Charitable Gift Giving

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The Best Dog Gifts at Fun Time Dog Shop

July 18th, 2010 · Animal Causes

best gifts for your dogWhile shopping for a doggie present for my sister’s dog Opie, I looked far and wide but couldn’t find anything better than the same boring and stale dog treats that have been probably sitting on the shelves of supermarkets and drug stores for months and are made with who-knows-what. Opie’s a good boy, and deserves a lot better.

Thanks to Jena for writing in and telling me about a really special, brand new online shop for modern pets (and people) called the Fun Time Dog Shop!

The shop is full of high quality doggie treats (Your dog can enjoy such delicacies as Salmon Sushi Rolls or the cutest doggie biscuits you’ve ever seen).

There are also amazingly interactive toys & accessories, such as a dog brick puzzle which looks like a lot of fun for both you and your dog (and if you have friends with dogs, why not make things interesting by running some dog competitions :)).

But the truly special part is Sarah, the owner, is donating all profits from the shop to non-profit dog rescue groups to help some of the over 6 million dogs who are homeless and placed in shelters or with rescue groups each year.

These are some of the best and highest quality items dog items I’ve seen anywhere. Doesn’t your best friend deserve it? 🙂

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Write a Review for Shopping.Com, Give to Charity

July 12th, 2010 · Cancer

Zoe from Shopping.com wrote in to talk about a promotion they’re running for the month of July.

Hi! I’m writing to you about a Shopping.com promotion for the month of July, in which the site will donate a dollar to cancer research for every product review people leave on the site. While Shopping.com normally pays reviewers directly, this is a great way to provide people with the opportunity to affect change from their own living rooms, writing about products they already know and love (or know and hate!). Throughout the month Shopping.com hopes to help people raise donations while writing their passions, speaking up in a corporate setting, and above all getting their voices heard.

Here’s the link to the online promotion description: http://www.shopping.com/sc/charity_promo

Looks like a great way to use a little of your time to help a great cause! Thanks to Zoe for the tip.

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Red Barbie to benefit the American Heart Association

July 9th, 2010 · Amazon, American Heart Association, Heart Disease

As part of the “Go Red for Women” campaign, Mattel released this red Barbie Go Red for Women doll which benefits the American Heart Association. It’s somewhat reminiscent of the Pink Barbie we highlighted a few years ago that benefited breast cancer causes.

As much attention is breast cancer gets, most people may not realize that heart disease remains the #1 cause of of women worldwide. The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women program is aimed to bring awareness of this killer to women worldwide. For more information or to donate directly, visit http://www.goredforwomen.org/.

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Winnie the Pooh items at Kohl Cares

July 6th, 2010 · Children's Charities, Kohls

Winnie the Pooh stuffed animalKohl Cares is the philanthropic arm of Kohl’s department stores. We’ve featured them in the past–they sell very high quality merchandise at very low prices, where proceeds go to benefit a number of great charitable causes, from kids health and education to environmental causes to womens’ health.

They have a new line of Winnie the Pooh items at Kohl Cares which are not only adorable and super high quality, they’re also only $5 each. So for the price of a footlong sub, you can have a top quality, cherished toy or a high quality book with the adventures of Winnie the Pooh and his pals.

Items include Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Eeyore, as well as a number of high quality hardcover Winnie the Pooh books and even a cookbook with kid-friendly recipes. These Kohl’s Cares items are known to sell out fast, so get them while you can!

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Yoga DVD from Sting's Wife

July 3rd, 2010 · Amazon, Developing Areas, UNICEF

Trudie Styler’s Warrior Yoga is a DVD by Trudie Styler, also known as Mrs. Sting.

Released in October 2009, it has both a 45-minute “Warrior Workout” and a 25-minute “Express Warrior Workout” with a number of positions for whole-body strengthening. The workout was developed by Ms. Styler and Fitness expert James D Silva.

The DVD contains scenery from Sting and Trudie’s villa in Tuscany, with classical music from Sting’s Songs from the Labyrinth album.

Some of the proceeds will go to benefit UNICEF’s Ecuador Water Project, a project helping Ecuadorians secure safe and clean drinking water.

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Quilt from Blanket America that helps Americans in Need

June 30th, 2010 · Amazon, Poverty

This Blanket America Patchwork Heritage Quilt is a great quality quilt that is inspired by the flag colors of the 13 original colonies on one side, with a modern-day nod with our current President’s inaugural address on the other.

Blanket America is a company that still manufactures all of its products in the USA. And with every blanket purchased,  Blanket America has a policy called “Buy One Get One”, which means they will also provide blankets and charity to those in need. They will first and foremost donate to a charity that helps fight poverty here in the United States. It has also used its proceeds to help disaster recovery and blanket distribution in Haiti and other areas of the world.

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Life-size Spaceship for Kids to Design

June 27th, 2010 · Amazon, Children's Charities

This Shuttle Imagination kit is a great idea. It’s basically a large 6 foot tall cardboard spaceship that folds out. The walls are sturdy and plain white. Your kids basically take markers, crayons, paint, and other art supplies you may have and decorate the spaceship using their imagination. They can paint flags and markings on the outside, control panels on the inside, or whatever they can think up. Once they’ve finished decorating their spaceship, they can go on all kinds of imaginary adventures every day. The spaceship can fit 3-5 preschool age kids comfortably.

These days it seems that toy designs are so elaborate that there’s just no room for kids’ imagination anymore. But sometimes the simpler the toy, the more your kids imagination can take over and make it great.

The spaceship is made in the U.S.A. and is 100% recyclable. It’s delivered folded, but when assembled is 39″L x 34″W x 72″H. Fin attachments are 12″ in length.

Proceeds from sales of the product go to help children’s causes.

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Learn to Knit for a Cause

June 24th, 2010 · Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Target

learn to knitThis Learn to Knit for a Cause kit, available from Target, is a great gift for someone who wants to learn to knit.

It comes with everything you need to get started, including two balls of pink yarn, size 15 knitting needles, a large blunt eye needly for finishing, and fully illustrated instructions on how to knit your scarf.

A portion of proceed will go to benefit Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The kit also comes with a laminated self-exam guide.

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Go Green Tricycle

June 21st, 2010 · Amazon, Conservation

green tricycle for 18 months and older

The Kettler Go-Green Trike is a great tricycle for young children 18 months and older. It’s the perfect first tricycle for a child and is environmentally friendly, as 98% of the plastic parts (the seat, wheels, pedals, fender, tip bucket, information card and shipping carton) are made from recycled materials. The frame is made of sturdy steel.

It comes with a 4-position bucket seat, slip-resistant safety pedals, and a slot for a  pushbar (available separately) so parents can help guide it.

A portion of each tricycle proceeds will be donated to a National environmental organization.

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Nutrients for soil gardens that helps charity

June 18th, 2010 · World Hunger

fertilizer that helps charity

If the crops in your outdoor garden are a bit anemic, the Fox Farm Soil Nutrient Trio will bring them back to greatness.

Soil can lose its nutrients after years of having crops grow in it, or it may naturally be low or unbalanced in nutrients. With these three bottles, you’ll enjoy  denser growth of vegetables, larger blooms, and better tasting fruits and vegetables.  Fox Farms Big Bloom, Grow Big, and Tiger Bloom all come in one convenient package, providing top  quality nutrition for plants in soil gardens.

A portion of the proceeds benefits the Hydro for Hunger initiative.

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