International Women’s Day! Please share!

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  Today is International Women’s Day and I’d like to wish each of my gal pals a very happy day! I have some tweets/Facebook statuses I’d love for you to share. These are provided by Mom Bloggers for Social Good which I am extremely proud to be a part of. All you have to do… [Continue Reading]

Part 2. Champions for Kids Simple Service Projects: #AbbottCFK Nutrition Pack A Snack #cbias

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  The other day I told you about another Champions for Kids project I am working on to help bring nutritious snacks to children in need. This is the Abbott Champions for Kids Pack a Snack Campaign. For my Snack Pack, I headed to Walmart in search of Abbott brand products because they are the… [Continue Reading]

Part 2. Give a child a joyful Christmas. Champions for Kids. #CBias, #DisneyCFK

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  You may remember me posting last week about the Disney themed stocking my family was creating and filling for Champions for Kids? Well, we headed to Walmart, purchased our stocking(s) and fillers and then headed home and got busy putting it all together. We found several really cute Disney themed items to go into… [Continue Reading]

Give a child a joyful Christmas. Champions for Kids. #CBias, #DisneyCFK

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  Every year my husband and I give as much as we can spare to the local charities like Salvation Army, Food Pantries, Angel Trees, etc.  My husband has been laid off his fair share the last two years so we know what it is like to wonder if there will be any gifts under… [Continue Reading]

GiveBack.org’s 100 Days of Giving

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  On GiveBack’s site, every day for 100 Days through July 16, 2011, one GiveBack member will be randomly chosen to win $1000 which will be contributed to their personal foundation. They have also created an Impact Points system to track members who spread the word about GiveBack and get others to join.  At the… [Continue Reading]

Proctor & Gamble 2011 Give Health Initiative

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  I am very honored to share with you a new initiative by Proctor & Gamble called the 2011 Give Health Initiative which partners with the P&G Children’s Safe Water program, (CSDW) to provide PUR Packets in developing countries and give clean water to children in need. These packets are amazing and you should really… [Continue Reading]

Pampers Little Miracle Mission + $50 AMEX Gift Card Giveaway

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  I was recently given a wonderful mission to complete from the folks at Pampers and the Pampers Little Miracle Mission. I was sent a $50 AMEX gift card to be used to “pay it forward” to someone in my community + another to giveaway to one of you! I chose to use my gift… [Continue Reading]

Heart of Haiti #heartofhaiti

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  January 12 marks the sad anniversary  of the devastating 7.0 magnitude 2010 Haiti earthquake. Willa Shalit and Macy’s have teamed together to create an amazing initiative to help bring income to local Haitian Artisans. “By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded.[7] An estimated three million people were… [Continue Reading]

SWAGG Stands up to Cancer + the best gift I ever gave!

  SWAGG is a free mobile app (download here) that lets you shop smarter using your mobile phone. Buy, send or swap SWAGG GIFTS and organize your old school plastic gift cards. For every download of the app between now and Dec. 31, 2010, SWAGG will donate $1 to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) ,… [Continue Reading]

National Seat Check Saturday. Keep our precious children safe in transit!

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  Did you know that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 3 and older? Many parents do not properly know how to install their childs car seat in their vehicle. And because all vehicles are different, it can be very hard to determine if you have done it correctly…. [Continue Reading]

Weight Watchers Lose-A-Palooza

  YOU’RE INVITED! When: Sept. 14 (ONE DAY ONLY) Where: All your social media outlets, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc. What: Help spread the word during this ONE DAY event, Lose-A-Palooza. As part of the Lose For Good campaign, Weight Watchers will donate $1, up to a maximum of $60,000, to Share Our Strength and Action… [Continue Reading]

Kids Are Heroes. Meet Brittany.

  When Brittany was 13 years old, she heard about a young soldier who was serving our country in the Middle East. He had a cell phone bill of over $7,000.00 and was struggling to pay his bill. Along with her brother Robbie, she started Cell Phones for Soldiers in an effort to allow our… [Continue Reading]

Stay safe July 4th. Buzzed Driving IS Drunk Driving!

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  You may remember me posting about the [intlink id="1347" type="post"]pledge to stay safe[/intlink] and not drink and drive during New Year. Many people don’t realize that even driving with a buzz is still drunk driving and MANY accidents have occurred from Buzzed Driving. I am asking you to once again pledge to drive safely… [Continue Reading]

Kids Are Heroes. Meet Julie.

  Hailing from Frederick, MD, 13 year old Julie keeps busy helping others. Miss Julie spends her spare time participating in events like Relay For Life, volunteering many hours to help the Independent Submarine Races (ISR), as a volunteer and has been helping with the animals at the Frederick County Department of Animal Control. She… [Continue Reading]

Kids Are Heroes. Meet Reagan Joy.

  This week I bring to you Reagan Joy who loves children and animals. As part of their Vincentian Marian Youth Group service she and two other girls hosted the Gettysburg Soup Kitchen monthly last year and won an achievement award for participation. In addition, Reagan is a performer for the Children’s Praise Choir of… [Continue Reading]

Take the Pound for Pound Challenge $30 Gift Card Giveaway!

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  Kroger and General Mills are teaming up with TV’s The Biggest Loser for the Pound for Pound Challenge. For every pound you pledge to lose through June 30, 2010, the Pound For Pound Challenge will donate 14¢ to Feeding America® — enough to deliver one pound of groceries to a local food bank. $1,080,000… [Continue Reading]

Kids Are Heroes. Meet Shea.

  Each week, as a [intlink id="620" type="category"]Kids Are Heroes Ambassador[/intlink], I bring to you a heroic child that is helping others through a cause near and dear to their heart. This week  I’d like to introduce you to 13 year old Shea. Shea has SMA, Type 2, or spinal muscular atrophy which confines her… [Continue Reading]

Kids Are Heroes. Meet Courtney.

  This weeks Hero is 10 year old Courtney. As part of her 4-H project, Courtney decided that helping others with the love of her Corgi is what she wanted to do. She began researching different organizations and finally decided she wanted to investigate Wags for Hope. Upon learning more about the program, meeting the… [Continue Reading]

Kids Are Heroes. Meet Mercy.

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  Mercy Blouin-Escoto (7) is a true a hero. She has Muscular Dystrophy, chronic lung disease and a few other health issues as well.  Just recently she cut off 13 inches of her hair to donate to the Locks of Love. Read the following quote from this sweet child: “You know how you feel really… [Continue Reading]

Kids Are Heroes. Meet Emilia.

  Emilia (7) LOVES to read!! Last summer, she was upset that people in her own state don’t have enough food to eat. So this little girl decided to have a read-a-thon to raise money for her church’s fund for the needy (which goes to the St. Vincent dePaul Society). She signed up sponsors, who… [Continue Reading]

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