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This week, I want to cover several organizations that offer tremendous opportunities to those with big hearts and the desire to help others. I swear I will not talk about Greenpeace, nothing against hippies, but the tactics used sometimes scare me. The first organization is Teach For America, which provides opportunities for you to teach in areas that are experiencing shortages of teachers or are not as educationally sound as the rest of the country. You don't have to have an educational instruction background or major, just great leadership skills and the willingness to help out. These are not volunteer positions and you will get a salary, moving expenses, and intense training. I remember watching "Dangerous Minds", "Lean on Me", and some recent movie with Matthew Perry teaching in an inner city school - all of which involved teachers making big sacrifices to create change in the minds of misguided youth. I know it would not be as easy as in the movies (unless you are smooth like Matthew Perry), but it would be pretty cool to be in that situation and influence someone with hidden potential. Wow, that didn't sound the least bit cheesy. In all seriousness, check out their website. The next deadline for applications is in mid-February, so check that out.