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Give Jewelry – Bracelets with a Purpose ($100 gift code giveaway ends 3/20/13)

March 6, 2013 By

Give Jewelry

Who doesn’t appreciate lovely jewelry. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, male or female, most of us can appreciate beautiful jewelry. Even my teenage son likes to wear bracelets (manly ones of course :-) ).

You can buy jewelry just about anywhere – online, off line, high end ($$$) jewelry stores or your local street fair. But does any of the jewelry you buy serve another purpose aside from adorning your ears, neck, fingers or wrist? Probably not. Give Jewelry does.

Give Jewelry serves a whole other purpose aside from providing you with a beautiful piece of jewelry. Give Jewelry also provide FOOD for a child in need.

If you read my blog regularly you’ll recall my experiences with Feeding America and Child Hunger Ends Here. Needless to say any organization or business that helps provide meals to those in need I am happy to support.

According to the company’s website;

Give Jewelry is a sustainable movement to provide food for children in orphanages throughout Indonesia. The vision is simple: every bracelet purchased directly benefits kids in need. So no matter what type of bracelet you choose; friendship, charm, leather, beaded, cuff or any of our other bracelets, you’re really choosing to make a difference.

They have been running their mission since 1992.

For every ONE bracelet purchased one week’s worth of food (21 meals) will be donated to a child in need. If you purchase 5 bracelets then 5 children will each receive a week of meals (105 meals in total will be donated for 5 children). Of course if you purchase 10 bracelets food will be donated to 10 children for a week, and so on.

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You might be thinking to yourself that Give Jewelry is expensive. It would have to be in order for them to donate a week’s worth a food to a child in need.

WRONG!

Give Jewelry is very affordable and budget friendly. In fact most of the jewelry is around $9 – $12. There are a few piece upwards to $20, but most are in the $9-$12 range. That means if you purchase a $9.00 bracelet you can provide food for a hungry child for an entire week. Talk about a win-win situation! You get a beautiful piece of jewelry and a child won’t be hungry for a week.

Give gave me a gift code to pick up a few bracelets for me and my family to try out. It took me a long time to pick out what bracelets I wanted to order because there were so many that I really liked.

I picked up several bracelets. Some I gave to my daughter and my son, the others I kept for myself.

Here are a few photos of some of the bracelets from Give Jewelry that I picked up.

Clear bead and rainbow bead "Friendship" bracelets,

Clear bead and rainbow bead “Friendship” bracelets,

Rainbow Wrap Bracelet

Rainbow Wrap Bracelet

Rainbow Elastic Bracelet - Notice the heart shaped "Give" charm.

Rainbow Elastic Bracelet – Notice the heart shaped “Give” charm.

Triple Wrap Leather Bracelet

Triple Wrap Leather Bracelet

Double Wrap White Braclet

Double Wrap White Bracelet

Double Wrap Black Bead Bracelet

Double Wrap Black Bead Bracelet

You’ll notice that I chose a lot of bracelets that I can wrap around my wrist 2-3 times. I happen to like that look. My kids opted for regular Friendship bracelets.

Each bracelet comes with a beautiful little heart shape charm attached to it that says “Give Jewelry” on it. You can remove it if you want (I oped to keep mine on). My son had me take his off. I don’t blame him. That might get a few chuckles from the boys at school. LOL!

Not only is this beautiful, quality made jewelry, it’s also affordable AND helps a child in need. It doesn’t get any better than that.

If you would like to check out Give Jewelry for yourself please visit GiveBracelets.com. You can also check them out on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. They even have a blog you can check out, http://TheGiveTeam.com.

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Give Jewelry would like to give a lucky reader a $100 gift code to use at the Give Jewelery website. You can buy A LOT of bracelets for that money. :-) !!! Thank you Give Jewelry.

This giveaway is open to US residents only and will end on March 20, 2013 at 11:59 PM (EST). The winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator from all eligible entries. The winner will be notified via e-mail and will have three days to reply or a new winner will be chosen in their place.

