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Kelly Ripa’s “Splits For a Cause” Campaign
July 5, 2010 | Filed Under Charity | 4 Comments
I truly admire Kelly Ripa and the work she does to help contribute to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Kelly has once again joined forces with Electrolux to celebrate the launch of the new Electrolux stand-alone freezer and refrigerator! To make the celebration even sweeter, the “Emperor of Ice Cream” Stephen Bruce, owner and founder of Serendipity 3, the landmark New York City restaurant and dessert spot, is joining in.
Kelly and Bruce teamed up in June to make banana splits for a cause. You can dig in too by visiting www.Kelly-Confidential.com and building your ultimate banana split using virtual ingredients from classic whipped cream to caramel sauce to rainbow sprinkles. For each “split”, Electrolux will donate $1 to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund as part of its $750,000 commitment to help fight ovarian cancer.
I am entered to win the new Electrolux freezer and refrigerator as a thank you for posting.
Buy a Frosty at Wendy’s During Father’s Day Weekend and Support Charity
June 18, 2010 | Filed Under Charity | 2 Comments
During Father’s Day Frosty Weekend (June 19 and 20), Wendy’s will donate 50-cents from every Frosty product sold to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a non-profit public charity dedicated to increasing the adoptions of the more than 123,000 children in North America’s foster care system. The goal is to raise awareness and over $1.7 million for the Foundation. All of the funds raised will go towards their signature program – Wendy’s Wonderful Kids – which funds full-time recruiters in all 50 states to devote their full attention to matching prospective parents with waiting foster care children.
So, if you can, go to your nearest Wendy’s and buy a Frosty this weekend or go to Frostycard.com and send a personalized e-card and 50-cents with go to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption to support their efforts in finding homes for the over 123,000 kids who are awaiting adoption.
As a mommy, I find it very difficult to read the statistics of children around the world that are suffering from hunger. But what some of us don’t understand is, there are children in our own towns, neighborhoods, etc. that are suffering from hunger too. For the third year in a row, Domino Sugar/C&H Sugar is the presenting sponsor for Share our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale. The goal is to raise money to fight childhood hunger across the U.S. by encouraging individuals, families, organizations and schools to hold bake sales and donate the profits to help Share our Strength provide millions of meals and snacks to America’s children.
The Bake Sale website is a wealth of information to help you organize your own bake sale. The website includes recipes, tips and info, as well as signs and tags you can use for your bake sale. With all the information available to you on the website, you should be able to have an incredible bake sale and make lots of money for Share our Strength.
This would make a perfect opportunity to teach your children about helping out others. I plan on doing a mini bake sale with children and make them aware that they need to do their part at helping the hungry children.
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I received a gift card to help purchase items for our bake sale.
Get free Jr. Frosties at Wendy’s for the Year with Donation
April 12, 2010 | Filed Under Charity, Freebies | Leave a Comment
Donate $1 to charity at any participating Wendy’s and receive a key tag that entitles you to one free Jr. Frosty per visit (with purchase) through the end of the year. This offer is confirmed at participating locations in MD, VA, PA and IL. If you are in a different area and have seen this at your local Wendy’s, please leave your location in the comments below.
Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom!
ConAgra Foods Foundation & Share Our Strength Recognizing Champions Against Child Hunger
March 4, 2010 | Filed Under Charity | 3 Comments
ConAgra Foods Foundation and Share our Strength have partnered in the fight against child hunger by recognizing five Champions who are actively working to end child hunger in their communities. You can help pick the winner by visiting the ConAgra Foods Foundation Facebook Page and voting for your favorite Champion.
The ConAgra Foods Foundation has already committed $20,000 to Share Our Strength. Help them raise $80,000 more and reach the goal of donating $100,000 by voting for your favorite finalist, and encouraging your friends, family or community to do the same. You can vote once per day through March 19, 2010.
The Champions Against Child Hunger finalists include:
- Charlie Kozlesky of Columbus, Ohio, who oversees the Children’s Hunger Alliance’s statewide Nutrition Programs in Ohio;
- Nancy Pope of Albuquerque, N.M., who wrote the 2010 New Mexico Plan to End Hunger;
- Tom Ramsey of Austin, Texas, founder of Celebration of Love in Austin;
- Eileen Rasnick of Omaha, Neb., who runs the largest Summer Feeding Program site in the state of Nebraska; and
- Diane Reeder of Kingston, N.Y., founder and executive director of the Queens Galley.
The grand prize winner will receive a trip to New York City, a cash prize of $1,000, and a $5,000 donation made in their name to Feeding America, Share Our Strength or their food bank of choice. Since I’m a Texas gal, I just voted for Tom Ramsey. Head over the Facebook page and choose your favorite Champion.
Electrolux and Kelly Ripa Host the Kelly’s Cake Off For a Cause Campaign
February 26, 2010 | Filed Under Charity | 5 Comments
Electrolux and Kelly Ripa have proved to be an awesome combination when it comes to supporting ovarian cancer research. They have joined forces with Buddy Valastro from TLC’s “Cake Boss” in their latest campaign, “Kelly’s Cake Off For a Cause”! Buddy is an accomplished master baker and cake decorator who recently decorated extravagant cakes in support of The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). To add to the excitement, five teams of baking enthusiasts were invited to take part in Kelly’s Cake Off, where they used what they learned from Kelly and the Cake Boss, to decorate their own cakes.
