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Gift idea for bundling books and charitable donations to foundations and action agents. Inspire a whole family.

While it's not purely about the environment, it IS about Freddi Zeiler who wrote a book teaching kids how to raise money for quality charities in 3 main areas (people, animals, environment). She got a nice mention in Bill Clinton's book Giving. Something to be thankful for.

The new site from BKFK challenges teens to come up with ideas in many categories, share ideas with friends, and submit them to competitions. One category is "Change It" which is where kids can go to start ideas on how to change the world. The first competition is Going Green and launched October 1.

Blog entry about BKFK.com's new Going Green Challenge which ends December 31 and challenges teens and youth to develop, share, and submit green ideas for a chance at $10,000. The winner will also get a chance to have their voice heard on the 11th Hour Web site and Weather Channel.