You probably know about the Discover® More Card (the same card that was once called the Discover Platinum card), “the card that pays you back”. Each month, a full 1% of your purchases are given back to you in the form of “cashback”. And every quarter, you’re able to sign up to receive a full 5% […]
Entries Tagged as 'Charities'
Help Charities with a Discover Card
June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Children's Miracle Network, Junior Achievement, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Operation Homefront
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March of Dimes T-Shirt
May 30th, 2009 · No Comments · March of Dimes
For the past month, The March of Dimes has held their March for Babies event throughout the country to support funds to help prevent birth disorders and defects. If you missed the walk this year (or if you walked and forgot to get a T-Shirt), you can still support the March of Dimes by buying […]
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A children's book about John McCain by daughter Meghan
May 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
The sad thing about presidential campaigns is that they usually leave the candidates as caricatures of who they really are, after having been demeaned and excoriated by the media and the opposition. I recall sadly Admiral James Stockdale, one of the bravest and finest men who served his country reduced to the butt of jokes […]
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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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Pretty Necklace to Support the March of Dimes
May 5th, 2009 · No Comments · March of Dimes, Red Envelope
This beautiful necklace, available from Red Envelope, is made from sterling silver with a chain with an adjustable length from 16″-18″. The pendant is a single, unending loop to symbolize mother and child in an eternal embrace. For every necklace sold, Red Envelope will donate 10 percent of the proceeds to the March of Dimes […]
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Pink Flip-Flops that Support Breast Cancer Research
April 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Red Envelope, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
The folks at Red Envelope are selling this very comfy looking pair of pink flip flops, where 10% of the proceeds to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Foundation. The slippers are amazingly plush and made of super-soft absorbent pink terry. The bottoms are made of foam which conforms to your foot, and rubber […]
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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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Windows Vista that help Charity (Product RED)
April 9th, 2009 · No Comments · (PRODUCT) Red, Amazon
If you need to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, you can purchase this copy of Windows Vista that also helps a great cause. Windows Vista Ultimate (PRODUCT) RED Upgrade with SP1 is Microsoft’s participation in the PRODUCT (RED) program, the initiative started by U2’s Bono and Bobby Shriver of DATA, who continue to […]
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The Marriott Bear to Feed the Hungry
April 6th, 2009 · No Comments · America's Second Harvest
This cute fellow is the Marriott Bear. For every one of these that is purchased, Marriott donates a portion of proceeds to Feeding America (formerly named America’s Second Harvest). The goal of Feeding America is to create an America free from hunger.Feeding America is the largest domestic hunger-relief charity in the nation, with more than 200 […]
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