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Donors Choose Giveaway Vote!

February 8, 2012

I shared a post earlier this week about an awesome opportunity I have to give back thanks to Savings.com and Donors Choose. I was overwhelmed with the choices on Donors Choose, so I asked for readers to share their favorite projects. Now you get to help choose which project will get funded. Simply read the [...]

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Donors Choose and Savings.com partner to match donations & $50 Giveaway

February 6, 2012

Donors Choose is a wonderful organization that allows schools to ask for what they need, and you to donate to all kinds of school projects based on whatever criteria you see fit. Want to fund the arts? No problem. Want to donate money to increasing technology in schools? They have you covered. Even better now [...]

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5 Easy ways to Give Back for the Holidays

December 22, 2011

Despite the presents are wrapped, the nog being chilled, and the cookies baking sometimes it feels like something is missing from our to do lists at the holiday season. In the spirit of the holiday season we often forget to give to others, but even if you haven’t given back this year there’s still time [...]

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Bank that Gives Back: ableBanking

December 20, 2011

Bank bailouts. Foreclosure. Overdraft fees. Charging you to use your own money. It all adds up to a lot of frustration with big banks and their practices to earn money from their customers. I got fed up with big banks several years ago, and have done most of my banking at my local credit union [...]

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Give Good gets even Better

December 14, 2011

I recently shared that I was one of several bloggers chosen to participate in a service project with Home Depot on Veteran’s Day. That was a thrill in and of itself, but I also got to come home and share a $500 holiday giveaway with one lucky family in my local area. The Leach Family [...]

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Helping Students Achieve: Communities in Schools

September 15, 2011

Communities in Schools is our Fill the Backpack beneficiary this year and I couldn’t be more pleased that we are able to support CIS and the amazing work that they do. I first learned about Communities in Schools at a P&G event that featured John Legend. While meeting John and talking to him was a [...]

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Give Education: Keep kids in school, save money, and John Legend

July 27, 2011

Last week I had the honor of being a part of a small bloggers’ roundtable with P&G U.S. Marketing Manager, Jim Leish, President of Communities in Schools, Dan Cardinali, and Grammy award winning artist and philanthropist, John Legend. (yes, that John Legend)   John Legend is raising awareness using his voice (and what a voice it [...]

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Great Wolf Lodge Waterslide-athon

June 7, 2011

Raising money while having a blast isn’t always an easy thing to do, but Great Wolf Lodge has come up with an amazing way to help raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters and host a super fun event at all their US & Canadain locations. More info from Great Wolf: On Saturday, June 11, [...]

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Help Save the Children in Japan: Post with a Purpose

March 21, 2011

Earthquake. Tsunami. Nuclear Disaster. They are all words that strike fear and awe into us. Awe of their destruction. The effect it would have on our loved ones and us. The effect it would have on the world. While many of us go about our daily lives, the people of Japan are facing these very [...]

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Geeks Unite: Raising Money for Robots

March 6, 2011

I have 7 days to raise $2,500 to help send 6 robotics teams to the VEX World Championships in Orlando, FL April 14-16th. I’m going to desperately plead for your help in a minute, but first I want to tell you why I’m asking for your hard earned dollars. 2 years ago my husband and [...]

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