young women from having to decide: dinner or pills? A legislative error made the price of birth control skyrocket for low-income and college-age women. It was an unintended mistake, but Congress has been slow to fix it. Contact your representative through www.ppaction.org/campaign/birthcontrolprice/.

ahead while you run errands. On the walk to lunch, in your office window, or on your bike ride home your phone or iPod is ripe for rejuvenation. www.Noonsolar.com sells tote bags with solar panels stylishly incorporated on the outside to catch the sun’s rays and convert them to iPod juice. The bags are made of sustainable materials and are hand-dyed using natural pigments.

your Senators to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. It’s already passed the House, but Senate Republicans prevented the bill from moving forward. Afterwards, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), said, "Women of America: Put your lipstick on, square your shoulders, suit up… The revolution starts tonight." Start our revolution at www.nwlc.org/fairpay/.

mail-order catalogs that you’re only using to line the bird cage. Sign up at www.catalogchoice.org and they’ll get the message to the mailbox busters that you’re not particularly in need of metallic man thongs.

state-sponsored censorship by publishing fragments of censored material on your blog. Irrepressible.info is an Amnesty International campaign to protect freedom of expression. Internet repression occurs in countries like China, Vietnam, Tunisia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria, and IT companies like Yahoo! have become compliant in handing over users’ private data.

your sea legs at the Charleston Harbor Fest. Volunteers are needed for the weekend of May 16-18. The festival will feature tall ships, a pirate camp, and an Education Village. Email georgia@scmaritime.org to sign up.

comfort to cancer fighters. MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center is looking for volunteers to assist with its Looking Glass program to work as patient escorts, lobby greeters, and it the Looking Glass gift shop. Visit http://hcc.musc.edu/giving/volunteer.htm for more info or to sign up.

stop gun violence in our state. A recent report from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says that South Carolina scored just 11 out of a possible 100 points in a state-by-state ranking of gun regulations. Want to know what you can do to help? Visit the web site for the SC chapter of the Million Mom March, part of the Brady Campaign, at www.millionmommarch.org/chapters/chapters.php?state=SC.

your summer the best way—enhancing the life of a child. Volunteer with the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry and get involved either behind the scenes or as an Exhibit Educator. Orientation, training, benefits, and recognition will be provided for all volunteers, email katy@explorecml.org.

in search of summer volunteer opportunities: TeenLine is looking for caring, empathic listeners between the ages of 15 and18 to staff its crisis support hotline from 4-8pm. Comprehensive training is provided. Call 747.3007 or visit 211help.org for more info.