Need FREE supplies for your Make A Difference Day project?

Kermit the Frog Joins the Make A Difference Day team!

On Making A Difference: In this series, prominent and popular writers share what it means to help others. Original true stories from Wally Lamb, Anchee Min, Matthew Klam. Marc Parent, Robert Putnam, Mitch Albom, Marc Brown, Christopher Paul Curtis.

Mary Engelbreit poster supports Make A Difference Day and First Book, a literacy program. How to buy it and more about the poster!

Ask what your community needs.

Look around your community. Are people hungry, homeless, ill or illiterate? Are parks or schools dirty or neglected? No matter where you live, there's a nearby need. And on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, the next Make A Difference Day, millions of Americans are expected to roll up their sleeves to help others. You can act alone. Or enlist your friends, family and co-workers. Thousands of people across the community can band together. Maybe we can help you to help others. Explore this Web site for project ideas and free team-building guides or call the Make A Difference Day Hot Line, 1-800-416-3824, for information.
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Tell others what you're doing and get help yourself.

The Make A Difference DAYtaBANK is a national listing of local projects that will be viewed by interested volunteers, other people looking for good project ideas and news media looking for good stories to tell. Register your plans in the DAYtaBANK hosted by Mindshares.org. It will only take moments.
USE THE DAYtaBANK
INFORMATION ON FREE SUPPLIES   

INFORMATION ON $5,000 AND A VISIT FROM KERMIT  

Do it!

Tell us what you did.

Judges including Paul Newman will select 10 projects for the national Make A Difference Day Awards. To be considered, fill out the official entry form AFTER you do your Make A Difference Day project.
PRINT OUT AN ENTRY FORM

Put $10,000 from Paul Newman to good use.

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