Hello. I’m Irina. Thanks for being here! I originally started Support Your Causes as an e-commerce site. However, I quickly realized that trying to do that as a side project along side a full time job, being a full time mom, and volunteer Treasurer for one of my causes didn’t leave me enough time to devote to it. So I’m relaunching it as a blog.

But why? Read on . . .

I live in the Seattle area with my husband, 2 kids, 1 cat, and 1 dog. Since I work from home a lot, I tend to think of Zoe (the cat) and Ziggy (my dog) as my office-mates and co-contributors. So they will make an occasional appearance in this blog. I mean, who doesn’t like cute animal pictures.

In case you’re wondering, both were rescues so animal rescue organizations are near/dear to my heart. Feel free to support K9 Kare Animal rescue and the Seattle Humane Society if you’re so inclined.

In my “spare time,” I’m also a volunteer Board Member for The Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound. Fundraising for a small volunteer-run group is so hard; and it’s hard for every charity/non-profit. But larger organizations have professional paid staff that can do fundraising; while small volunteer-run groups are struggling. So supporting businesses that help support them is key for all of us – in addition to giving donations.

If there’s a business that’s going above/beyond in support a cause, send me a note and I’ll feature it on this blog. Thanks for reading.

~ Irina, Ziggy, Zoe