Haiti needs our help now. Haitians lack the basic necessities of food, water, and shelter. The injured lack access to medical care because of the widespread devastation that obliterated the hospitals. If you’d like to help, now is the time. I can’t think of a better reason to teach our children about charity and helping…
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American Red Cross Webchat About H1N1 & Seasonal Flu Vaccines
National Flu Vaccination Week is begins on Monday, January 10 and runs until Saturday, January 16. Although it might seem like the worst is behind us, flu season actually typically lasts until May. The American Red Cross team in Washington, D.C. has organized a webchat with Chief Nurse Sharon Stanley for anyone who has questions…
1-800-FLOWERS.com Secret Santa Facebook Fundraiser for Toys for Tots
During a time of the year when kids are supposed to be excited about the holidays, many kids are not simply because their family can’t afford gifts and the things that they see their peers wanting and getting as gifts. This holiday season 1-800-FLOWERS.com has created a Secret Santa program on Facebook as part of…
LeapFrog Community: Teaching Charity This Holiday Season
In the very petite body of my almost 6 year old girl is the biggest heart in the world. Last year as we were talking about Christmas and making a list for Santa she told me that she “would be happy with anything he brought her.” This year I expected half a year of kindergarten…
Announcing LeapFrog The Gift of Giving Recipient!
Thank you to everyone who voted for the four nominees for LeapFrog’s The Gift of Giving! I could have never anticipated that this effort would have attracted so much attention or that 630 votes would have been cast for all of our nominees. It was a close contest with votes coming in up to the…
Vote to Give LeapFrog Toys to Kids in Need!
Since last week’s call for help, I received some great ideas about recipients for LeapFrog’s The Gift of Giving. It is time to vote and I need your help! As I mentioned in my original post, I want you to decide who should receive this generous donation of LeapFrog toys. Here’s some information about each…
BacktoBasicsToys.com Toy Trivia Game Helps Donate Classic Toys to Toys For Tots
Did you know that the Etch-a-Sketch was originally introduced in 1960 by the Ohio Art Company? As of Wednesday, toy enthusiasts have been testing their knowledge by playing Name that Toy! at BackToBasicsToys.com and help donate up to $20,500 worth of toys to children in need through Toys for Tots. For each correct answer, Back…
Help Give the Gift of LeapFrog to Those in Need
As many of you know, I am a big fan of LeapFrog. My love of their educational products began with the LeapPad. Well before I had kids, I realized the educational value of an interactive book and fell in love. It has always been my dream to some day work for LeapFrog. As many of…
Fight Hunger with ClubBK’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Game
Welcome to Movie Week! This week I’ll doing movie related reviews and giveaways some come on back to win some great prizes! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs has always been one of our favorite books. The imaginative story set in the town of Chewandswallow allows kids to envision a place where the it rains…
Websites of the Week: Donating to Breast Cancer Related Causes
October may be breast cancer awareness month but really, this is an issue that needs to be at the forefront every day of each month in the year. In my last post about breast cancer, I mentioned shopping pink and supporting companies who are donating a portion of their proceeds towards breast cancer awareness. Sure…
