government Department - We know more about
misc SFist Cares Holiday Gift Guide: Medical Miracles The San Francisco AIDS Foundation offers a marketplace/storefront from which you can bounce around to different merchants who'll sell you something and donate part of the proceeds to the Foundation. You can
Arts & Entertainment SFist Cares Holiday Gift Guide: Jetsetters Last week we gave you some ideas for what to get the animal lover on your gift list. This week, we're going international -- looking at various international aid organizations that you might
misc SFist Cares Holiday Gift Guide: Animal Lovers Now is not the time to forget the SF/SPCA where you can find all sorts of gifts, many very reasonably priced. We love the advent calendar of doggie treats! You know by
misc SFist Cares ... What Do You Want to Do? Sheya, right! We suck at resolutions. Did you know dental floss can go bad? Yeah, that's how good we are with following through on our resolutions. It helps when you do it with
Arts & Entertainment SFist Cares ... About Crafts So now we're just going to leave it to the experts, many of whom will be exhibiting their work at The Women's Building Celebration of Craftswomen at Fort Mason. You've already missed the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Cares ... About These Events For those of you in the east bay: "Beyond Borders: A Benefit for the Victims & Survivors of the South Asian Earthquake". Local performers will be taking the stage Berkeley's Wheeler Auditorium starting
misc SFist Cares ... About Your Health Did you get your flu shot yet? Most of the clinics up to the end of October were reserved for people in high risk groups. Now, anyone can supposedly get one. Of course,
misc SFist Cares ... About Your Spare Change We suppose this change in the entreprenurial charitability of young children explains why we're always sitting around SFist headquarters with a full bag of change at the end of the night but the
misc SFist Cares ... About Sharing That's why we're big fans of Creative Commons. They've taken the complex legal nightmare known as the current copyright law and provided an easy way for us to say that we're hip to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Cares ... About Science We just learned about "Ask a Scientist" - a monthly lecture series "for curious humans". That's us! We're curious! And, mostly, human. And could definitely increase our science knoweldge. Held at the Bazaar
misc SFist Cares ... About Public Land It's a total no-duh that the Bay Area is filled with natural beauty. The hills and the bay and the bridges and the ocean - all of it stunning and fabulous. And plenty
misc SFist Cares ... About Sick Kids Pretty much they continue to do the good work they're known for - providing a comfortable place to stay for parents and families of seriously ill children undergoing long-term treatment in San Francisco
misc SFist Cares ... About One Million Dollars Amazon.com has chosen 10 finalists, from nearly 1000 entries, to win its first Nonprofit Innovation Award. The organizations go all out to raise money during September. They use Amazon's 1-Click system to
misc SFist Cares ... About Being Prepared September is supposed to be "National Preparedness Month". We've been out of school now for something like ten years but we still miss buying school supplies and figure this is a great place
misc SFist Cares ... About the NABE The Potrero Hill Neighborhood House (known as the NABE to community members) is a multi-purpose, multi-generational community center in continuous operation for nearly a century. It's mission is to serve those in need
misc SFist Cares: Special Edition - Katrina We're a week on from when Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast of the US and still rescue efforts are continuing. . They're not over by a longshot but the progress that's been made
misc SFist Cares ... About the Bay The grand opening, tomorrow from 6-9pm, benefits Save the Bay. The Bay, and animals and wildlife that exist on and around it, are in danger from a number of fronts - mostly of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Cares ... About Sporty Types For many commuters, running after public transportation doesn't sound like sport, it sounds like Monday morning. But, for some, it's a fun way to spend a Sunday. The Cable Car Chase is on
misc SFist Cares...about bringing animal abusers to justice We had a lump in our throat Saturday when we read that Ember, the Bayview pit bull who had been set on fire, was euthanized due to the severity of her injuries. And
Arts & Entertainment SFist Cares ... About Drinking for Literacy Artists for Literacy takes a really unique and fresh approach to getting people to read - they do it by using all kinds of media, not just the written word, to get people
Arts & Entertainment SFist Cares ... About... Let's get the girl some teeth During practice a couple of months ago, Bay Area Derby Girl (and Varla model) Mad Maxine, slammed into a wall and knocked out her front teeth. Damn! That's hardcore stuff (don't look if
Arts & Entertainment SFist Cares ... About Using Links for Good Marketing is a weird thing. SFist has been known to fall for a good PR game in the past (we're particular suckers for nifty packaging). M.J. Rose is an author and has
