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Auctions from PopCap, the makers of Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies, that help the Starlight Foundation

June 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Children's Charities, Starlight Starbright

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 haven’t heard of PopCap games, you’ve no doubt heard of some of its creations. Back in 2000, they released their first game, a little game called Bejeweled. I have […]

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The Bread Art Project to help Share Our Strength

June 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Share Our Strength

You know that new fad where people buy toasters that burn an extra bit of the toast to make an image (see this Yankees logo toaster to see what I mean). Well, the Grain Foods Foundation has put up a very, very cool Web site called The Bread Art Project. In it, you can use […]

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Find a Bake Sale in Your Area

April 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Share Our Strength

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 […]

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"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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