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by Jill Greenlaw on February 3rd, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I am the mother of three boys and one girl. All of my boys are involved with the Boy Scouts of America Scouting Program. I love the things that this organization does to teach leadership, service, commitment, and goal setting.
My boys start the scouting program at the age of eight and move through the various rank advancements until they receive their Eagle Scout Award. This usually happens around the age of 15-18.
My oldest son …
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by Amy Sullivan on January 3rd, 2012 | 1 Comment »
There are so many giving organizations like the Ronald McDonald House, Project Night Night, and Bake It Forward. Recently, I discovered a great organization I wanted our family to support called Sole Hope….
Sole Hope provides closed toe shoes for people in Africa. I liked their
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by Jill Greenlaw on December 31st, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I attended Camp Mighty this last year in Southern California for a fun retreat with fun and creative people. The camp was kicked off by doing a group service project for Charity Water….
In the weeks before Camp Mighty, we were divided into teams and raised funds for wells
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by Jill Greenlaw on December 17th, 2011 | No Comments »
I have only made a gingerbread house a few times in my life. I have always been tempted to buy the Wilton gingerbread house kits at JoAnn’s and finally did this year. One of my favorite charities, the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC)…, asked me to make one to
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by Jamie Moesser on December 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
Do you relish the IRL Christmas shopping experience or are you averse to setting foot inside any store between December 1st and 25th? Either way, here are a couple of reasons to make a point of not only going to a couple of stores, but actually buying specific merchandise.
IKEA …
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on November 26th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A little while back, I had the opportunity to enjoy a pre-Thanksgiving meal with Jennifer Garner in support of Frigidaire’s $500,000 commitment to Save the Children’s U.S Programs.
Here we are in the image above, including (from left): Ann Marie from This Mama Cooks…, Jennifer Garner, Helen Jane
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by Bethany Morgan on November 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
Healthy moms make the world go round—in more ways than one. In support of Prematurity Awareness Month this November, Helping Hands Milk Bank… is encouraging pregnant women to establish healthy lifestyles that reduce the risk of premature birth, and to donate excess breast milk to treat those infants who are
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by Melissa Northway on November 5th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Many families in the U.S. are experiencing challenging times during this tough economy. According to the National Center for Family Homelessness, there are over 1.5 million homeless children which equates to about 1:50 children without a home (Source: www.familyhomelessness.org…). This is the greatest number of homeless children
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 8th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
…The family that lived right across the street from the house I grew up in were close friends of ours. We went to church together. One of the girls was only a year older than me and we played every day. I have two really strong memories of the many
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by Melissa Northway on September 17th, 2011 | No Comments »
With the iPad’s easy-to-use design it has become a desired tool for the special needs community. In fact, an article in USA Today this week wrote about how the iPad has become education’s equalizer. If you think about it – there are now about 40,000 educational applications for the iPad…
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Giving Organization: Sole Hope Provides Closed Toe Shoes to People in Africa
