Help Feed The Hungry!

It really upsets me when I think about people going hungry especially children. A few years ago, I gave a woman I knew a whole box of food for her son out of my own cabinets. I used to participate in the school can drives, I even went door to door and collected cans for it. The weirdest thing I received was a can of Leechies . I still don’t know exactly what a leechie is. I think it is a fruit. I have the opportunity to tell you about a great way to help people in the US that are going to bed hungry. The good people at Oscar Mayer have teamed up with The Good Mood Mission to start a campaign that will donate up to 2 million pounds of food.

Oscar Mayer jump started the campaign with a donation of a million pounds of food is leading the Los Angeles celebration with hundreds of passersby and performers joining together in music and dance to form a giant flash mob smile face with Wienermobile vehicles, as well as members of the USC Trojans Marching Band. As Good Mood Ambassador, Emmy and Tony Award winner, Kristin Chenoweth will officially dispatch the fleet of Wienermobile vehicles on their cross-country journey to spread miles of smiles for the Good Mood Mission. The event brings to life the theme of the Oscar Mayer brand’s new advertising campaign “It Doesn’t Get Better Than This.” To make this good mood moment even better, everyone will enjoy a complimentary brown-bag lunchtime option featuring an assortment of Oscar Mayer products.

I think that sounds like a lot of fun and such a worthy cause. If you want to help it is really easy. Here is what you do: The Oscar Mayer brand has made it easy to share a smile with a simple click and everyone across the country is invited to join the mission at Good Mood Mission or www.Facebook.com/OscarMayer. From January through September, the more good moods shared and sent to others, the more pounds of food donated to Feeding America. And, while helping others should be incentive enough, the campaign rewards participation with Oscar Mayer brand coupons and other fun offers. Just a few moments of your time will help so many people.

For each mission, Americans are invited to reveal what makes them smile and share this thought with friends and family. Every participant has the chance to be showcased on the campaign’s animated, visual gallery of “real-life” good mood moments from people across the country. The Oscar Mayer Good Mood Mission campaign will be supported via an integrated marketing campaign, as well as a coast-to-coast local market tour with the Wienermobile vehicles throughout the year. Yes you may see the Weinermobile in your town soon. I think that would be so cool to see the Wienermobile because it is such an icon of America, as it should be because so is Oscar Mayer!

So, be sure to take the time to help others by creating your own “Good Mood” at Good Mood Mission and/or become a fan at www.Facebook.com/OscarMayer
You can also follow @OscarMayer on Twitter.

I did not receive anything for this post. I did this post out of the kindness of my heart.

Help Ryan Newman by purchasing a special gift basket from Bea's Gift Baskets & Gifts

Ladies and Gentlemen start your engines! Get a great gift basket and Help a wonderful foundation

I am so pleased to be able to share this with you. Bea’s Gift Baskets & Gifts has teamed up with Ryan Newman to work on a very special project. Bea’s has designed a NASCAR themed beautiful gift basket. The gift basket is for Ryan Newman Foundation. This gift basket is the perfect gift for the NASCAR fan in your life or even as a treat for yourself. Bea’s Gift Baskets & Gifts will donate all of the proceeds of the baskets to the charity. What a wonderful thing to be a part of. I am so excited to help spread the word of this for all of those in need.


Ryan Newman Foundation’s mission is to educate and encourage people to spay/neuter their pets and to adopt dogs and cats from animal shelters; to educate children and adults about the importance of conservation so the beauty of the great outdoors can be appreciated by future generations; and to provide college scholarship funding through the Rich Vogler Scholarship program to students interested in auto racing careers. This gift basket would be a great holiday gift for Ryan Newman fans. Ryan Newman also has a large hardback book called Pit Road Pets would be great for any age.

Animals are important. They need to be spayed and neutered to prevent overpopulation. There are many stray starving animals out there already, some who never find homes. We used to have a family of outdoor neighborhood cats that decided to live under our deck when I was in Jr. High. We would feed them and give them water to drink and even blankets when it was cold out. They would keep having kittens too. One day they stopped coming around. I like to think that a nice family either adopted them or took them to the Humane Society. Animal adoption is a wonderful thing. You should always look for pets to adopt at the Humane Society. All pets deserve a warm home where they are loved and taken care of.

Remember the song America the Beautiful? We really need to all do our part to keep it beautiful. Children need to be taught to recycle and not litter. It really upsets me when I see piles of trash by the road or on a river bank. It really doesn’t take much effort to throw something away. If there isn’t a trash can you can hold on to it until you find one. It is not a good thing to throw trash out your window when you are driving down the road. It isn’t safe and it is not good for the environment. I remember when I was little I went to Cocoa Beach and the beach was filthy. It was really upsetting to me. I waited so long to go to the beach and it wasn’t even a good trip because it was dirty. I still remember the condition the beach was in to this day. We have to preserve the Earth now for our children and grand children and great grandchildren. I know I don’t want anyone to live in a dirty world.

I invite you all to shop at Bea’s Gift Baskets & Gifts and purchase the special gift basket to help this wonderful charity. You can order them from the Bea’s website. So order yours today!

Macy's gift card giveaway!

I really like shopping at Macy’s, especially when they have great sales. I got a Panini Grill for $20 there and I love it. It is great for making Cuban sandwiches. I really am impressed with all of the charitable things that Macy’s does as well.

Right now they are taking part in Coming Together, Cooking for a Cause. The project is aimed to feed 10 million people that are plagued with hunger. Macy's is working with Feed America on this campaign. I think this is a wonderful cause. I think that everyone should help.

Here is how YOU can help:

1. Host a Dinner Party. Get a group of your friends and family together and enjoy a special meal. Instead of the normal hostess gift of wine why not suggest everyone to donate. Macy’s will match you dollar for dollar. You can find delicious recipes and party planning tools here.You can even send the invitations from the site. It is really simple and such a great cause.

2. You can give. Just go to your local Macy's and donate some money right at the cash register. You would be surprised to find out that one dollar will feed SEVEN people. A dollar really isn’t much. A dollar gets you a candy bar at the gas station. That one dollar would fill seven people’s stomachs with food.

3. Shop! On October 17th 2009, When Macy's hosts a national Shop For A Cause day you can go to your local Macy’s and spend $5 on a ticket for special savings that day. A portion of the ticket sales will go to Feed America. Not only is it a great cause but, you could really save some money and help those in need. It is a win win situation. It would be great if there was something big you had your eye on.

I am going to donate a few dollars the next time I go to Macy’s to help.

To help spread the word about Coming Together, Cooking For A Cause, I have a $25 Macy’s Gift card to giveaway to one lucky reader.

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This giveaway is sponsored by Macy’s and Macy’s is providing the gift card. I myself received nothing for this post.

This giveaway is open to US residents ONLY.

This giveaway will end on October 20th 2009 at 11:59 pm ET.
Good Luck everyone.