Scoop It Forward-Free Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream For Volunteering

Who wants free ice cream? Volunteer for a sweet cause & get a coupon (for your friends too!) for a free Target-only Ben & Jerry’s treat. We just got two exclusive new flavors, Berry Voluntary and Brownie Chew Gooder. Pretty sweet deal, huh?

Here is what you need to do:

1. Search for ways to volunteer, choose one and give your contact info.

2. Check the follow-up e-mail for a link to a coupon for free ice cream.

3. Pass on free ice cream coupons to 5 friends.
 
For more information, head over to the volunteer match site.
 
Thanks, Miami Mommy Savings

Guest Post: Easy Way To Give

Many of us use our shopping skills to donate to our local food pantry and women's shelter, but Kerri from Save At Home Mommy has taken her donation skills a step further.  I am thrilled to share this post with you on how she and her husband are using her skills to help others in a more personal way.

We have struggled lately with the encounters we have had with homeless and needy people.  They seem to be happening more and more and we want to do all we can to help.  While we would love to be able to take them all into the grocery store and buy them a week’s worth of groceries, that would be very expensive and not very practical with two little ones.  We thought about buying gift cards to local grocery stores or restaurants but that too could get very expensive. 
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Enter my genius idea:)  I am being sarcastic about the genius idea of course but I was laying in bed one night trying to go to sleep when I had to wake my husband up to tell him my idea.  It was all I could do to stay in bed and not start right then.  Here is what we decided.  We took some of our plastic grocery bags and then went through our pantry.  We took out anything that was non perishable and or ready to eat  and I pulled out my bag that I keep in the pantry for things to donate.  We sat down on the floor and separated it all out as fairly as we could and then tied up the bags.  It was so fun to do it will our little girl who fully understood what we were doing.  She was walking around the house trying to find everything she could to give away.  We actually had to explain to her that we did have to keep a few things:)  It felt good to share such a valuable lesson with her.Now, when we get to a corner or stop light and someone is there asking for food, we can pull out a bag and give it to them!  I will be much more on the lookout for great deals on things we can include in these bags so we can keep making them.  We put them in the car already and I know Marley, my five year old will be watching for someone we can give one to. 

This was a super easy and frugal way to be able to meet the needs of others in our community.  Most of the things we put in the bags were totally free or super cheap but they will have much more value to the person that receives them.  There are so many options of things to included but here is what we included in ours this time:

• box of cereal or crackers
• cans of soup or ravioli with pop top lids
• granola bars
• bags of candy
• pouches of instant oatmeal
• single packs of pop tarts
• packets of on the go drink mix
• toothbrush
• travel deodorants
• bar soap or small bodywash
• we had one t-shirt that we had gotten that we did not need so we threw that in one
• we also included small pamphlets to tell them about our Lord and Savior and hopefully meet their spiritual needs as well. 

How neat would it be if we all did this!  The people in our communities would be shocked to actually get food and toiletries and maybe we could have a small hand in changing our communities.  I hope many of you will look into your pantries and see what you might be able to live without that someone else can’t!

What an awesome ministry this is!! It could actually change to course of someone's life. A BIG thanks to Kerri for reminding us all of how much we have to give.

Baskin Robbins: 31 Cent Scoop Night

Make plans to head over to Baskin Robbins on April 28 for 31 cent Scoop Night.

The event is scheduled from 5 pm - 10 pm.  Participating stores will reduce the price of a scoop of ice cream to 31 cents and you'll be given the opportunity to donate to Baskin Robbins Community Foundation which will donate $100,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. 

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation remembers America’s fallen heroes and assists their families. The organization provides firefighters with training to prevent deaths in the line of duty and offers the public information to prevent fires in our communities.Baskin-Robbins is proud to support this worthy cause. We encourage you to learn more about the foundation by visiting http://www.firehero.org./

Afraid you'll forget to attend?  Text SCOOP to 31310 to receive a reminder by text.

Thanks to Pirates of the Supermarket for the heads up.

Join the Cookie Wrapper Brigade

Ernie Keebler and TerraCycle have teamed up

to make the world a better place by collecting and turning cookie wrappers into eco-friendly products.

We can earn money for our schools or organization by starting a Cookie Wrapper Brigade.  For every approved wrapper received $0.02 will be donated to a non profit organization of our choice.  Check out details here.

As a thank you for participating, print this $1/1 Keebler's Sandies Cookies printable

Kroger Community Rewards Program (OH, MI, WV Only)

 

For  Ohio, Michigan & some WV readers only!

 

Katie at Coupon Katarina introduced to a program called Kroger Community Rewards, where 5% of your purchases go to help non-profit organizations! Kroger has set aside 5,000,000 to go to these organizations and all you have to do is sign up and you’ll be automatically helping every time you swipe your Kroger Plus Card!  Check out Katie's post here.

