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Stand Up to Cancer Necklace

April 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Amazon, Cancer

You’ve probably seen celebrities and sports stars talking about Stand Up To Cancer, a new initiative created to accelerate groundbreaking cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives. Now, you can show your support with this “Stand up to Cancer” Silver Arrow Charm Necklace. It’s a beautiful necklace with a […]

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More Great Gifts for Book Lovers from GoneReading (including the cutest bookmarks on the planet)

April 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Literacy

Since our last post about the great organization GoneReading International, they’ve added a whole new set of products for book lovers. When we last posted about them, they had mostly T-Shirts and mugs. But since then they’ve added a whole bunch of other great gifts that are perfect for the reader (or the person you’re […]

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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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Help provide stoves for the world's neediest

March 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Developing Areas

Recently I’ve started shopping for appliances. My refrigerator is on the blink, one of my gas burners on my stove is not working, and my dryer motor is on the fritz. Poor me, right? Well, before I feel too sorry for myself, I received an email from The Paradigm Project talking about families around the […]

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AARP Visa Card from Chase on Jeff Gordon's #24

March 18th, 2012 · No Comments · World Hunger

For those of you who follow NASCAR, you know that Jeff Gordon’s #24 Chevy has been called the Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, sponsored by AARP. While organizations like Share Our Strength exist to bring awareness to childhood hunger, AARP and Jeff Gordon are bringing awareness to another critical segment of the population that needs […]

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Take Me To Your Weeder

March 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Conservation, Uncommon Goods

Okay, sorry for the atrocious pun, but as spring approaches, here’s a great gift idea for the gardener in your life. It’s a Cobrahead Weeder. This simple-looking tool with a comfortable handle, a curved metal arm, and a sharpened steel blade is a gardener’s best friend. It breaks up any kind of soil, and is much more […]

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Heartwarming Stories of Kids and Animals

March 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Amazon, Animal Causes

Animals and the Kids Who Love Them: Extraordinary True Stories of Hope, Healing, and Compassion is a heartwarming collection of stories about a collection of kids and animals. Here are the types of stories you can expect to read: * Ricochet, the golden retriever who surfs in charity events to raise money for children with […]

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Angry Birds Helping Endangered Birds

March 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Conservation

Well, if you were lucky enough to get a cool new iPhone or a cool new Android device like the Kindle Fire or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, one of your first purchase apps is almost sure to be Angry Birds for iOS or for Android. Astoundingly, it’s been downloaded than 500 million times so far. […]

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Beautiful necklace from Satya and Kristen Bell

March 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Developing Areas

Some of Kristen Bell’s recent on-screen characters have been a little mean or vain, but happily the actress herself is a generous and giving person. She and many of her old Veronica Mars colleagues are involved with the charity organization Invisible Children Inc, an organization intended to create awareness regarding the plight of Northern Ugandans who […]

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Pit Bull Picture Book

March 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · Animal Causes

On sale at Amazon (fulfilled directly from the publisher) is this great Pit Bull Picture Book. Pit Bulls are among the most misunderstood dog breeds. They’ve gotten a reputation for being aggressive and dangerous. But the truth is, a dog is just a reflection of the human who owns it. If a human “pack leader” […]

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