Seems that baked goods are making a comeback. Maybe it’s because we need more comfort food during uncertain economic times, but it seems that everywhere you turn there’s a cupcake or a huge cookie there to make you smile. Some of the best baked cupcakes, brownies, cookies, muffins, and cakes I’ve had in my life […]
Entries Tagged as 'Charities'
"A Celebration to Service" Monday night on NBC
March 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Points of Light Foundation
On Monday night (March 28) from 8-9 PM, NBC is going to air “All Together Now – A Celebration of Service”. This was an event that took place on March 21 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The TV broadcast will feature performances by Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Cee Lo Green, Reba McEntire, Sam Moore, […]
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Flight 93 Roses
March 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign
In the last post, we highlighted the Flight 93 Memorial Campaign. Another new item is a one-of-a-kind rose bush which you can purchase and grow in your yard. This is a rose variety that has been bred uniquely for this purpose, even registered at the American Rose Society as “Wilflt93″ / The 9/11 Flight 93 […]
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Support the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville
March 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign
We’ve come to view memorials as little more than tourist attractions, something to take pictures of while on vacation. Memorials are so much more than that, though. They represent the things that we as a city, a state, or a nation want to put in our collective long-term memory. While they’re made of rock and cement […]
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Behind the Scenes at the X-Files
March 7th, 2011 · No Comments · American Cancer Society, Cancer
Back in December, this book, LAX-Files: Behind the Scenes with the Los Angeles Cast and Crew was published which is a must-read for any fan of the X-Files. It’s the result to two years of deep work by Erica Frager which has deep meaning besides just being a fan book. X-Files director Kim Manners passed […]
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Ana’s Story by Jenna Bush
February 23rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Amazon, UNICEF
Well, since we highlighted a book by President Obama in the last post, I figured it’d only be fair to highlight a book by someone in the Bush family. In President Bush’s best-selling book Decision Points, he talks movingly and proudly about his daughter Barbara and her work with the nonprofit she founded, Global Health […]
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
January 19th, 2011 · No Comments · First Book, Literacy
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie has become one of the children’s book classics of our time. It’s a beautifully illustrated children’s book that recounts the amusing story of what happens when a little boy gives a mouse a cookie. It’s sort of like a modern-day “I know an old lady who swallowed a […]
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How to help the victims of the tragegy in Arizona
January 10th, 2011 · No Comments · American Red Cross
Like most of you, the news left me horrified and sick to my stomach. Over the weekend, a lunatic took a gun and killed three men and three women, and left a young, vibrant, popular congresswoman struggling for her life. The murder was indiscriminate, including a 76 year-old man and a 9-year old little girl. […]
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2010 Barnabas Bear for the James Fund
December 25th, 2010 · No Comments · The James Fund
Each year, Family Christian Stores and The James Fund releases a stuffed Barnabas Bear toy. This year’s edition features Barnabas bear, holding his own little toy bear! You can choose to purchase your own for $10, or for the same $10 you can designate to have it sent to a suffering child to brighten his […]
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Hurry! $200 of Software for $19 at AppSumo today!
December 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Charity:Water, Developing Areas, Uncategorized
I had the pleasure of chatting with Noah at AppSumo today. If you haven’t heard of it, the best way to describe it is it’s like “Groupon for Software”. Each day, they offer a bundle of great software at an incredible price. Today, they have an extra-special deal. For $19, you not only get $200 […]
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