To enter please leave a comment on this post and tell me what you might buy if you won the $100 gift certificate to Give Jewelry and/or who the jewelry would be for?

For extra entries you can use the Rafflecopter widget (below) but you must complete the initial entry requirement or the additional entries won’t qualify. Extra entries are optional.

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Kimberly

*I received a free gift code to pick out jewelry to review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and were not influenced in any way. Give Jewelery will be providing the gift code.  

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Legitimate Charity or Fraud?

October 2, 2012 By

The holiday season is fast approaching. Soon our thoughts will turn to Thanksgiving dinner, out of town guests, which in-laws to spend Christmas with and what gift to get that someone special. Along with the holidays, charities try and boost their donations while people are in a giving mood. Personally I think it’s a wonderful gesture to think about others during the holiday season, whether it’s buying food for those who don’t have food, or donating unwrapped gifts for children who might other wise not get a visit from “Santa” this year. I wish to encourage everyone reading this post to commit to at least one charitable act this holiday season.

It makes me so angry when people donate money out of the kindness of their hearts, only to become a victim of fraud. If you don’t think stuff like this happens – it does! Criminals will use any tactic possible to gain access to your money, even if it means tugging on your heart strings.

I receive a lot of e-mails on a regular basis between my blog and my personal life. Those e-mails seem to double during the holiday season. I get pitched on a regular basis to write about a variety of charities, including prompting to make my own donation. Trust me, I would love to donate to just about every charity, but I simply do not have the funds. I have to pick and choose who I can afford to donate to.

I’ve checked out a few of these sites online to learn more about the organization. There are a few I’ve come across in the past few years that  set off some red flags. There is just something about the sites that don’t seem right. They don’t come off as legitimate charities. Charities are almost always non-profit so it’s very likely they couldn’t find a professional website design to donate their time to create a fancy website. That is perfectly understandable and I would never fault a charity for that. However in this day and age you can never be too sure.

If you are considering donating online and have even the slightest concern that the charity might not be legitimate, do some investigating. Google the company’s name and website and see if you find anything that would lead you to believe they are a fraud. You can also ask friends, family and co-workers if they know of the company and/or have had any experiences with them.

Another way to check is to contact the Better Business Bureau. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) even has a page specifically for donations and charities – www.BBB.org/US/Charity.

If you typically donate money during the holiday season (or even year round) another suggestion I have for you is to purchase a pre-paid debit card. Instead of making a donation using your bank’s debit card (which is linked to your checking and/or savings account) or your credit card, use the gift card instead. That way if your card is compromised the thieves cannot get away with all your money. Instead they can only steal the money that is on the gift card.

I had something similar happen to me recently. There were two purchases for an Xbox Live membership from Walmart – each costing $49+. THANKFULLY both charges were made to a gift card and not my debit card, or who knows what else they thieves could have purchased (although personally I think it’s an inside job at Walmart – who refused to refund my money). The gift card they used originally had $250 on it but on $109 and change at the time theh thieves purchased those Xbox Live memberships. Had there been more money on that card, of if it was my debit card, who knows how much more could have been purchased.

Another suggestion would be the make a charitable donation in cash (make sure to get a receipt) or in products (such as non-perishable foods, clothing, new toys…). A great way to donate to a charity that wouldn’t put you at any risk for fraud is a donation of your time. Volunteering is a fantastic way to help out your favorite charity. Even a few hours once a month would be greatly appreciated.

The best way to protect yourself against fraud when making charitable donations online is to have a ID protection in place, such as LifeLock. LifeLock monitors your identity, searches known criminal websites for illegal selling of your personal information and alerts you to any potential threats. Not only that, if you are victim of ID theft, LifeLock can help you get your life back in order.

For more information about LifeLock you can visit them online at LifeLock.org. You can also find LifeLock on Facebook or check out their Twitter page.

