Having been swept up last weekend in the emotionally gripping, uplifting and outstanding documentary film "War Dance", I was delighted to learn from several sources last week about a helpful way to ease (a teeny bit!) the discomfort of recognizing just how fortunate most of the children that I know are (including my own) and being powerless to remedy the brutality forced upon some children.

Here's a way to share some of your wealth, and have a bit rub off on a child you know.

The program is One Laptop Per Child -- Give one, Get one and it's only here until November 26th.

How does OLPC work?

For $399, you will be donating the revolutionary XO laptop (the "$100 laptop") to a child in a developing nation, and also receive one for the child in your life, in recognition of your contribution. $200 of your donation is tax-deductible (your $399 donation minus the value of your laptop) AND you receive one of these totally cool kid-indestructible laptops for a child you know. This is a definition of "Win-Win".

Ours will be a birthday present for my daughter who turns 5 in a couple of weeks, and is beginning to show an interest in computers. I can't wait to begin playing with it!