Good Karma For All
Good Karma For All is a group of volunteers in Orlando, Florida dedicated to encouraging the spread of good DEEDS locally, and in the broader Global Community.
Mission statement
"To Promote good deeds at home and abroad" Good Karma for all is a self-described "Community of friends encouraging the spread of good deeds in Orlando and Abroad." You can read Good Karma for all: 5 easy steps to change the world
Local Activism
In May 2008, members held a fundraiser car wash for the poverty stricken Guarani Indians in Paraguay, South America.
In Dec. 2008, members collected donations of blankets through "Blanket Drives" at Urban Outfitters and Wing Shack sports bar in Orlando Florida. The collected blankets were then donated during a Christmas party for the homeless. An event held by "Rock for Hunger" another local non-profit.
Good Karma For all participates in frequent Kayak Clean ups in the often polluted waterways present in Central Florida.
International Coastal Clean ups: 2009 Organized a group of volunteers for the costal clean up project.
2010 The Lake Lucerne site is a new cleanup location, organized by Frank Weaver after he found a dead Florida soft shell turtle on the banks of the lake. The turtle had apparently become entangled in an old T-shirt and died after being unable to free itself from the shirt.
Global Activism
In June 2008, members from Good Karma For All, traveled to Paraguay to deliver clothing donations as well as to purchase more clothing, tools, sanitation items and construct the village's first outhouse bathroom.
Good Karma Day
In Honor of Buddha's Birthday, Good Karma For All has declared April 15 to be "Good Karma Day." In 2010, over 600 members celebrated "Good Karma Day" by doing small acts of kindness to make the world a better place. Members donated time and money to a wide variety of charities, called and visited loved ones, helped strangers, shared gifts with friends and coworkers, shared information AbOUT Good Karma Day and much more.
Other Chapters
Though Good Karma For All began as an Orlando Florida based organization, its founders encourage the creation of chapters elsewhere. Branches of the "Good Karma Tree" have already been formed in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Paraguay
Earth Day Benefit at Urban Outfitters
On April 26, 2010 Good Karma For All was joined by other Florida Green charities, and artists, to raise awareness on living an environmentally friendly lifestyle. The event was held at Urban Outfitters in Orlando Florida, and sponsored by Vitamin Water.