When talking with my sister at dinner a few weeks ago, the subject turned to reading. As kids, we were voracious readers. When the Scholastic Book Club newsletter came to us in our grade schools, we’d circle all the books we could, great books like Encyclopedia Brown, The Cricket in Times Square, The Phantom Tollbooth [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Developing Areas'
Gifts for Book Lovers at GoneReading.com
November 20th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Developing Areas, Literacy, Uncategorized
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Heart of Haiti Collection at Macys
September 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas
While the 2010 earthquake in Haiti isn’t in the news anymore, the poverty-striken country that was decimated is still working to rebuild today. Macy’s has a great collection of handcrafted jewelry, crafts, and home furnishings called the “Heart of Haiti Collection”. More than just a charity handout, these are handicrafts done by citizens of Haiti [...]
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Kauzbots Plush Robots to Help Autism, Trees, and Clean Water
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Amazon, Autism, Conservation, Developing Areas
Kauzbots are ridiculously cute robots where 10% of the purchase price goes to help various charities. Pictured here is Karthy Kauzbot, which helps support Talk About Curing Autism, an organization providing resources to provide information, help, and support to families affected by autism. Karthy’s green sister Kale is dedicated to helping the environment, with proceeds [...]
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Groupon Charity Deal: World Food Program to Buy Stoves for Women in Darfur
July 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas, World Hunger
Every now and then, Groupon presents a neat variation of their half-price deals which helps charity. From now until the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday July 21), Groupon has a page set up to help the World Food Program, the United Nations frontline agency mandated to help the one in seven people on earth [...]
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Kate Spade Gold Bracelet
July 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas
Here’s a pretty gold bangle from Kate Spade, available on the Kate Spade site. All around the outside is engraved the words “hand in hand”, while inside the words “There’s Strength in Numbers”. This bangle was designed as part of Kate Spade’s “Women for Women International” partnership, to help women in war-torn countries. 25% of [...]
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Solar Power for your iPhone or cell phone
July 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas, Uncategorized
I was shopping at the new REI in Carle Place, New York the other day and stumbled across this. I love my iPhone, but one of the annoyances is how quickly the battery runs out. When I first got my phone, I thought that surely the battery must be defective. I’d leave the house with [...]
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Help save premature babies in developing countries
May 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Developing Areas
In developing countries, babies who are born premature don’t have nearly the same access to facilities as those who are born in the United States. While premature babies in the US can be put in $20,000 incubators in hospitals to help protect them and keep them safe, in developing countries they don’t have nearly the [...]
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World of Good by eBay
May 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Animal Causes, Conservation, Developing Areas, eBay
On the right of CharitableGiftGiving.com, you’ll see eBay auctions for mostly used stuff where a portion of proceeds will go to charity through eBay’s “Giving Works” program. But did you know that eBay runs another site called World of Good? This is an incredible site that features brand new items crafted by artisans around the [...]
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Charity Bouquet for the Mom with Bieber Fever!
April 30th, 2011 · No Comments · 1-800-Flowers.com, Developing Areas
Yes, it’s that time of year again–the time to panic wondering if you’ve forgotten Mother’s Day again! Don’t worry, Mother’s Day 2011 is still 8 days away. But you’re cutting it close! Every year, I like to highlight a different flower company donating some of their proceeds to charity. This year, I thought I’d shine [...]
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
March 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas
Catherine at Dermalogica reached out to me a few weeks ago to tell me about a new 2011 charitable initiative started by the founder of Dermalogica, Jane Wurwand. The initiative, called FITE (Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship), is one that aims to fund the businesses of 25,000 women entrepreneurs worldwide in the next two years. According [...]
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