I mentioned on my site last month about the LifeLock for Life sweepstakes. Readers have a chance play every week for great prizes. Each month’s questions pertain to a specific topic. This month’s topic will pertain to donating.

For more information about the sweepstakes you can check out my original post here, http://bit.ly/NXxMTR, or visit the LifeLock for Life sweepstakes page on Facebook, http://www.Facebook.com/LifeLock/app_260986044011824.

Some readers might find it interesting to know that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and National Crime Prevention Month. :-)

Do you have any special tips for protecting yourself when making donations? Have you been a victim of fraud? If so, how did you find out about it and what did you do to fix the situation? I always love to hear from my readers. Please feel free to comment on this post.

Kimberly

*As a brand ambassador I am compensated for my participating however all opinions expressed are entirely my own and are not influenced in any way.

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Help spread the love of reading and win great prizes (Giveaway)

January 21, 2012 By

There many things in life I am passionate about… writing, photography, my family, social causes… One social cause I am passionate about is reading. I think that all children should learn to read and have access to books, regardless of where they live, their social status or parent’s income. Reading opens up a whole new world. Books are a great resource when it comes to education. They also help to encourage children to have an imagination. I can’t tell you how many books I read as a child that whisked me away to far away lands. That is the beauty of books.

I like the world that Reading is Fundemental does to help get books into the hands of children who might not otherwise have books to read. When I learned that the Gerber Life College Plan was working with Reading is Fundemental on a campaign called the Project Open Book I knew I had to get involved.

If you are unfamiliar with the Gerber Life College Plan, it’s a plan created by the Gerber Life Insurance Company. These are the same people who bring you Gerber products with the adorable iconic baby face.

The Gerber Life College Plan was designed to help busy parents like you save for tomorrow – safely and easily. With guaranteed growth, life insurance protection, flexibility, and fixed monthly premiums payments, this program is the smart choice for your child’s future. 

Through Project Open Book, Gerber Life Insurance will donate $1.00 towards Reading is Fundamental (RIF), up to $10,000, for every photo that is uploaded on it’s picture mosaic.

You can even win PRIZES – up to $1,000!

Head over to the Gerber Life Insurance Company Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/GerberLife for your chance to contribute your baby’s photos to the Project Open Book picture mosaic. It’s that easy! By uploading a photo to the mosaic you can help ensure that a child is given books to read, learn and explore with.

To encourage you to participate in Project Open Book I have a $25 Snap Fish gift certificate. At Snap Fish you can create photo cards, photo calendars, photo books and other great products.

To enter please comment on a favorite book of yours when you were growing up.

For extra entries you can do any or all of the following. Please leave a separate comment for each that you have done. Extra entries are optional. 

- Subscribe to She Scribes via RSS or E-mail. Both options are found on the right side bar.

- “Like” Gerber Life on Facebook, www.Facebook.com/GerberLife.

-  Upload your child’s photo to the mosaic. Please let me know if you did. Remember, ever photo upload is an other $1.00 to RIF.

- “Like” She Scribes on Facebook, www.Facebook.com/SheScribes.

- Follow She Scribes on Twitter, www.Twitter.com/She_Scribes and tweet about Project Open Book and/or this giveaway. Please include @She_Scribes in the tweet so I can see it too. This is limited to three tweets per day.

-  Share information about Project Open Book and/or this giveaway on Facebook, Digg, Technorati or other social networking sites/forums. 

- Leave a thoughtful comment on a non-giveaway post on She Scribes and tell me which post you commented on. There is a limit of one comment per post, but you can comment on as many posts as you want for an unlimited extra entry option.

- Post information the Open Book Project and/or this giveaway on your site and please link back to this post. Please provide the URL.

This giveaway is open to US residents only and will end on January 30, 2012 at 11:59 PM (EST). The winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator from all eligible entries. The winner will be notified via e-mail and will have three days to reply with a name and mailing address (no PO Box). Failure to do so will result in a new winner will be chosen in their place.

