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Be Super Smart about the Super Bowl

The teams are set, the hype is well underway and Super Bowl party planning is in full swing.
While you may not be thinking about the dangers of buzzed driving this time of year, you or someone you know will likely be attending a party where alcohol is served.  So whether you’re rooting for the Colts [...]

1Feb2010 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
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Service-minded Kids Can Win $10,000

Today, more than ever, young people are stepping up to make a difference in communities near and far.  More than 55 percent of American teenagers have volunteered for public service projects, according to a study from the Corporation for National & Community Service.  That is more than double the rate of adults.  And more than [...]

22Jan2010 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
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Upload Video for Chance to Win $10,000 for Charity

CBS Films’ upcoming release of Extraordinary Measures, starring Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford, is inspired by the true story of John Crowley – a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds to pursue a cure for his children’s life threatening disease.

To celebrate Crowley’s story, CBS created an opportunity for charities – big and small [...]

8Jan2010 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
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It’s So Cute I Had to Share

My two-year-old has been taking a toddler dance class (tap and ballet) at the Wildwood Family YMCA.
She is the youngest in the class, because the kiddos were technically supposed to be 2-years-old when it started in September, and she wasn’t 2 until late October. Thus, I enrolled her knowing it might not work.  But each [...]

14Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 9 comments | Continued
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Gift Card that Gives More

Each year, 70 percent of consumers purchase a gift card as a holiday gift. If just one percent of those people purchased a GiveCard instead of a traditional gift card, an additional $100 million would be donated to charity.
Unlike other gift cards, the GiveCard is not a full charity gift card and it is not [...]

1Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
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Snapfish Helps a Community, Gives You 50 Percent Discount On Photobooks

Snapfish has partnered with network star Rachael Ray to support a local community in Wilmington, Ohio, which was devastated by the nation’s economic downturn.
Tomorrow, Rachel Ray’s Thanksgiving on Mainstreet special will air on ABC at 10 a.m. Eastern. (check local times in your area here). During the show, Rachael will host a huge Thanksgiving feast for [...]

24Nov2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 2 comments | Continued
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Moms & Mommy Bloggers — You’re Invited Into This Amazing Story

I’ve been trying to write this post for more than week and keep putting it off because I have so much to say I just can’t find the words to say it or explain it.  So, I decided to just plunge right in and I’m asking all of you to join me in an amazing conspiracy that [...]

6Nov2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 2 comments | Continued
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Donate Some Socks, Do Some Good

Sometimes a charity comes along that started with a truly inspirational story, such as Hannah’s Socks. During Thanksgiving 2004, four-year-old Hannah Turner in Toledo, Ohio helped her mother Doris serve food at a local homeless shelter. While there, she saw a man with holes in his shoes and no socks. Hannah asked her mom if [...]

27Oct2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued