It's that time of year again! Time to sweep winter's dust out of the house and let in the sun and fresh air!
I know over the past weeks I've been calling upon my friends to make a donation to beautiful Josephine's adoption fund. This little girl is so much like my own beautiful Skink, I ache inside knowing what she could be faced with if we can't find an adoptive family for her and raise funds to help that family bring her home. See THIS post for details on Josephine's situation.
I also know that like me, many of you don't have a lot of extra cash lying around. You may figure that there are so many children in need out there, you just can't help them all. I understand. I really do! So what if I had a neat suggestion that could make it easier to come up with $10 - $50 to help out - and with NO hit to your bank account?
Here's Josephine's Spring Cleaning Challenge:
Sometime when the kids are at school, napping or otherwise engaged in some (somewhat safe and non-destructive) activity (assuming you have kids), sneak into their rooms and look for cute-but-outgrown clothes and the toys that they haven't really played with in about 6 months or more. C'mon - you know there are some in there! Maybe a lot more than you know. All those things like the extra set of crib bedding that never got used, the Easter or Christmas clothes from last year, the Halloween costume that will never fit again, the baby crib toys that currently have no other use than giving your kid something to step on to climb out of the crib and OH! That toy that Uncle Bubba sent for Christmas that makes that horrible noise you can't stand! Yes! THOSE items!
Now... Put 'em in a box! Or a bag. Or a pillowcase. And here's what you do...
In may cities and towns across the US, there are children's resale shops (and no, they don't resell used children). They go by names like "Cutie-Patootie Kids" and "Once Upon A Child." Find one and take the toys, clothes, furniture, shoes, and horrible-torturous-noise-making-devices to it. They will hand you CASH for these items! Yes - even the one that makes that horrible sound! Now - donate the amount they give you to Josephine's fund!
Can't find a children's resale shop? Put the stuff out on Craig's List or set the items in your front yard this Saturday. People will give you money for them! Don't have kids? I'll bet YOU have some odds and ends you really don't need any more... don't you. Don't you?
Now you have a slightly less-cluttered home, and Josephine's adoption fund is a little larger! It's a Win-Win situation!
Once you do that, go leave a comment on Marianne's Blog (click here) and for your cleaning efforts you could win a $50 gift certificate to Starbucks or Subway! How cool is that?
We may not be able to save them all, but I have to believe there's something great about doing something to help! Call it good Karma, call it God's work, call it your good deed for the day. What ever you call it, you are helping to show that this little girl matters.
Now - doesn't it feel nice to get that "freshly-cleaned good Karma" feeling just for getting rid of that noisy toy that you hated anyway?
Thank you for helping Josephine, and enjoy your less-cluttered (and quieter) house!
I know over the past weeks I've been calling upon my friends to make a donation to beautiful Josephine's adoption fund. This little girl is so much like my own beautiful Skink, I ache inside knowing what she could be faced with if we can't find an adoptive family for her and raise funds to help that family bring her home. See THIS post for details on Josephine's situation.
I also know that like me, many of you don't have a lot of extra cash lying around. You may figure that there are so many children in need out there, you just can't help them all. I understand. I really do! So what if I had a neat suggestion that could make it easier to come up with $10 - $50 to help out - and with NO hit to your bank account?
Here's Josephine's Spring Cleaning Challenge:
Sometime when the kids are at school, napping or otherwise engaged in some (somewhat safe and non-destructive) activity (assuming you have kids), sneak into their rooms and look for cute-but-outgrown clothes and the toys that they haven't really played with in about 6 months or more. C'mon - you know there are some in there! Maybe a lot more than you know. All those things like the extra set of crib bedding that never got used, the Easter or Christmas clothes from last year, the Halloween costume that will never fit again, the baby crib toys that currently have no other use than giving your kid something to step on to climb out of the crib and OH! That toy that Uncle Bubba sent for Christmas that makes that horrible noise you can't stand! Yes! THOSE items!
Now... Put 'em in a box! Or a bag. Or a pillowcase. And here's what you do...
In may cities and towns across the US, there are children's resale shops (and no, they don't resell used children). They go by names like "Cutie-Patootie Kids" and "Once Upon A Child." Find one and take the toys, clothes, furniture, shoes, and horrible-torturous-noise-making-devices to it. They will hand you CASH for these items! Yes - even the one that makes that horrible sound! Now - donate the amount they give you to Josephine's fund!
Can't find a children's resale shop? Put the stuff out on Craig's List or set the items in your front yard this Saturday. People will give you money for them! Don't have kids? I'll bet YOU have some odds and ends you really don't need any more... don't you. Don't you?
Now you have a slightly less-cluttered home, and Josephine's adoption fund is a little larger! It's a Win-Win situation!
Once you do that, go leave a comment on Marianne's Blog (click here) and for your cleaning efforts you could win a $50 gift certificate to Starbucks or Subway! How cool is that?
We may not be able to save them all, but I have to believe there's something great about doing something to help! Call it good Karma, call it God's work, call it your good deed for the day. What ever you call it, you are helping to show that this little girl matters.
Click on the button to go to Josephine's donation page!
Now - doesn't it feel nice to get that "freshly-cleaned good Karma" feeling just for getting rid of that noisy toy that you hated anyway?
Thank you for helping Josephine, and enjoy your less-cluttered (and quieter) house!
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