How Much Can $10 Do? ... A Lot for those in need!
Ever notice how quickly a 10 dollar bill can disappear?
Tuck a crisp bill in your wallet in the morning and by the end of the day it is reduced to a few scraps of change.
Lunch, a stop at the soda machine, a new magazine, the movies - it’s gone!
It is tough to spend $10 and have much to show for it,unless you spend it on someone who has nothing.
Then it is remarkable what $10 can do!
If 1 person gave $10 that would be enough to buy:
- 2 heavy-duty blankets for someone burned out of their home, or for an earthquake victim.
- 41 lbs. of rice for hungry people in North Korea.
- 100 fish fingerlings to stock a fishpond in Latin America.
- School supplies for 4 children. UNICEF estimates a school bag, slate and chalk for one child costs $2.74.
- 2 axes, 3 hoes, 3 spades or 7 rakes—tools that help people dig and tend gardens so they can feed themselves.
- Enough potato seed to produce 13,400 lbs. of potatoes. One pound of seed for kidney beans, pumpkins, lettuce or melon costs only $8.46.
- 8 Moringa tree seedlings The Moringa tree yields a multitude of benefits. They grow quickly and produce leaves and pods nutritionally similar to spinach. Their flowers can be eaten or made into medicinal tea. The seeds can be crushed to make oil for cooking, soap or lamps. A coating of moringa oil on top of a water tank helps kill mosquito larvae, reducing the risk of illness.
If 3 people each gave $10 that would be enough to buy:
If 4 people each gave $10 that would be enough to buy:
Just imagine what you can do with $10!
If you ask 10 friends to give $10 you have raised $100!
Ask 10 relatives, teachers, coaches, neighbors and tell them about this smart investment.
You only have to skip a few of sodas and snacks, or a fast food meal to start changing the world!
Last updated: September 17, 2005