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11.5.10
Modest Needs
the skint |
There aren't many businesses or organizations we can think of with the word modest in the name, so ModestNeeds.Org stands out.
More important, it stands out because of its mission. In essence, they make small grants to individuals who are in a jam. The problem — loss of job, unexpected expense — may loom large to the individual, especially these days, but the organization's motto, "Small Change. A World of Difference" gets across their point of view that a little bit of help can save someone from drowning.
You can target your donation by specific request, location, or let Modest Needs make the allocation. 100% of every donation goes to the individual or family requesting help. More information here.
    
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skint - adj. british slang (1930-35)
lacking funds, broke, bust, stone-broke, impecunious
Around town this weekend, courtesy of the skint: a daily listing of free and cheap things to buy, see, do and eat in New York.
fri 7:30pm: portia de rossi (mrs. ellen degeneres, arrested development) talks with jonathan safran foer (everything is illuminated, eating animals) about her memoir, unbearable lightness, which chronicles her battle with anorexia. b+n lincoln triangle, free.
thru 11/7: the fifth annual ny art book fair features over 280 international presses, book sellers, artists and more. ps1, free.
thru 11/11: film forum celebrates 30 years of martin scorsese's boxing biopic raging bull with a shiny new 35mm print, $13
sun 6:30, 9pm: sneak preview screening of white material with director claire denis (chocolat) and renowned actress isabelle huppert in person. ifc, $16.
score admission to the museum of sex for $9 (reg $18)
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