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Shopping for a Good Cause

Breast Cancer Awareness Month may still be 25 weeks away, but Mother’s Day is right around the corner and if you are looking for a charitable gift to give the all-deserving women in your life you are in luck. The jersey heart dress that recently made headlines during New York’s Fashion Week is now available online. Sass & Bide’s “The Mad Ones” dress is selling for $170 and all proceeds from the tie-dyed, sequin-embellished frock will go directly to Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, a charity that assists women living with breast cancer. Hollywood stars including “Mission Impossible II” actress Michelle … Continue reading →

Unique Celebrity Fundraisers

You could call it the “Rockin’ Waffle” or maybe the “Wild Waffle.” Whatever you call it fans of Kid Rock are going to be in for a real treat in a few hours. The rocker, who is performing at Atlanta’s Gwinnett Arena Tuesday night, will be making a pit stop earlier in the day at the Waffle House in Duluth, Georgia. The same place he was arrested for battery after getting into a fight last October. (The singer pleaded no contest to the charges.) Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, will return to the Waffle House to … Continue reading →

Modeling Generosity

Generosity is not just about charity and giving money–we can be generous with our time, our love, our positive attitudes and energy and we can even tie generosity in with forgiveness and having a magnanimous approach to how we deal with other people. As parents, we can model generosity in various aspects of our lives and share with our children an unselfish, humanitarian and broad-minded approach to life. I know there are many of you who would not think of generosity and broad-mindedness as being cousins. If you look up the word “generous” in the dictionary, however, you get some … Continue reading →

No Cost Ways to Donate to the ASPCA

Because I donate to the ASPCA, I get lots of literature from them. Many times it’s via email or accompanies donation request forms. Two things in recent such distributions have really stood out at me. Maybe you’ve seen them too if you’re an ASPCA supporter. (Or maybe you haven’t. Sometimes I don’t always read their emails as closely as I should.) If you aren’t a supporter, maybe you’ll be inspired to become one once you see these easy, fun options for doing so. Help the ASPCA by Spending Just a Little Time on the Internet • Register with AnimalAttraction.com and … Continue reading →

Charity = Weight Loss

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A great way to lose weight is to take walks for charity. I know I’ve mentioned this before but now I’m providing all the resources you’ll need to just click and walk! Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light The Night Walk The Light The Night Walk is an annual event to raise funds to support the work of researchers in their search for better therapies and cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Anyone can participate in the walk, even those who can’t walk yet! (My son rode in the stroller while I walked this one.) Avon Walk for Breast Cancer This … Continue reading →

When a Single Parent Volunteers

Maybe you have read the words “single parent” and “volunteer” and are wondering how in the world a busy single parent finds time to do volunteer work too! Or, perhaps, you have your own tales of how you wish you could volunteer more, or you have been snubbed by the alpha-parents at your child’s school because you are working and taking care of family business instead of baking cupcakes or doing playground duty. The fact is, single parents can and do volunteer, we just need to find the right opportunities that mesh with the rest of our lives. I doubt … Continue reading →

Bono and George Michael Break Records

The popular musicians are back in the headlines again, though not exactly for the same reasons. Per usual, Bono is garnering attention for his philanthropic deeds, which broke records last week. Thanks to his famous pals the U2 frontman was able to raise more than $42 million in an art auction to benefit the Global Fund of the United Nations Foundation, which works to fight AIDS in Africa. The event took place on Valentine’s Day (apropos considering the cash went to benefit Bono’s RED charity) at Sotheby’s on New York’s Upper East Side and brought out everyone from Martha Stewart … Continue reading →

Lose Weight 4 Humanity

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“Lose A Pound, Save A Life” is a pretty compelling statement. That’s the tagline that Lose Weight 4 Humanity is using to inspire overweight Americans to join their latest campaign and lose weight. Participating means committing to a five week weight loss program with a focus on what their weight loss can do for the world. A lose-weight-a-thon, “Lose A Pound, Save A Life” participants have friends, family, co-workers and employers to sponsor their weight loss effort and pledge cash to Thirst Relief International to the tune of $5 for every pound they lose. If you lose five pounds and … Continue reading →

How You Can Win $25,000 from Jenny Jones

Former talk show host Jenny Jones is giving away $1 million and you have a chance to take home part of the cash… if you have a computer… and a heart of gold. See, there’s always a catch. The free money is part of the 61-year-old’s plan to make the world a better place. The former host of “The Jenny Jones Show” has started a charitable organization, which will be giving $25,000 in cash to individuals who will use the money to finance good deeds in 2008. Jones, who hosted one of America’s first nationally syndicated daily talk shows from … Continue reading →

Have a Donation Day!

New holiday presents cluttering up your home? Why not have a donation day? One thing about most people’s home, my own included, is that we have way too much stuff in them. From garages that hold storage instead of cars, to basements full of mystery boxes and tubs, to general toy clutter all around the house, we could use a regular clean out to clear out some space and rediscover what we already have. One fun way to get everyone excited about de-cluttering the home is to turn it in to a celebration. Create a donation day party. Believe it … Continue reading →