BOBBEE BEE AND FANNIE FOUR EYES: SPEND LESS; GIVE MORE

BOBBEE BEE AND FANNIE FOUR EYES: SPEND LESS; GIVE MORE
by Lauren Murrow and Rachel Mount

Twenty bucks buys movie tickets or a weekend's worth of lattes. But you can do a world of good-from feeding an endangered animal to educating a child-for even less.
$1
Two books shipped to a classroom in Africa. In many schoolrooms on the continent, 20 children share one textbook www.booksforafrica.org
$2
A set of drumsticks for a low-income public school student learning to play the drums. www.littlekidsrock.org
$3
A field trip to a museum, concert, or theatrical production for a high-risk youth. www.createnow.org



$4
Two hours of prepaid phone time for a soldier stationed overseas to call home. Started by teen siblings in 2004, Cell Phones for Soldiers has since mailed more than 1.5 million calling cards to American troops. www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
$5
A one-burner kerosene stove for a family that would typically rely on an open fire. The stove is reusable and less environmentally taxing than the cutting of timber. www.foodforthepoor.org
$6
Measles vaccinations for children in a developing country. www.doctorswithoutborders.org
$7
A week's worth of food for an abandoned dog or cat a shelter run by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. www.aspca.org


$8
A medical teaching doll, to be used in educating a child about his or her cancer treatment. www.stjude.org
$10
Cloth and tools so an Afghan woman can become self-sufficent by taking a six-month tailoring course through Creating Hope International and the Afghan Institute for Learning. www.globalgiving.org
$10
A box of nails used to adapt a disabled veteran's house, from Homes for Our Troops, an organization that provides full accessibility to the injured at no cost. www.homesforourtroops.org
$11
Eleven trees to be planted in Alabama communities devastated by the April 2011 tornadoes. www.arborday.org
$12
Twenty pounds of multipurpose soap to help families germ-free around the world, through Oxfam. www.oxfamericaunwrapped.com
$14
Two nutritious meals delivered by volunteers from Meals on Wheels to a housebound senior citizen. www.mowaa.org
$15
A backpack and school supplies for one homeless or low-income urban child. www.cradlestocrayons.org