Hi All! I ran into this again in a recent "10 Minutes of Torah" and I always find it so fascinating: Maimonides' Ladder of Tzedakah: 1. To help someone else to become self-sufficient 2. To give so that neither the person giving nor the receiver know each other's identity 3. To give anonymously (donor knows the recipient, but the recipient doesn't know the donor) 4. To give without knowing who is receiving (recipient knows the donor, but the donor doesn't know the recipient) 5. To give without being asked to give 6. To give what is needed, but only after being asked 7. To give less than one should, but with compassion and in a friendly manner 8. To give grudgingly, reluctantly, or without wanting to give and not in a friendly manner (Mishneh Torah, Mat'not Aniyim 10:7-14) I sent out a letter a while ago (via email) to see if anyone had any energy or ideas to start a new tzedakah project--it doesn't have to be anything big, but something that might be helpful, useful? I know we're all busy, so it will be important to keep an eye on the scale of the thing. But I'd like to be doing something like this with my friends... Let me know, I'd like to keep this going. The clothing drive for the children of Sierre Leone was a HUGE success. Thanks, Cheryl