up a plan to volunteer your time in The Love Kitchen. Twin sisters Helen Ashe and Ellen Turner started the kitchen in 1986 and have been dishing out love to those in need ever since. The kitchen opens on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8:30am. Visit thelovekitchen.org to learn more about how you can help.

in UK’s 16th annual Black Women’s Conference, examining issues central to the lives of African American women. This year’s theme: “Black Women, Work & Wealth: Economic Self-Sufficiency during Tough Economic Times.” Events, scheduled for March 20, 24 and 25, are free. 

a teacher. The UK College of Education’s Teachers Who Made a Difference program is accepting nominations through March 8. Thank the teachers, principals or professors who’ve inspired you. Honorees can be from anywhere and do not have to be affiliated with UK.

 
it up at Laugh for the Cure on March 4, the Queen City’s ninth annual knee-slapping event that raises awareness and funding for breast health programs in our community through the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Charlotte Affiliate. For tickets and info, call 704.372.1000.

a woman’s dignity by attending Restoration Runway, a fashion show fundraiser to benefit Restoration Place Ministries, which offers affordable, long-term counseling to women of all walks of life.

your home and bring the spare items to the Teacher Supply Warehouse operated by the Guilford Education Alliance. Almost anything can be used – fabric, Styrofoam, soap, you name it! For a complete list, go to guilfordeducationalliance.org. The warehouse is located at 1601 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro. 

a day in the life of Eva Sweeney, a 26-year-old blogger with cerebral palsy. She chronicles her interactions with others to educate the public about her disability and the personal politics that inadvertently come along with it. 

the conversation with your kids. The Parents’ Sex Ed Center section on the Advocates for Youth website has resources to begin talking with your children about sex.

Betty Londergan is giving away her inheritance from her father by donating $100 a day for a year to causes, people and organizations she believes are improving the lives of others. You can send in your own suggestions at whatgives365.wordpress.com.

the world with Earthjustice, a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth. With hundreds of victories, this team of lawyers is protecting our planet one case at a time.

your sisters. Make it possible for women and girls of color to attend notable events around the country with Event Scholarships through SisterSong, a reproductive justice group.
 

your story. The Orgasm Project is looking for submissions for an anthology of women’s stories about their first orgasms. The collection will showcase the complexities of female sexuality and celebrate our bodies. Check out orgasmproject.blogspot.com for submission information.


your journal. Louder Than Words, a series of teen-authored memoirs, is taking submissions on a rolling basis from girls ages 13-19 who are interested in writing a memoir.

African girls and invest in their economic independence. Camfed (The Campaign for Female Education) works in rural African communities to support girls from primary education into young adulthood.