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Boo Boo Bear's Mission – Book for kids whose military parents are deployed

June 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Amazon, Veterans and Military

Boo Boo Bear’s Mission: The True Story of a Teddy Bear’s Adventures in Iraq is a touching book that’s perfect for children of military parents who are deployed to service.  The book tells the story of a beloved teddy bear that a daughter sends to her father on an important mission in Iraq with the […]

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Unique and cute stuffed animals that help Hugs Across America

June 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Children's Charities

These days, it seems that all stuffed animals you see in the store are mass-produced, generic, scratchy, and worst of all, NOT cute. The North American Bear Company was founded 30 years ago by Barbara Isenberg, who wanted find a high quality teddy bear with the charm of an antique toy and a contemporary sense of […]

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Pantene Beautiful Lengths – Donate Hair for Adult Cancer Patients

June 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Cancer, Drugstore.com

Pantene Pro-V Beautiful Lengths 2 in 1 Shampoo + Conditioner is a bottle of Pantene shampoo and conditioner with a difference. A portion of all proceeds will go to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program that helps provide wigs made of real hair for adults undergoing cancer treatment, similar to what the program Locks for Love does […]

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White patriotic baseball caps for Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and September 11 2010

May 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Amazon, Veterans and Military

If you’re watching a Major League baseball game on Memorial Day 2010, you’ll see that the players are all wearing stylish white caps with red, white, and blue versions of their teams’ logos. This is an updated version of the all-red caps that were worn last year (and if you ask me, a lot more […]

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Double your Donation to DonorsChoose with Groupon

May 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Education

Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve probably heard about a new site called Groupon. This is a site where every day in big cities around the country they post a new deal for 50% off a restaurant, attraction, or service. A certain number of people need to accept the deal to “tip” it, and […]

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Snapple Troparocka and Compassionberry Tea in stores now

May 23rd, 2010 · 62 Comments · Autism, Diabetes

Disclosure: We participate in the eBay Partner Network (EPN) meaning we may earn a commission when users click on links to eBay and make purchases.  If you’re having trouble finding Troparocka in your local store, you can try Amazon or eBay. Congratulations to Bret Michaels for being the 2010 Celebrity Apprentice. Last week while walking through Manhattan, I […]

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Gulf Oil Spill 2010 Clean Up — With Hair?

May 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Conservation

UPDATE: This subject has gotten a lot of attention after a lot of buzz (no pun intended) in the press. Unfortunately, as with many stories like this, it turns out to have been too good to be true. Engineers and NOAA experts heading up the Gulf Oil spill cleanup announced that the use of booms […]

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Golf Balls that Help Charity

May 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Education, Uncategorized

For today only, the site Midnightbox.com is selling a box of used golf balls. The cost is $24.95 for a box of golf balls, all assorted well-known brand names. And as with all used golf balls, because they’re usually lost by bad golfers like me, chances are they’ve only been hit once or twice before […]

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Organ donation saves lives

May 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Organ Donation

I tend to surf the Web looking for causes to promote on this blog. But for today’s post, the cause was very clear. My girlfriend recently went through catastrophic liver failure. It was a situation where if she went without a liver for just a few more hours, she would not survive. Somewhere else in […]

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Rachel Ray Bakeware

May 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Amazon, Children's Charities, Cooking.Com

This set is a complete set of nonstick bakeware from Rachael Ray. The Rachael Ray Oven Lovin’ Exclusive Nonstick Everything Set contains seven pieces: a 10″ x 15″ cookie pan, a 12-cup muffin pan, two 9″ round cake pans, one 9″ square cake pan, a 9″ x 13″ rectangular cake pan, and a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan. The […]

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