The current social culture necessitates the need child advocacy and encouragement now more than ever. Participating in the PTL, volunteering for local community events, serving as homeroom mother, youth leader, and later a youth director exposed the true blessings that are both given and received through volunteering.

Currently I am the chairperson of our church day school, another volunteer endeavor.  Having served on the board for more than ten years, I was delighted to accept the opportunity to support the Box Tops for Education Program in conjunction with Walmart and My Blog Spark. The Box Tops program has helped our school to purchase supplies and reading materials for many years.

Back to school with Walmart

Shop at Walmart to purchase products from your family’s favorite brands such as Nature Valley, Cheerios, and Yoplait, and earn more cash for the upcoming new school year! Beginning this month, visit your local Walmart to find up to 70 participating products that each have four Box Tops including Cheerios, Nature Valley, and Yoplait. Incidentally, Cheerios just had it’s 70^th anniversary. As a huge General Mills fan I was interviewed by Associated Press writer Carolyn Thompson for the event, woo hoo! For the latest Walmart special promotions and news visit them on Facebook and/or follow on Twitter .

About Box Tops for Education

Box Tops for Education has helpedAmerica’s schools, both public and private, earn over $400 million since 1996. Earn cash for a child’s school by clipping Box Tops coupons from hundreds of participating products. The Box Tops Program also offers easy ways to earn even more cash for your school online.

Box Tops issues schools checks twice per year, in December and April.  There are no restrictions on how the school uses these funds. To learn more about the Box Tops for Education Program and how you can contribute to a school visit the Box Tops 4 Education website.

Walmart Back To School Gift Card Giveaway

“Disclosure: The information and $25 gift card to Walmart has been provided by Walmart and General Mills through MyBlogSpark.”  The $25.00 Walmart Gift Card I received  has enabled me to contribute to our local “school supplies” drive which could not have been accomplished otherwise.  Additionally, one reader will also win a $25 Walmart Gift Card.

The mandatory entry is simple, tell me which Box Tops items from General Mills you plan to purchase OR which back to school item you will be buying at Walmart. Additional entries will not be valid without a mandatory entry comment.

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GIVE HEALTH collaborates with the non-profit P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program (CSDW) to provide PUR packets in developing countries. Developed by P&G and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, PUR packets use some of the same ingredients as municipal water systems to remove pollutants from contaminated water. Since 2004, CSDW has provided over 3 billion liters of water to children in need in over 60 countries.

PUR Packet Facts

• The PUR packet is a powdered mixture that cleans contaminated water.
• Proven to eliminate disease causing microorganisms.
• Provide for the removal of more than 99.99999% of intestinal bacteria (including those that cause cholera), 99.99% of intestinal viruses (including those that cause hepatitis A) and 99.9% of protozoa.
• Reduce diarrheal disease incidence in the developing world by up to 90%.
• Remove dirt and other pollutants.
• Make clean drinking water for the entire family, including infants,
• Considered an effective technology by the World Health Organization.

Make a Difference

Supporting this effort is easy. Any one of these simple actions will inspire your network of family, friends, and business associates and help:

1. Use the photos, videos, and content provided in the yellow tabs in the embedded video player as an inspiration for a blog post.
2. Join GIVE HEALTH on Facebook
3. Look for the GIVE HEALTH P&G brandSAVER coupon booklet printed on June 5, 2011 in your local newspaper. Each coupon redeemed results in one day of clean drinking water donated (equivalent to $.02)

While you’re checking your facebook page, commenting on a favorite blog, or tweeting with your associates, share the CSDW program. Who knows a few minutes of your social networking time could perhaps help provide clean drinking water for an entire family!

**Hugs**

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courtesy pampers

Has it been fifty years already? Pampers is celebration the big 50th. I really should not be surprised, I mean after all I celebrated mine last year. Celebrated may not be the proper description, perhaps accepted is more appropriate… what I can say. Nevertheless pampers is obviously a great brand. In fact, Pampers brand were the only disposable diaper my first son was able to wear. Pampers is celebrating the big 50 with a “pay if forward” style family mission – Little Miracle Missions.

Released April 13,2011

Pampers Kicks Off Little Miracle Mission:

“Pampers honors these 50 years of parenting by unveiling its Little Miracle Missions program, which seeks to celebrate, support and protect babies everywhere through acts of kindness to little miracles (babies) and their families, while encouraging parents to “pay it forward” and support others. On Monday, Pampers and Graham’s Foundation (an organization that provides care packages that offer both practical and emotional support for the parents of micro-preemies) began donating more than 30,000 care packages to families with babies in level-three Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) across the country, for the care of premature or ill newborn babies. Yesterday, Pampers continued the celebration by collaborating with a variety of celebrity parents who have their own personal miracle stories. Actors Joey Lawrence and Mark Consuelos, alongside actresses Ali Larter and LaLa Anthony delivered the care packages to The Mount Sinai Hospital’sNeonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in New York City.”

As part of the Little Miracle Missions program, Pampers is asking consumers to pay it forward by visiting the brand’s Facebook page to participate in the first Little Miracle Mission by congratulating and offering support to an expectant mother with a gift or surprise to remind her that it’s her special day. Once a consumer has achieved this mission via the Facebook platform, Pampers will respond by giving baby showers to expectant mothers nationwide.Throughout the entire year Pampers will issue different missions, and with the help of parents, family and friends, they hope to touch the lives of babies everywhere who are born in the next year. Visiting Pampers on facebook, what other volunteer work is that easy?

Share in the Little Miracle Mission program and “Pay it Forward” by visiting Pampers on Facebook. Most of you visit FB daily anyway right?

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