Cleaning For A Reason

I just learned of a great organization that I wanted to share with you.  Many of us know women who are currently going through chemo treatments for cancer.  It is a grueling treatment that leaves many women too weak or sick to complete normal activities such as cleaning thier homes- that's where the Cleaning for A Reason Foundation steps in. This newly formed nonprofit offers free professional housecleaning, and maid services to improve the lives of women undergoing treatment for cancer - any type of cancer.

 Women undergoing treatment can have thier homes cleaned once per month for 4 months while they are receiving treatments. Signing up is simple. She completes an application on thier site and has her doctor fax verification that she is receiving treatment.  Cleaning for A Reason will then locate a cleaning service in her zip code area and arrange the services.

There are Cleaning for A Reason Maid Services throughout the United States and Canada. Check here to see if there is one in your city.

If you have a cleaning service and would like to get involved in this great organization, sign up here.



Cleaning For A Reason

Cleaning For A Reason | MySpace Video

"Create Your Day" To Donate $1 To Help Fight Hunger

Quaker Oats has a new online application entitled "Create Your Day". 

Head over to QuakerOats/createyourday and fill in the blanks to make a story about your day.  For every story created, Quaker Oats will donate $1 to Share Our Strength (up to 25,000), a nonprofit working to end childhood hunger in the U.S. After you’ve completed your story, you’ll be able to share it with friends (or just e-mail it to yourself) and then print a $1 off coupon for any Quaker oatmeal product.  It was a little bit tricky getting my coupons, but I was able to print two.

Credit:  All You, Daily Savings

Don't Throw Out Those Expired Coupons

It is getting towards the end of the month and many, many coupons will be expiring. I received an email from Darlene Sullivan, a coupon volunteer at Incirlik AFB, Turkey.
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They have just recently started a coupon program, as part of the Military Saves Overseas Coupon Program. She is looking for coupons for thier families. The commissary accepts coupons that are expired for up to six months. She is asking that as many people as possible send thier expired coupons to her organization.
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Please send any coupons to:
Incirlik Coupon Program/39FSS FSFR
Unit 7505, Box 175
APO, AE 09824
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This is a great way to help our military families overseas.

Don't Forget Homeless Animals This Holiday!

One of my daily "must read" blogs is Daisy the Curly Cat. Daisy suggested a wonderful gift for the animal lover in your home. It's an "I'm Tired Of . . . "Bracelet. The bracelets are sold for $10 each here and half of the proceeds goes to an organization to help animals.

The I'm Tired Of Homeless Animals Bracelet raises money for the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation. This organization advocates for spay and neuter clinics and support non profit shelters.

The I'm Tired of Puppy Mills bracelet raises money for the Last Chance for Animals (LCA) organization put an end to puppy mills.

With the purchase of a I'm Tired of Hungry Animals bracelet, 10 bowls of food is donated to shelters.

Proceeds from the I'm Tired of Animal Cruelty bracelet goes to the Best Friends Animal Society.

There are even I'm Tired of . . . key chains and pet tags!!

These are a great Christmas gift for the animal lover in your life that has everything.

The I'm Tired Of. . . site has a special right now for all Daisy readers. For every 3 "I'm Tired of . . . " bracelets that you buy, you will recieve a free bracelet. When you get to checkout there will be a box that asks "How did you hear about us?". Enter DAISY. This offer is good until December 21. You do not have to order the free bracelet, it will automatically be included with your order.

Let's Say Thanks

I just read about this great promotion that Xerox has to send postcards to our troops overseas and wanted to share it with you.
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It is especially important this time of your with all the holidays when our men and women are deployed overseas to let them know how much thier sacrifice means to us.
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To show the country’s appreciation to the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed overseas,
Xerox Corporation has developed a nationwide program aimed at saying “thank you” to our
troops.
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Through the Let’s Say Thanks program, postcards designed by children from across the
country are available at http://letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html for people to select their favorite and write a personalized message to troops. Xerox prints the cards on its paper and equipment, and mails them in care packages to deployed troops through military support organization Give2TheTroops®.
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What an awesome promotion. Let's see if we can't fill up hundreds of mail bags to let our troops know that we are thinking of them.

Rewarding Deals

Here are two rewarding deals deals from my blogging partner, Sarah at A Thrifty Mom.

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First is a deal that will not only reward you, but will also help someone else.

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Oscar Mayer will donate a meal to a kid in need when you promise to put a note in your child's lunchbox. And to reward you, you'll even get a coupon for a $1 off Lunchables lunch combinations!

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Go ahead! Make your promise now!!

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Thanks for sharing such a great promotion, Sarah!

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Your second reward (if you are lucky enough to have a Godiva Boutique near you) is CHOCOLATE!