Other cool giveaways can be found on the right side bar under “Win It”.

Kimberly

*I will be receiving a Snap Fish gift certificate as compensation. There is no other compensation. The opinions expressed are my own.

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Bone Marrow Donor Needed – Could YOU be the perfect match for Kyle?

January 17, 2012 By

This is not my usual type of post. Whenever I feel strongly about something I feel the need to share that with others.

There is an adorable little 4 year old boy name Kyle (pictured above) who needs YOUR help. Kyle has been diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. It’s a life threatening condition where your body does not produce enough red blood cells. Red blood cells are needed to carry oxygen to your organs and every cell in your body. Aplastic Anemia can be fatal if not treated right away.

The best course of treatment for Kyle is a bone marrow transplant. The problem is out of the 9 million registered donors there are no matches for Kyle. What Kyle needs is someone who is of Asian and Caucasian decent. Kyle is half Chinese, half Caucasian.

Here is how YOU can help Kyle. If you are of Asian and Caucasion, please consider helping Kyle. All you have to do is take a bone marrow test. It’s easy and painless. All they need is a cotton swap sample of the inside of your cheek. There is no pain involved in testing to see if you are a match. You must be between 18-60 years old and in good health.

If you know anyone who is of Asian and Caucasian decent please tell them about Kyle and see if they can help.

To learn more please visit KyleNeedsYou.org. You can also find more information on Facebook, www.Facebook.com/KyleNeedsYou and on Twitter, www.Twitter.com/KyleNeedsYou.

Even if you are not a perfect match for Kyle, or even if you are not of Asian and Caucasian decent, please consider being a bone marrow donor. For more information please visit Marrow.org.

Kimberly 

*I was not compensated for this post. I posted this in order to help this little boy.

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Big Miracle & Teen Impact Contest

January 6, 2012 By

I am a HUGE animal lover, or should I say lover of all creatures great and small. I’m the kind of person who won’t kill an insect if there is a way to capture it and set it free. Except brown spiders. I have “issues” with certain spiders (my mom died from complications of a spider bite).

I have a big heart when it comes to all God’s creatures. I’m always thinking about how my actions impact our environment and the creatures that share our planet with us.

I love Whales. They are magnificent creatures. I once went Whale watching off the coats of Massachusetts back in the early 90′s. I got to stand just a few feet above a Basking Shark (it was HUGE!) and I had the opportunity to see several Whales. It was amazing! One day I hope I can take my family Whale watching. I have talked about it for ages. I really want my children and my husband to have a chance to see Whales up close before it’s too late. Who knows how much longer Whales will roam our oceans.

There is a new movie coming to theaters on February 3, 2012 called Big Miracle. Have you seen the trailers for it yet?

Here is the trailer. Check it out. It actually makes me tear up. Those of you reading this via e-mail will have to visit my site to see the trailer.

WOW! I know it’s based on a true story. I’m afraid to Google it because I don’t want to know if any of the Whales died. I want to go on thinking they made it out alive.

Here is the movie’s synopsis:

Inspired by the true story that captured the hearts of people across the world, the rescue adventure Big Miracle tells the amazing tale of a small town news reporter (John Krasinski) and an animal-loving volunteer (Drew Barrymore) who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.

Local newsman Adam Carlson (Krasinski) can’t wait to escape the northern tip of Alaska for a bigger market. But just when the story of his career breaks, the world comes chasing it, too. With an oil tycoon, heads of state and hungry journalists descending upon the frigid outpost, the one who worries Adam the most is Rachel Kramer (Barrymore). Not only is she an outspoken environmentalist, she’s also his ex-girlfriend.

