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. We highlight a lot of worthy causes on this blog, but here’s one that you’ll definitely be able to get behind if you have a family, because the beneficiary is–you! If […]
Entries Tagged as 'Causes'
Support a worthy cause with everyday purchases: Your Childrens' College Fund!
April 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Education
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From Our Children CDs – Famous musicians singing children's songs
April 12th, 2009 · No Comments · AIDS, Amazon, Children's Charities, Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Back in the 1991, a group of musical luminaries assembled to create a series of CDs called “For Our Children”. Some of the performances have become legendary, from Bette Midler’s “Blueberry Pie” to Bruce Springsteen’s “Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips to Luther Vandross singing “Puff the Magic Dragon” to Little Richard singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider”, […]
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See a Movie, Save a Planet
April 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Conservation
If you have a Blu-ray player and a large LCD or plasma TV, you are probably aware of Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series. It is a jaw-droppingly phenomenal piece of filmmaking that not only lets you experience parts of the planet that you will never, ever get to see in person; it also […]
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The best Hand Sanitizer on and for the planet by Frais
April 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon, Developing Areas
Frais is a company based in Australia which produces a luxury brand of Hand Sanitizer. During the cold and flu season, every doorknob, every tabletop, every handshake, and every pen and pencil can be a breeding ground for germs that cause the flu, the common cold, staph infections, and worse.We can’t wash our hands every […]
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Baby Dude Shoes
March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon, Children's Charities
Babygags, Inc. creates some of the cutest tongue-in-cheek baby gifts for the hip baby of the 21st century. This set of Silly souls Dude Shoes is for babies 6 to 9 months old. It simply reads “Dude”. ‘Nuff said. A portion of proceeds goes to help Save the Children.
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Jewelry from the Silk Road in Afghanistan
March 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Arts, National Geographic
Imagine you’re living two thousand years ago and travelling the Silk Road from Afghanistan to China. You come across a merchant selling the most exquisite and beautiful jewels you’ve ever seen, made of gold, carnelian, turquoise, and other materials. The jewelry you see on this page is literally what you would have seen. And it carries […]
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Compact Brush and Mirror from Sephora
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Breast Cancer, Sephora
Know someone who is always on the go? Sephora sells this affordable Pop-Up Travel Compact which contains both a mirror and a pop-up brush. It’s great when travelling or at work to do quick touch-up makeup projects. The brush ingeniously pops up when you press your thumb against the bottom of the compact. $1 from […]
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Carrie Underwood "Home Sweet Home" (American Idol Farewell Song) that helps Animals
March 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Amazon, Animal Causes
This past week on American Idol, Carrie Underwood released her new single Home Sweet Home, a cover of Motley Crue’s hit song. This is the farewell song that performers voted off the show will hear this season as they say goodbye. The song was just released as a single, available on iTunes, with some of […]
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Lip Balm that Helps Pug Rescue
March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Animal Causes, Sephora
Sephora sells this theBalm to the Rescue 0.25 oz lip balm, from TheBalm. It’s a lip balm made from all natural ingredients of jojoba and shea butter that’s infused with vitamins and great for your lips. There are no animal bi-products, no synthetic dies or fragrances or parabens, sulfates, or phtalates (whatever those are). What’s […]
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Coins from Iraq that help families of wounded soldiers
March 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Veterans and Military
Whatever your view of the war in Iraq, there are two things that everyone can agree on. First, that there are those in the world whose sworn purpose is to put an end to America and the freedom and way of life we take for granted. And second, the bravery and sacrifice of the men and […]
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