Categotry Archives: Giving Back

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Make A Wish Come True with A Wedding Dress

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There are so many great idea’s for raising money to fight breast cancer and your old wedding dress can be included.

Brides Against Breast Cancer is an organization that will sell your wedding dress to a new bride and the proceeds will help a cancer victim. They will give a terminally ill cancer patient a wish come true that is similar to the
Make A Wish foundation only this one is for adults.

You can also donate Mother of the Bride and flower girl dresses or make a fully tax deductible donation.

Help fight in the battle against breast cancer go to:
BridesAgainstBreastCancer.org for more information.

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Free Tutoring In Your Community for your Kids

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If your child is struggling in any subject it can effect their grade and self esteem. A bit of extra help is not always so easy these days with the majority of both parents in the work place.

Public schools are now offering tutoring after school for junior and high school students. For high school, ask is there are any honor role students volunteering to tutor as part of their National Honor Society service. In some communities teacher are volunteering help for homework via phone and/or on line.

Other places in your community who want to be there for the kids, is AARP, Rotary Clubs and the YMCA.

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Playing Video Games and Helping The Battle with Cancer

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Want to escape and have sometime to relax with the family or just time to yourself? Pick out a fun but calming video game. The fun and adventurer of the fantasy world of the game can help you take your mind off stressful thoughts or something you have to deal with. Just taking this break can help you feel good and ready to take on your challenge.

Have video games you no longer play? Looking For New Ones?

Help the battle with cancer. DonateGames.org will sell them on line at a discount rate and the money earned will go to research rare childhood diseases.

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Give A Gift of Sight – Donate Old Glasses

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Lenscrafters, Pearl Vision and Sears Optical are a few companies that would be happy to take your old glasses off your hands. You can donate children’s, womens, and mens prescription or no prescription glasses to these places for people who can’t afford them and are in need.

The glasses are thoroughly cleaned have a repair and quality check and are shipped to Global Clinics where there are 40,000 pairs of eyeglasses for selection. At these clinics a client will get a free eye check and be fitted for the glasses.

Need a pair of glasses but can’t afford them? Know someone who does?
Check out OneSight.org for more information and see the incredible work they do.

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Giving Back – Donate Old Cell Phones – A Life Line for Domestic Violence

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Cell phone die out or want to upgrade? Don’t throw it out, instead donate it to someone who could really use it.Verizon is helping out victims of domestic violence by refurbishing and donating cell phones to domestic violence agencies to give to their clients.

All you will need to do is remove any personal information and your storage card. Include the battery and chargers or other accessories you have for that phone.
Click Here for a free shipping label and you are on your way to helping out someone who is in need.