Here’s another great way to help raise funds for Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma. Head over to the Box Tops for Education Facebook page, *like* them, enter zip code 73160, select Plaza Towers ES and they’ll get 5 FREE Box Tops. Every little bit counts! They have 5 million Box Tops to give away between now and May 26th, so share with your friends and pay it forward! 
The Stamp Out Hunger effort largest single-day food drive in the nation. Your donation will benefit the 25 North Texas counties collectively served by the North Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food Bank. Local households are encouraged to fill a durable bag with healthy, non-perishable foods like canned vegetables, peanut butter, pasta or cereal for families in need. You can give food items from your pantry or you can purchase products at your neighborhood Kroger store. Once you’ve filled the bag, leave it near your mailbox for your letter carrier to pick up on Saturday, May 11th. The letter carriers will deliver all donations to the local food banks. Thank you MyDFWMommy readers for all your support! You guys ROCK!
Twitter: @StampOutHunger
The Stamp Out Hunger effort largest single-day food drive in the nation. Your donation will benefit the 25 North Texas counties collectively served by the North Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food Bank. Local households are encouraged to fill a durable bag with healthy, non-perishable foods like canned vegetables, peanut butter, pasta or cereal for families in need. You can give food items from your pantry or you can purchase products at your neighborhood Kroger store. Once you’ve filled the bag, leave it near your mailbox for your letter carrier to pick up on Saturday, May 11th. The letter carriers will deliver all donations to the local food banks. Thank you MyDFWMommy readers for all your support! You guys ROCK!
Twitter: @StampOutHunger
Save time with supper tonight and support a great cause, tonight only! I just received a email from Schlotzskys that Tuesday, April 30th from 4pm to close they will donate 15% of sales to the West, TX Firefighers & EMS Fallen Heroes Fund.
This is for all Texas Locations!
Thanks, Amy!
Join My DFWMommy and help bring much needed oral care to families in our area. Tom’s of Maine has announced their “Be a Tooth Fairy Hero” art project, part of the company’s annual Dental Health for All charitable giving program.
We’d love for our MyDFWMommy readers to get involved! Get you little ones to break out their crayons and creativity to draw an artistic interpretation of the Tooth Fairy to help smiles in need. Head over HERE to enter your child/children’s drawing of the Tooth Fairy into a national drawing. Your children can make their own creations, or download a coloring page if they need a little help
Ten entries will be randomly selected, awarding a $10,000 donation on each winner’s behalf to a dental clinic in your state, plus toothpaste for your child’s entire school. This is a simple way to help raise awareness about the need for access to dental care and even a chance to talk to your kids about the importance of good oral care habits.
Here’s our submission! My daughter drew her interpretation of the Tooth “Fariy”! I smell a winner!
Last day for entries is March 15, 2013!
Tom’s of Maine Dental Health for All program:
This year marks 10 years of the Tom’s of Maine Dental Health for All program and $1 million donated to community dental clinics nationwide, dedicated to providing more families with regular screenings and check-ups. To date, the company’s funding has helped make more than 200,000 additional patient visits possible.
Did you know?
• Tom’s of Maine Silly Strawberry toothpaste is the first and only natural kid’s toothpaste to receive the American Dental Association’s Seal of Acceptance for its proven effectiveness. With no artificial dyes or sweeteners, Tom’s of Maine Silly Strawberry toothpaste gets its naturally sweet flavor from real strawberries.
• New this month, Tom’s of Maine Wicked Cool! is Tom’s of Maine’s first natural toothpaste designed for kids ages 8 and over. This mild mint-flavored toothpaste fights cavities, strengthens enamel and freshens breath and is great for kids who want a more “grown up” toothpaste but find the adult mint versions “too spicy”. Plus, it’s ADA-accepted, dye-free and never contains any artificial sweeteners or flavors.
• Kids love the taste of Tom’s of Maine Juicy Mint Children’s Anticavity Fluoride Rinse. Used regularly with fluoride toothpaste, rinsing provides additional cavity protection over brushing alone. It offers the same strong cavity protection as conventional brands without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
• Tom’s of Maine donates 10% of its profits from all sales back to the community to help people and the planet.
Tooth Fairy Fun Facts:
• Legend has it that each tooth the Tooth Fairy takes from underneath a child’s pillow ends up turning into a star in the sky.
• Unlike Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, there are few details of the Tooth Fairy’s appearance that are consistent in various versions of the myth.
• The reward left by the Tooth Fairy varies by country and household based on a variety of factors (including what kids tell each other!) A 2012 survey conducted by Visa, American children receive an average of $3.60 per tooth.
