Comments on Mom-101: Bloggers - We're Givers

I just donated about $400 worth of brand new, unus...

2009-11-16T04:29:52.006-05:00

I just donated about $400 worth of brand new, unused items to a silent auction for a local early childhood program. I was happy to get the items to homes where they will be used and appreciated all while raising money for a good cause.

Thanks Ann Marie - we just learned it ourselves, a...

2009-11-15T18:29:27.557-05:00

Thanks Ann Marie - we just learned it ourselves, and obviously it was an honest mistake and we won't do it again. It was our first Facebook contest and because we don't have comments on our site, we thought it was the best way to get some visibility for the charities.

Liz, wanted to give you and everyone at Cool Mom P...

2009-11-15T17:09:12.646-05:00

Liz, wanted to give you and everyone at Cool Mom Picks a heads up about doing giveaways on Facebook. Basically without their written permission (which I assume neither you or Edelman had) you cannot run giveaways on Facebook anymore or make "fanning" or leaving a comment on Facebook as a way to enter a giveaway.

See http://www.facebook.com/promotions_guidelines.php and the

What's Friendly's? Maybe save up and give it to h...

2009-11-15T01:35:24.311-05:00

What's Friendly's? Maybe save up and give it to her as an actual gift. I love homemade gift certificates, personally.

As totally cheap (FREE) and local (ANYWHERE YOU ARE) gifts that you can give go, how about (for those who are eligible) giving blood? So few people do, but I swear, it never goes to waste, and there's nothing like saving a person's life (or maybe

Every time I see Maddie's name, my heart aches. I...

2009-11-13T14:48:21.433-05:00

Every time I see Maddie's name, my heart aches. I think of her and her family constantly.

Thank you for including Bloganthropy in your beautiful post.

I don't suppose you know of anything like this hap...

2009-11-12T22:13:57.344-05:00

I don't suppose you know of anything like this happening in Australia or NZ do you? I hate not being able to do this kind of thing based purely on my area of the world :(

I think it's fantastic how bloggers can do such great things!

I really like the charity aspect to the giveaways!...

2009-11-12T18:50:30.731-05:00

I really like the charity aspect to the giveaways! Nice work...

Shane

Bloggers Unite has the blog for preemies day comin...

2009-11-12T18:05:44.224-05:00

Bloggers Unite has the blog for preemies day coming up, which might insprire some more Friends of Maddie and March of Dimes donations. Join me and the rest of us as we blog for a preemie, Nov. 17. Borrow mine if you want.

wv: supdish HA!

I belong to BloggersUnite, where bloggers can dona...

2009-11-12T15:08:54.269-05:00

I belong to BloggersUnite, where bloggers can donate a day of their blogs for great causes throughout the year. So far, I've devoted posts to Refugees United, which helps to reunite families who have been split up into different refugee camps, especially reuniting parents and children. And most recently, I blogged in support of veterans causes like Blue Star Mothers and Wounded Warriors.

Naomi, I couldn't agree more. There's more to givi...

2009-11-12T14:22:35.104-05:00

Naomi, I couldn't agree more. There's more to giving than money for sure.

Even if you don't have money to give, it is nice t...

2009-11-12T14:17:59.030-05:00

Even if you don't have money to give, it is nice to know that you can help by spreading the word (via blogging or tweeting) about charities that need help finding financial and volunteer support.

I'm having an online coat drive designed to gather...

2009-11-12T12:31:22.825-05:00

I'm having an online coat drive designed to gather coats for refugee children.

http://borrowedlight.blogspot.com/2009/11/im-small-i-know-but-wherever-i-go.html#links

Check out the fat cyclist to see what truly amazin...

2009-11-12T11:47:06.129-05:00

Check out the fat cyclist to see what truly amazing things can be done via blogging. His blogging of his wife's battle with cancer and his fundraising on behalf of the Lance Armstrong foundation are inspirational, heart-rending and awesome.

Check out this post to see how much money was raised:

http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/10/25/the-speech/

Sorry, Liz. My URL didn't go through that time...

2009-11-12T11:18:21.901-05:00

Sorry, Liz. My URL didn't go through that time...

I love this. My younger son is at the age where he...

2009-11-12T11:15:17.229-05:00

I love this. My younger son is at the age where he sort of understands what it means to give. And how good it feels. Last night, I gave to Friends of Maddie in honor of her second birthday. That felt really good. A recent story that caught my attention is the Jeff Beatrice story. He's a guy from Newton, MA who died last month, leaving his wife & 11 kids to keep their house from being

It's not just women or mom bloggers who give eithe...

2009-11-12T10:31:56.936-05:00

It's not just women or mom bloggers who give either. I'm not sure how to tell this story succinctly, but the readers of my husband's Penn State sports blog, Black Shoe Diaries, ended up contributing a large undisclosed amount (probably over $1000) to a fundraiser the football team does called Lift for Life that benefits Kidney Cancer research. It happened almost by accident, because

@burghbaby's Christmas Crazy project has raised al...

2009-11-12T10:17:08.293-05:00

@burghbaby's Christmas Crazy project has raised almost $2000 to buy toys for needy kids.

Read her beautiful post and access donation links here:
http://www.theburghbaby.com/2009/11/i-still-have-her.html