Looking for ways to Pay it Forward this Holiday Season?

Every year the holiday season comes and goes and every year I try to find different ways to reach out and help others in the community.  This year we have decided to share our findings with our readers.Here are just a few opportunities we came across while looking for ways to pay it forward this year.

• Sears Heroes at Home Wish Registry
• Toys for Tots
• Salvation Army
• Ronald McDonald House
• Feeding America
• Boys and Girls Clubs of America

These are just a few of the charities that you can work with to pay it forward.  There are many others out there.  Please, feel free to share any stories/ideas you might have or even use for the holidays!

 

 

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Breakfast at Wimbledon - Fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Elite Sports Club is hosting "Breakfast at Wimbledon", a fundraiser event for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Southeastern Wisconsin chapter, on Saturday, June 26, from 10 am to noon at the Mequon Elite Sports club (11616 N. Port Washington Road in Mequon). Here's an excerpt with important information from the press release:

While watching the Wimbledon match live on a large screen live from London, England, guests will be seated at center court on the Mequon Elite Sports Club tennis court.  The menu will feature a special English-themed breakfast, catered by the Marcus Corporation.  Entrees include strawberries and cream, crumpets, bangers (British sausage), French Toast, eggs, potatoes, tea, champagne and more. 

Following breakfast, all attendees will be invited to enjoy the Mequon Elite Sports Club for the remainder of the day, including the recently completed indoor and outdoor salt-water pools, exercise equipment and family gym.

“Hosting a Breakfast at Wimbledon event is a wonderful way for us at Elite to not only raise funds for the local JDRF chapter, but also to showcase one of tennis’ top events to the community,” stated Kay Yuspeh, owner of Elite Sports Clubs.  “We invite everyone to bring their families for breakfast, watch the match, and enjoy our newly expanded club,” she added.

Adult price is $35.00/per person and children 12 and under are $10.00.  Guests are encouraged to wear “their tennis whites.”  Tickets are available at the Elite Mequon Sports Club front desk or by calling 262-241-4250.  Credit card payment will be accepted in person or via phone.  Ticket prices include the breakfast, use of Mequon Elite on June 26^th, and a ticket for the sweepstakes.

I think this a great opportunity to Pay it Forward, as well as a chance for a unique experience! Click here for more information or to purchase tickets online. There is no deadline for buying tickets & tickets will also be sold at the door.

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Snapple - 2 New Flavors for Diabetes & Autism Charities

If you watched "The Celebrity Apprentice" Finale last night you saw that the final task for Bret Michaels and Holly Robinson-Peete was to create their own Iced Tea flavor. Both of them came up with some tasty sounding choices. I am definitely going to try to get at least a bottle or two of each of their creations.

Right now, but only for a limited time, Snapple is producing both Bret's Trop-A-Rocka Diet Tea as well as Holly's Compassionberry Tea.

Check out Snapple's site to see where you can find these new teas and support both of their important causes: Diabetes and Autism.

Plus, check out my earlier post about the Snapple Rebate going on right now. You might be able to get a 6 pack of their all-natural tea for free!

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KFC - Buckets for the Cure

I posted the original message a few weeks ago. I just received an update from KFC stating that this program has already raised more than $3.03 million dollars!!! If you did not see this a few weeks ago, please keep reading and help out if you wish. This program runs through May 23rd, so there is still time to Pay It Forward.

Right now all of us can help try to make the largest single donation to end breast cancer forever.

KFC is joining the fight against breast cancer with a national "Buckets for the Cure" campaign, aimed at educating more women and men about breast health, generating support for the cause and attempting to make the single largest donation in the history of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Through May 23rd, KFC will be dedicating special pink buckets to Komen for the Cure, with KFC restaurant operators having donated 50 cents for each pink bucket purchased by the operator before May 9th.

KFC fans and supporters can find out more about the program by visiting bucketsforthecure.com. At the site, you can read stories about people whose lives have been affected by the disease, upload your own story and even make a donation to support breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs.

Check out this You Tube video showing a Louisville KFC restaurant being painted pink. And the Colonel's suit has been changed temporarily from white to pink, that's how committed KFC is to this very worthwhile and urgent cause.

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Law Enforcement Torch Run: Raising Awareness and Funds for Special Olympics!

Law Enforcement and Krispy Kreme have both teamed up again for the Law Enforcement Torch Run® to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics.

Officers will take to the roofs of participating Krispy Kreme stores in communities across the country this weekend (April 30-May 2) where they will collect donations from customers as they eat, sleep and play on the rooftops of Krispy Kreme stores. The kids LOVED stopping by this event last year!

Customers who donate money to the cause will get a sweet treat in return, ranging from a free Krispy Kreme Original Glazed® doughnut to a complimentary Krispy Kreme doughnut party for generous corporations, organizations or individuals donating $1,000 or more. Stop by your local participating Krispy Kreme store this weekend and support the Law Enforcement Torch Run® and Special Olympics.

Click here to contact the Krispy Kreme store near you for event details. To learn more about Special Olympics and the Law Enforcement Torch Run®, visit here.

If you or someone you know is a police officer, emt, firefighter, or active military, check out these freebies and discounts available for those that protect and serve!

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Melting Pot - National Cheese Fondue Day April 11th

Today, April 11th, is National Cheese Fondue Day! In honor of that, the Melting Pot in Brookfield will donate $10 to the Hunger Task Force for every cheese fondue sold today! They will even be opening their doors at 11 am to start the celebration early!

I had the privilege of volunteering at Hunger Task Force last year & got to witness how hard they work to provide food to those really in need. This is a great organization to pay it forward to!

