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Entries from June 2009

Support Feral Cats Care with a T-Shirt

June 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Animal Causes, Zazzle

“Feral Cats” sounds like an exotic breed of cat, but in actuality, it refers to regular house cats who have become lost (or worse, abandoned by their owners) and are forced to revert to their instincts of the wild. It’s esimated that there are about 60 million feral cats in the United States. The Feral [...]

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Shoes from…Carlos Santata?

June 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon

Who knew that the great guitarist and multiple Grammy Award winner Carlos Santana designed shoes? Check out Carlos by Carlos Santana for some of the most stylish shoe designs from Carlos Santana which would make a great gift for the shoe afficianado in your life. “Carlos by Carlos Santana” footwear is a venture between Brown Shoe Company [...]

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Oreos by Newman’s Own

June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon

They can’t call them Oreo’s ,but Newman’s Own Organics have come up with Newman’s Own®Organics Newman-O’S, Original Vanilla Creme, 16-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12). Like Oreo’s, they’re delicious, rich chocolate cookie sandwiches made with real chocolate and filled with creamy vanilla filling. Unlike Oreo’s, these cookies use organic cacao that comes from small farmers in the [...]

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Panda USB Drive

June 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon, Animal Causes, World Wildlife Fund

Okay, how cute is this? This is a USB drive that comes in the shape of a panda. It comes in 8 gig, 2 gig, and 16 gig sizes.  Like any USB Flash Drive, they’ll be recognized as soon as you plug it into your Mac or PC. The panda measures 2.5″ and is made of [...]

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Arctic Babies Crib Bedding Set that helps World Wildlife Fund

June 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon, Animal Causes, World Wildlife Fund

The Cotton Tale Designs Arctic Babies 4-Piece Crib Bedding Set is an adorable and high quality baby bedding set with designs such as mother and baby penguins, whales, and polar bars. The material is a combination of 100% cotton and washable velvet in tundra red, appliqués in black dot and textured fleece. The comforter measures 45″L x 36″W. This [...]

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Gerbera Daisies for Mom that help Healthy Child Healthy World

June 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon

Healthy Child Healthy World (HCHW) is a national non-profit organization which is dedicated to educating parents, caregivers and the general public about environmental toxins that affect children’s health. Organic Style offers 20 stems of these beautiful gerbera daisiesbeautiful gerbera daisies which also helps support Healthy Child Healthy World. With each purchase 5% is donated to [...]

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Torina’s World: A Child’s Life in Madagascar

June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon, Developing Areas

Torina’s World: A Child’s Life in Madagascar is a book that was originally self-published in 1997, but which has been officially released in 2007 with an interesting story of its own. Parents for centuries have been lecturing their kids about “the hungry kids in Africa”. But those words are usually meaningless. Photographer Joni Kabana changed [...]

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My Life with Laura: A Love Story

June 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Amazon, Breast Cancer

My Life with Laura: A Love Story is a new book by Chad Moutray. Chad Moutray is the Chief Economist and Director of Economic Research at the US. Small Business Administration. But this book is a very personal one that doesn’t have to do with small business. It’s about his wife Laura. Laura passed away [...]

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Free Rice dot Com – Feed the Hungry and Your Brain

June 6th, 2009 · No Comments · World Hunger

If you haven’t heard about freerice.com, you’re in for a treat. While this isn’t a “gift giving” item, it is a great way to help out a good cause. Here’s how the site works: you’ll be shown a vocabulary word. Just pick the right definition, and 10 grains of rice will be donated to the [...]

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Help Charities with a Discover Card

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Children's Miracle Network, Junior Achievement, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Operation Homefront

You probably know about the Discover® More Card (the same card that was once called the Discover Platinum card), “the card that pays you back”. Each month, a full 1% of your purchases are given back to you in the form of “cashback”. And every quarter, you’re able to sign up to receive a full 5% [...]

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