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Automatic Air Freshener for the Holidays from Air Wick

December 4th, 2015 · No Comments · Habitat for Humanity, Poverty

When the holidays come around most people are good about getting their house ready for guests. The house is cleaned from top to bottom so it looks nice. You put some nice Christmas music on for your guests so it sounds great. And of course, you pour your time into cooking a fantastic holiday meal […]

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Beautiful Silk Scarf from World Vision @WorldVisionUSA

November 15th, 2015 · No Comments · Developing Areas, Disaster Relief, Poverty, Uncategorized, World Hunger

I review a lot of charitable gift sites on this blog but invariably every year when this time comes around I always look to World Vision for some of the most impressive, high quality gifts. This year is no exception. The World Vision gift catalog for 2015 recently came out and in it are more than […]

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Perfect Gift for a Photography with a High-End Camera – The FotoStrap Camera Strap

November 3rd, 2015 · No Comments · Disability, Disaster Relief, Poverty

A few months ago I was talking to my niece about photography. I told her stories about how people didn’t used to take pictures on digital cameras. Back then, I dramatically told her, we had things called SLR cameras, and we put things called film into them, and we had to get them developed, 24 […]

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“Cheeky” Clothing to Support Papworth Trust

July 1st, 2015 · No Comments · Poverty

Every now and then I like to feature a great charity from across the pond, and Papworth Trust in the UK is one of them. They offer support and care to those in greatest need, including the disabled, the elderly and their families and caregivers. Their goal is to help people of all ages like independently in […]

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Truly Meaningful Gifts for Christmas 2012 at the World Vision Catalog

December 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Developing Areas, Poverty

Well, hopefully by now you’ve finished digesting your Thanksgiving turkey and all the other goodies that you had on Thursday. And hopefully you’ve survived the throngs of shoppers pushing and shoving to get the latest iToys and flashy electronic gizmos. While we’re enjoying all that the season has to offer, one thing that’s always good […]

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What the original Purple Heart looked like

November 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Poverty

The patch you see to your right is a replica of a Purple Heart. While everyone today thinks of the Purple Heart as a medal given to soldiers who are wounded or killed in the line of duty, the original Purple Heart, called the “Badge of Military Merit”, meant something different. It was created by […]

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Patchwork Road's Meaningful Marketplace – Unique Gifts That Help Charity

September 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Children's Charities, Developing Areas, Domestic Violence, Education, Poverty, Veterans and Military

Here’s a fantastic new shopping site that you should definitely check out. It’s called PatchworkRoad.Com, and it just launched yesterday. There are certainly a lot of marketplaces out there that donate a portion of proceeds to charity. But right away this one feels very different. Instead of dumping you into a huge morass of affiliate […]

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$5 for $10 Starbucks card at Google Offers on April 4, 2012 #starbucks #halfprice

April 3rd, 2012 · 3 Comments · Poverty

Heads up! Starting on the morning of 4/4/12, Google Offers will be selling a $10 Starbucks Card for only $5. If you haven’t signed up for Google Offers alerts, be sure to do it now as the offer is only going to be good for Google Offers subscribers (don’t worry, it’s free and you can […]

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A Truly Unique Gift: Celebrity Ties for Christmas 2011

December 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Poverty

Let’s face it, the tie has been a little bit overdone as a gift over the years. Men get them for Father’s Day, their birthday, Christmas, and any other occasion in between. There was a time when having 100 ties in a tie drawer was a useful thing, but that was back when everyone wore […]

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Buy Trident Gum, Help Improve Dental Health in Underprivileged Communities

September 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Poverty

From September 13 to September 19, for every pack of Trident Gum you purchase, Trident will donate 5 cents to Smiles Across America, a non-profit organization which helps bring good dental health care to children in underprivileged communities. Traident will also donate when you text SMILES to 71717. (Text is free for you, Trident will pay 5 […]

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