Gratitude Week Volunteers Raise Awareness for Homelessness

On my way to work this week, I noticed several people holding signs with messages like "I have a home", "I feel loved", and "I have hope". They were just standing there all along West Georgia smiling at people and...

Eco Touch Launches New Waterless Car Wash Fundraising Program

June 4, 2009—Portsmouth, New Hampshire—There’s a new twist on the conventional car wash fundraiser. Eco Touch, the leading manufacturer of earth-friendly car care products, is determined to help non-profits raise funds for their causes in a way that doesn’t pollute or...

You Can’t Rest on Imaginary Laurels!

“We can’t rest on our laurels, because we’ve got a lot of work to do.” President Barack Obama was only half-right when, according to Reuters, he shared those words with an audience at a Democratic National...

Naomi Campbell walks the runway for Mumbai attack victims

Supermodel Naomi Campbell, infamous for physically and verbally abusing her personnel on numerous occasions, is now fueling her unbridled energy into helping out a good cause.  Campbell walked the runway in...

Canadians asked to donate to help Canadian athletes win medals

National online fundraising campaign kicks off in Canada, the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics Games, to raise $5 million to help Canadian Olympians “own the podium” come 2010. “Own the Podium” program was...

Pineau, Nut Butters & Chocolate: My 3 Prizes for Menu for Hope

With only 12 hours to go until Menu for Hope 5 closes its doors to your donations, I thought it was time for me after looking at offerings around the globe to refresh your mind about my 3 modest prizes.In reverse order let me start with My 3rd Prize for Menu for Hope 5 is a...

What the Heck is '500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO 09' ?

I was left scratching my head what the heck 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO 2009 meant.OK, it is a book by a fellow named by Rod Phillips, a New Zealander at that who offers the best value that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario has in stock....

Epicurean Delights worth Trip to Australia for Menu for Hope 5

What is Menu for Hope if you wondered? It brings bloggers the world over who use their combined power to raise funds for the UN World Food Programme. After stops in Paris and on the West Coast, I continue my Menu for Hope 5 exploration. After seeing the embarrassment of...

2 Artisan Grab Bags, West Coast Prizes for Menu for Hope 5

What is Menu for Hope if you wondered?It brings bloggers the world over who use their combined power to raise funds for the UN World Food Programme.I mentioned France yesterday so let me jump to the other side of the country where Matt Bites who coordinates Menu for Hope 5...

Lingerie and the Cookie Cutter, a French Prize for Menu for Hope

As the holidays approach, Victoria Secret bags are even more ubiquitous. I don't think that you will find anything like this Lingerie Cookie Cutter Set (picture below) in their accessories department, one of the prizes offered by Clotilde of Chocolate & Zucchini for Menu...

Be a Hipster With Pineau Des Charentes, Menu for Hope 3rd Prize

No it is not a spelling error, I did not mean to write Pinot, be it Grigio or Noir. Don't call Pineau des Charentes the poor cousin of Cognac though it is definitely a lesser known quantity. My 3rd Prize for Menu for Hope 5 is a set of 2 bottles of Pineau des Charentes (one...

Nut Butters for Grown Ups, Nothing Kinky, Menu for Hope 2nd Prize

What is Menu for Hope if you wondered?It brings bloggers the world over who use their combined power to raise funds for the UN World Food Programme. In last year edition of this doing good event, most of my prizes were of the cookie and chocolate kind  so this year, I...

in Pole Position for Menu for Hope 5: 16 Creative Sweets, My 1st

Monday, December 15, 2008 marks the Kick Off for Menu for Hope 5. What is Menu for Hope?It brings bloggers the world over who use their combined power to raise funds for the UN World Food Programme. Who does it benefit?As Pim of Chez Pim who started it all notes: "This year's...

Silicone Bracelets

It has been said that fashion helps us make a statement through colors and style we choose to wear. Today, when we think of pink, images associated with women's cancer research immediately come to mind as a result...

Tour de Cupcake 2008, October 19, the More you Eat, the Less you Race!

I know the event already took place.I just thought that the nonchalant approach to bike racing taken by the Tour de Cupcake 2008 was worth noting.Rules:Stop at 10 checkpoints, get a cupcake at each of themThe more you eat, the less you ride.The race on October 19 in San...

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