With time running out, Rachel and Adam must rally an unlikely coalition of Inuit natives, oil companies and Russian and American military to set aside their differences and free the whales. As the world’s attention turns to the top of the globe, saving these endangered animals becomes a shared cause for nations entrenched against one another and leads to a momentary thaw in the Cold War.

It is rated PG.

To learn more about the movie you can visit www.EverybodyLovesWhales.com. You can also connect on Facebook, www.Facebook.com/BigMiracleMovie. There is also a YouTube channel with other videos clips from the movie, www.YouTube.com/BigMiracleMovie. 

The movie is all about people who made a big impact on the lives of the Whales (and ultimately the community who rallied to rescue them).

Most of us know someone who is extraordinary. Someone who goes above and beyond to help those in our community.

Do you happen to know an extraordinary teenager?

Universal Pictures’ Big Miracle has partnered with The Huffington Post to launch a very special Teen Impact contest!

The Huffington Post Teen Impact contest was designed to recognize innovative, influential young people (ages 14-18) who support the causes that mean most to them.

Eligible teens should visit http://www.HuffingtonPost.com/News/Teen-Impact and submit a blog post about their cause for a chance to win a charity donation of $1,000,  plus a trip to New York to attend a special screening of the film Big Miracle hosted by Arianna Huffington.

Please encourage a that very special teen in your life to enter if they’re making a difference in a big way.

Entries must be received by January 15.

I’m currently trying to help my kids work something out to help get shoe donations for a local charity. Sadly we won’t be able to accomplish it before this contest ends. Maybe next year we can enter.

Kimberly

*I was not compensated for this post. I posted this information for the benefit and enjoyment of my site readers.

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2012 Can Can Sale and Fight Hunger Campaign

January 2, 2012 By

Whenever I think of ShopRite the infamous “Can Can” song comes to mind. We also do our weekly shopping at ShopRite.

ShopRite is known for it’s wonderful Can Can sales. We’ve stocked up numerous times during one of their great sales.

Did you know that last year ShopRite donated a whopping 40,000 cans of food to local food banks in honor of the 40 years of Can Can savings by way of it’s famous Can Can sale? Wow! That is a lot of cans. 

Now it’s it’s 41st year, the Can Can sale is going to do something extra special.

This year ShopRite has created the ”Cans for Fans” Facebook program. This program enables fans to get involved in the fight against hunger.

During the 2012 Can Can Sale (January 5 – January 21), ShopRite will donate one can of food (up to 50,000 cans) to local food banks in the communities it serves, on behalf of every new ShopRite Facebook fan.

What a great way to help fight hunger and all you need to do is simply “like” their Facebook page. You can’t get any easier then that.

If you could possibly take a moment to “like” the Facebook page it would really make a difference in someone’s life. You can find the special Facebook page here, http://on.fb.me/SRFbook. 

Please encourage your family, friends and neighbor’s to like the page too. Remember, for each “like” a can of food will be donated to a food bank. Even if you do not shop at ShopRite or have a store near you, you can still “like” the page to help out.

In addition to their effort to help fight hunger, ShopRite has also created a super fun tool that you can use to turn yourself into a virtual ShopRite Can Can dance. Just visit www.ShopRiteCanCan.com, to upload your personal photo and get turned into a virtual Can Can dancer. You can then share the image with your friends and family via e-mail, your blog, Facebook and/or Twitter. 

I made one for myself. I couldn’t figure out how to embed it in this post, but if you are interested in seeing me as a virtual Can Can girl you can see my video commerical here, http://www.shopritecancan.com/cancan.php?userImageId=2123. Try not to laugh. :-)

If you are a frequent ShopRite shopper like we are, you can get a preview of the Can Can sale by visiting www.ShopRite.com. Remember the sale doesn’t start until January 5, 2010. I plan on checking it out after I finish this post so I can plan my shopping trip for next Saturday.

Kimberly

*I was no compensated for this post. I posted this information to be entered into a sweepstakes.  The information was provided to me by ShopRite through MyBlogSpark. 

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