Although you don’t get to taste these virtual masterpieces, you can still weigh in on the results! By visiting Kelly-Confidential.com, you can cast a vote for your favorite cake from Kelly’s Cake Off. For every vote cast, Electrolux will donate $1 to OCRF as part of its $500,000 commitment to help fight ovarian cancer! You can even decorate and send a special virtual cake to a friend, family member or someone you love. For every cake sent, Electrolux will donate another $1 to OCRF.
If that’s not enough to get you to click over, everyone who logs on to the site and sends a virtual cake will be automatically entered for a chance to win every baker’s dream: a stylish new Induction Range from Electrolux.
So what are you waiting on? Go vote and support ovarian cancer research!
Information provided by MomSelect.
Through a special partnership with Facebook, Coca-Cola is giving people a simple, fun way to contribute to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and a chance to view a sneak peek of one of their Super Bowl spots. Visitors to the Live Positively tab on the Coca-Cola Facebook fan page can share a special “virtual gift” with friends and family that will trigger the following:
- Coca-Cola will make a one-dollar donation to Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Gift recipients receive a special Coca-Cola bottle image, which is displayed on their Facebook page and newsfeed, reminding them and others they can also share virtual gifts
- Gift-givers receive a 20-second sneak preview of one of two new Coca-Cola ads that will debut during the Super Bowl broadcast on February 7, 2010 (once game day arrives, gifters receive both ads in their entirety before their TV debut later that evening
Also, Coca-Cola will match every dollar contributed to the Boys & Girls Club of America (up to a total contribution by Coca-Cola of $150,000) and donate two My Coke Rewards points for every one point donated between now and February 15th. The Boys and Girls Clubs have helped bring about so many success stories during its existence, and here is one from Academy Award winner Denzel Washington.
Information provided by 360i on behalf of Coca-Cola. I did not receive any compensation for this post.
Frigidaire Spin & Win Game
January 19, 2010 | Filed Under Charity | 2 Comments
On January 18th Frigidaire announced their new Spin & Win game that gives you the opportunity to win gift cards plus the opportunity to win a brand new Frigidaire Affinity washer and dryer! They are giving away a prizes every day that include:
- $200 gift card to play dress up
- $100 gift card to take in some family flicks
- $100 gift card to build a birdhouse or go camping
- $75 gift card to curl up with new books
- $75 gift card to get out and play
- $50 gift card to start a craft project
Drawing for prizes will be held every day between now and April 25, 2010. That’s nearly 100 chances to win when you ’spin’ each day! Limit of one entry per person and per email address per day.
Grand Prize drawings for the Frigidaire Affinity washer and dryer will be held at the end of each month during the promotion with at total of 4 Grand Prize winners. Participants are automatically entered into the month’s Grand Prize drawing when they Spin and Win.
Best of all, every time you play, Frigidaire will donate $1 to Save the Children, as part of their $250,000 commitment to support Save the Children’s CHANGE (Creating Healthy, Active & Nurturing Grown Up Environments) program, dedicated to providing nutritious snacks and promoting healthier lifestyles for children living in poverty in the United States.
Dove’s Thank You for Making a Difference Campaign
December 8, 2009 | Filed Under Charity | 2 Comments
With all the Photoshop’d models on television and magazines, its hard to feel good about yourself. Well that is unless you are one of them. I remember an incident with my daughter last year when she was in kindergarten. I was getting her dressed one morning and she told me she didn’t want to wear shorts because people at school said her legs were fat. I was shocked! This is kindergarten. I had no idea that she would have to deal with this type of criticism so young. What I think is even worse, Taylor was not “fat” by any means. She was a normal 5 year old little girl.
The Dove Self-Esteem Fund was established as an agent of change to inspire and educate girls and young women about a wider definition of beauty. Since 2005, they have reached over 3.5 million girls across the globe. Every time you buy Dove beauty care products your purchase supports the Dove Self Esteem Fund. This fall Dove launched the “Thank you for Making a Difference” program to thank supporters for building girl’s self esteem and to invite everyone to share their stories about making a difference in self esteem.
As a “Thank You for Making a Difference”, Dove will donate $1,000 to a national charity that supports self-esteem around the Holidays, on behalf of all the self esteem supporters. Also, you can support the Dove Self-Esteem Fund simply by entering a Dove UPC here. For every UPC code entered, Dove will donate $1 to inspiring self-esteem programs at a charity partner of your choice. You can choose one of the following: Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Girls Inc.
If you have a young daughter I highly suggest that you take advantage of Dove’s Online Workshop and begin to take steps to help build her self-esteem.
I received 2 “True You” workbooks, a plush terrycloth spa robe plus two Dove products for posting about the “Thank You for Making a Difference Campaign”.
Wet Ones Fight The Flu Pledge and Coupon
November 20, 2009 | Filed Under Charity, Coupons | 2 Comments
Wet Ones launched a great program to help stop the spread of germs given the severity of this year’s flu season. Starting now, moms like you can go to WetOnes.com to take the pledge to help stop the spread of germs in your community. Each pledge taken (up to 100,000 pledges) will trigger a donation of one Wet Ones Antibacterial Wipes travel pack to the Kids in Need Foundation, a national organization that provides school supplies to children in thousands of schools across the country. Plus, taking the pledge will allow you to download a coupon for $1.50 off a Wet Ones product purchase and will give you access to a great flu prevention plan from renowned pediatrician Dr. William Sears!
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