My Life with Laura: A Love Story is a new book by Chad Moutray. Chad Moutray is the Chief Economist and Director of Economic Research at the US. Small Business Administration. But this book is a very personal one that doesn’t have to do with small business. It’s about his wife Laura. Laura passed away […]
Entries Tagged as 'Causes'
Free Rice dot Com – Feed the Hungry and Your Brain
June 6th, 2009 · No Comments · World Hunger
If you haven’t heard about freerice.com, you’re in for a treat. While this isn’t a “gift giving” item, it is a great way to help out a good cause. Here’s how the site works: you’ll be shown a vocabulary word. Just pick the right definition, and 10 grains of rice will be donated to the […]
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Dog toy that helps rehabiliate dogs who have been deployed overseas
May 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon, Animal Causes
This Loofa Dog Support Our Troops Plush Dog Toy is a great dog toy from Multipet. Multipet produces many colors of Loofa Dogs, which are long, durable toys for dogs, having a regular squeaker and a cool honking squeaker. This Loofa Dog comes in camoflauged canvas. He is made of a canvas material and sports an […]
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Give Mom a Kitten
May 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Animal Causes, ASPCA
If your Mom happens to be an empty nester, she probably could use some company from time to time. Along with being a great companion, studies have down that pet owners have lower blood pressure, lower cholesteral levels, a lower risk for heart disease, and reduced number of visits to a doctor. The ASPCA offers […]
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Pass the Plate – Cook something delicious and pass it on!
May 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Here’s a great idea from the folks at KitchenAid and Villeroy & Boch. Cook for the Cure – Pass the Plate is a clever program that lets you turn your love of cooking into funding to help cure cancer. The way it works is pretty clever. You purchase the plate you see to the right, which […]
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Send Flowers to Mom Which Help Animals
May 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · 1-800-Flowers.com, Animal Causes
Mother’s Day 2009 is Sunday May 10. Sure, it’s great for you to send Mom flowers, but 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has a great deal which will let you give more. Visit their assortment of Mother’s day flowers for Pet Lovers and use promotion code PETMOM. You’ll get 10% off your purchase, but 10% will also be donated […]
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Jones New York "In the Classroom" Tee
April 21st, 2009 · 11 Comments · Education, Macys
UPDATE FOR 2011: The 2011 In the Classroom Tee is out and can be purchased directly from the Jones New York Web site. It looks even more stunning than previous years’ versions, with a stunning red design by Sarah Singh. As always, 100% of proceeds will go to help New York city classrooms. This WILL […]
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Support a worthy cause with everyday purchases: Your Childrens' College Fund!
April 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Education
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 […]
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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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