The Melting Pot in Brookfield is located at 19850 W. Bluemound Road, 1 block east of Barker Road.

It seems that each Melting Pot is having their own specials for National Cheese Fondue Day. For other locations, click here.

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Earth Week - Reusable Bags & Coupons

What a great way to start Earth Week!

Visit Target on 4/18 and get a FREE reusable bag with any Tide, GE or Coke purchase.

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Petsmart is offering their reusable tote for $1.99 and 100% of the proceeds go to their PetSmart Charities! Helping animals and the Earth..what could sound better? :)

Coupons:
$1/1 GE Energy Smart Bulbs
$2/1 Method Laundry Detergent
$1/1 Method Laundry Detergent
$1/1 Seventh Generation Products
$1/1 Greenworks Product

Know of any other ways to save and help the planet? Please Share!

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Culver's - Help Support Haiti Relief Efforts Feb. 16th

Help Support Haiti Relief Efforts

On Tuesday, February 16, participating Culver's restaurants will donate 10% of sales to the American Red Cross International Relief Fund to support those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.

Enjoy a delicious meal and benefit a great cause!

Click here to find the Culver's nearest you.

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Couponizer - 25% of Your Purchase Will be Donated to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Donate 25%

Purchase a Couponizer through this link, we will donate 25% of your order purchase price to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and add you to the support team. Due to overwhelming demand, we are backordered until mid-March, however you will receive a FREE shopping list/CoupTracker refill pack as a token of our appreciation for your order if you order from us. All orders will ship immediatley after we receive our inventory. *Posted on our website is that Amazon.com has inventory and if you order from there, these orders cannot be included.

Offer Expires: March 6, 2010

Need a better way to organize your coupons? The Couponizer is definitely the way to go! I love the Couponizer because it makes organizing my coupons faster & easier with 18 pockets arranged how most grocery aisles are organized (making it easier to go through your coupons as you are at the store), a CoupStacker mat to lay out as you organize your coupons (after putting your coupons into each category on the mat, you then put your coupons in the corresponding pockets), sleeves for store loyalty cards & gift cards, a shopping list pad, a coupon tracker to track your savings, & a bag to carry your Couponizer in!

Amy Bergin, the President of the Couponizer Company, is running to help raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on March 12th in honor of her brother & others who have been diagnosed with these blood cancers. This charity is also very dear to me as 3 of my family members & 2 friends of mine are all lymphoma survivors! From now until March 6th, the Couponizer Company will donate 25% of your purchase to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society when you make your order through this link! Order now to show your support or click here if you would like to donate directly to Amy's team.

Thanks Amy!

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Spread the Love - Send FREE eCards to Help the Children's Heart Foundation

Punchbowl Software, Inc. will donate $.05 to the Children's Heart Foundation for every recipient with a valid, unique email address who is sent a MyPunchbowl eCard through the end of February! Click here to send your eCard for the Spread the Love campaign!

The Children's Heart Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that funds the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects.

If your child or someone you love has recently been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect (CHD) they are here to help! CHF has a parental resource book, It's My Heart, that provides information on CHDs in layman's terms.

Click here to view the CHF Newsletter Matters of the Heart.

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Oscar Mayer - Good Mood Mission for Feeding America

Oscar Mayer is on a Good Mood Mission. I love Pay It Forward programs from companies, so take a minute to participate in this one.

The Oscar Mayer Good Mood Mission is rallying America around good food, creating good moods for a good cause. Now through September, the Oscar Mayer brand will donate food to Feeding America for every good mood created at http://goodmoodmission.com/. So hop on and submit your good mood. They will donate 1 lb. for each.

Become a Fan on Facebook too to keep up with specials and coupons!

Let's see them giveaway 2 million lbs. of food!

Thanks Jackie!

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Aeropostale - Donate Your Jeans to Homeless Teens & Haiti and Get 25% Off

From now until February 14th, Aeropostale is having it's 3rd annual Teens for Jeans campaign, in which you'll have the opportunity help homeless teens around the nation by donating your old (gently worn) jeans! In exchange, Aeropostale will give you 25% off your next pair of jeans!

There's one more reason to donate...the first 100,000 pairs of jeans donated will be matched by Aero to send to the earthquake victims of Haiti! So let's help them send 200,000 pairs of jeans to Haiti!

Click here for more information about Aeropostale's Teens for Jeans campaign.

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Pablove Benefit Concert - Sat., Jan. 23rd

Summerfest is happy to support The Pablove Benefit Concert this Saturday, January 23 at the Turner Hall Ballroom. This concert benefits the Pablove Foundation which gives money to improve the lives of children with cancer nationwide.

The concert lineup includes Fever Marlene, The Gufs, The Lackloves, Maritime, Mike Benign, Old Man Malcolm, Pet Engine, Truth in Fiction, Willy Porter and more. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under. The show starts at 7:00 PM.

Tickets are available online now. Click here to purchase.

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Become a Pampers Facebook Fan for Diaper Donation

Become a fan of Pampers on Facebook and help a mom in need. For each new fan that joins their page, they will donate a diaper to charity.

While you're there, enter for a chance to win a years supply of diapers.

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Starbucks - FREE Love CD with $15+ Purchase & Starbucks Donations to Charities

For a limited time, when you spend $15.00 or more at participating Starbucks locations, you will receive a free LOVE CD and Starbucks will donate $1.00 to the Global Fund to help fight AIDS in Africa.

AND

On December 1st, for every drink purchased at participating Starbucks locations, Starbucks will donate 5 cents to the Global Fund.

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