Changing the world

Since I started keeping up with this blog and the community of people who contribute, I have been trying to think of something meaningful to add. Something to share or inspire. The idea finally hit: it's called Ivy's Day.
Here's the plan in its infancy. As others read and come up with ideas, I hope you will share. Basically, Ivy is a girl with a passion to make the world a better place. Any of us who know her know the impact her smile, her personality and spirit have on us. She makes us better. But she wants more; to make this whole world better. She's into animal rights, "green" living, alternative fuels.....you name it. And what does she now have with all of us? A captive audience of people brought together as one community, joined by the common strand of Ivy. She has a platform from which to share her ideas and all of us assembled.
And so on to Ivy's Day. I propose that all who choose to participate look at their lives and find one or more things that we can do to make the earth a better place (see my list of Ivy inspired items at the end). Then, commit to doing it. On October 17th (Ivy's Bday), we either put our commitment on this blog or, looking to next year, write what we have done and how it has effected our lives. Let it be Ivy inspired and then write to her to tell her how you have helped her change the world. Each year we can do something more and maybe share the idea with others.
Wouldn't it by cool for us all to see Ivy as a stone dropped into a still pond and then we are the ripples created by her simple actions? So how can you help Ivy make the world a better place?
A list of Ivy inspired actions:
recycle more
convert to alternative fuels
mentor a child
eat less or no meat
use non animal tested cosmetics
use biodegradable products/soaps/cleaners
adopt an animal
abstain from dissecting animals
spend time with an elderly person
give money to a food bank or other responsible aid organization

Be creative. Do it for Ivy, for the world and for yourself.