To celebrate “Truffle Month”, Godiva invites you to take a break and unwind from your busy work day with a delectable treat on November 19th during “Truffle Break.” Stop by a Godiva boutique nationwide between 5:00 and 7:00 PM and receive a complimentary truffle from the new Legacy Truffle Collection. To further sweeten your day, Godiva is also offering $5 off purchases of $25 or more all day. Get an early start on your holiday shopping with Godiva’s decadent offerings, and surprise your favorite truffle lover with a Legacy Truffle Collection gift box.
To see if you have a Godiva Boutique near you, check here.

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Thanks, Sarah

Free Fries At Burger King

Just received an email from my blogging partner, Kerri, over at Save At Home Mommy. Participating Burger King resturaunts are giving each customer that donates $1 to the Have It Your Way Foundation a booklet with 8 coupons for free value sized fries! The net proceeds will benefit the BURGER KING® Scholars Program, which provides educational scholarships to graduating high school seniors in communities across the nation.”

You can read the Burger King press release here.

Thanks, Kerri!

My Blog Cares!

During the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, if you publish this “My Blog Cares” button on your blog or Web site, Diets In Review.com will donate $5 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in honor of your site.

To see how you can add this button to your blog and have a donation made in your blog's name, check out the Diets In Review site.

Thanks to my friend, Charlene.

Hanes Is Passionately Pink!!

This is a cause that is near and dear to my heart as one of my co-workers is a Breast Cancer Survivor!

Design a T Shirt for an opportunity to win a $250 Hanes Gift Certificate!!

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You can now enter the HanesPink contest and submit your t-shirt design! Twelve weekly winners will be selected, based on the judging criteria outlined in the Official Rules, and awarded a $100 Hanes gift certificate.

We will select one lucky winner from the twelve finalists to have their T-shirt design printed. In addition, the grand prize winner will receive a $250 Hanes gift certificate AND a $5,000 donation in their name to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. With your creativity and support, we can help find the cure!

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While on the site, be sure to check out the Hanes Pink Collection

and enter to win one of 30 tee shirts designed by Sarah Chalke

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Hanes is proud to be the official 2009 Passionately Pink for the Cure® apparel sponsor, and is making a cash and in-kind donation of $250,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader in the fight against breast cancer. For more information visit www.passionatelypink.org.

Text PINK to 90999 to donate $5 today*

Forgive Me!!

I posted about a HOT Ragu printable on Monday and how I had printed 14. In my excitement over the fact that I was able to get more than 2, I simply did not think about the fact that it would cause others to miss out on a great coupon.
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I would like to apologize for letting my excitement get the better of me and cloud my judgement. I did not even intend to use all of them, I was simply trying to see how many would print.
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My blog is about sharing deals and helping others save time and money. By printing in excess, I have prevented others from taking advantage of a great deal.
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I would love for those that missed out to contact me at clippergirl56 @ gmail.com to let me know that you missed out and how many you would like.

A Humane Society Needs Our Help

I am a true lover of dogs and cats. I read that one of my favorite bloggers, "Your Coupon Buddy" is enlisting the help of bloggers to get the word out that a Human Society shelter 60 miles south of Dallas is running out of food and is having to euthanize dogs for the first time ever. I knew that I had to put out an alert. It's the The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake in Tool, TX and the website is www.hsccl.org.

She is asking that we donate the coupons for Free Mighty Dog dog food from the 6/14SS. Check out her request here.

If you would like to help, email her at yourcouponbuddy@gmail.com .

Please mail to:

Your Coupon Buddy

P.O. Box 181

Forney, Texas 75126

Happy Memorial Day!

Photo courtesy of Arlington National Cemetary site

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Have a Happy and Safe Memorial Day!

Remember those that gave thier lives so that we might be free.

Kellogg Company Donating Entire Day's Production

I just read about this promotion on the Kellogg's site. I wanted to share it with you. What a great effort by Kellogg's to help America's hungry.

Kellogg is helping those struggling with hunger

Food banks across the country have seen a 30 percent increase in demand, as one in eight Americans struggles with hunger.
In response to this significant need, Kellogg Company is donating an entire day’s cereal production to Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. The donation will total 3.5 million pounds of cereal worth approximately $10 million. This amounts to more than 55 million cereal servings, which is more than enough to provide a cereal breakfast for every American struggling with hunger.

Our commitment doesn’t stop there. You can help feed a family in need and help fill your own pantry. Starting June 17, when you make your first donation of at least $5 to Feeding America, Kellogg will give you $5 in coupons toward your next purchase of Kellogg’s® cereal.

Sign up now

to be notified when the promotion begins

Come Out & Support the Greenville Ronald McDonald House

Click on flyer and print.

Dunkin' Donuts Iced Coffee Reminder

Don't forget to go by Dunkin Donuts today to get your 16 oz Iced Coffee for .50. 10% of the proceeds go to The Dunkin’ Brands Community Foundation to support Homes for Our Troops