My DFWMommy readers, we need your help! Do you know anyone between the ages of 16-21 that is doing amazing things in your community? Here’s your chance to nominate a young adult for the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Coca-Cola is kicking off 2013 with its second annual Coca-Cola “Pay It Forward” program through My Coke Rewards.
Coca-Cola’s “Pay It Forward” program helps support aspiring young people achieve their dreams by nominating them for apprenticeship experiences with one of the country’s most respected celebrity history makers: business mogul Magic Johnson; chairman and CEO of BET Networks, Debra Lee; or hip hop artist and philanthropist, Common. Four lucky young adults will win this opportunity courtesy of the Pay it Forward Program!
Parents, relatives, friends and mentors can nominate a special young adult between the ages of 16-21, now through 3/2/2013 for a chance to win this experience. You can nominate up to five young people (a young person can also nominate himself/herself) and be entered for a chance to win a $5,000 sweepstakes with each nomination!
You must sign in with your My Coke Rewards account to start. Don’t have an account? It’s super easy, and free to sign up!
We’d love to give one of our MyDFWMommy readers a Coca-Cola Pay it Forward Prize Pack worth $120!
To enter: leave a comment below. Want to earn an extra entry? Tell us about the young person you nominated and why they should win – in a separate entry! We’ll announce a winner on Thursday, January 31st.
The prize was provided by Coca-Cola Company. The Coca-Cola Company is not a sponsor, administrator or connected in any other way with this giveaway.
Join My DFWMommy and help bring much needed oral care to families in our area. Tom’s of Maine has announced their “Be a Tooth Fairy Hero” art project, part of the company’s annual Dental Health for All charitable giving program.
We’d love for our MyDFWMommy readers to get involved! Get you little ones to break out their crayons and creativity to draw an artistic interpretation of the Tooth Fairy to help smiles in need. Head over HERE to enter your child/children’s drawing of the Tooth Fairy into a national drawing. Your children can make their own creations, or download a coloring page if they need a little help
Ten entries will be randomly selected, awarding a $10,000 donation on each winner’s behalf to a dental clinic in your state, plus toothpaste for your child’s entire school. This is a simple way to help raise awareness about the need for access to dental care and even a chance to talk to your kids about the importance of good oral care habits.
Here’s our submission! My daughter drew her interpretation of the Tooth “Fariy”! I smell a winner!
Last day for entries is March 15, 2013!
Tom’s of Maine Dental Health for All program:
This year marks 10 years of the Tom’s of Maine Dental Health for All program and $1 million donated to community dental clinics nationwide, dedicated to providing more families with regular screenings and check-ups. To date, the company’s funding has helped make more than 200,000 additional patient visits possible.
Did you know?
• Tom’s of Maine Silly Strawberry toothpaste is the first and only natural kid’s toothpaste to receive the American Dental Association’s Seal of Acceptance for its proven effectiveness. With no artificial dyes or sweeteners, Tom’s of Maine Silly Strawberry toothpaste gets its naturally sweet flavor from real strawberries.
• New this month, Tom’s of Maine Wicked Cool! is Tom’s of Maine’s first natural toothpaste designed for kids ages 8 and over. This mild mint-flavored toothpaste fights cavities, strengthens enamel and freshens breath and is great for kids who want a more “grown up” toothpaste but find the adult mint versions “too spicy”. Plus, it’s ADA-accepted, dye-free and never contains any artificial sweeteners or flavors.
• Kids love the taste of Tom’s of Maine Juicy Mint Children’s Anticavity Fluoride Rinse. Used regularly with fluoride toothpaste, rinsing provides additional cavity protection over brushing alone. It offers the same strong cavity protection as conventional brands without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
• Tom’s of Maine donates 10% of its profits from all sales back to the community to help people and the planet.
Tooth Fairy Fun Facts:
• Legend has it that each tooth the Tooth Fairy takes from underneath a child’s pillow ends up turning into a star in the sky.
• Unlike Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, there are few details of the Tooth Fairy’s appearance that are consistent in various versions of the myth.
• The reward left by the Tooth Fairy varies by country and household based on a variety of factors (including what kids tell each other!) A 2012 survey conducted by Visa, American children receive an average of $3.60 per tooth.
Give a can of food this December at any Sweet Tomatoes or Souplantation restaurants and get 20% off your entire meal!
Food collected will be donated to local food banks.
As we all think of ways to give back this season, here is a photo contest worth entering! Better Homes and Garden is sponsoring a “Get Cozy, Give Back” promotion on their BHG Live Better Facebook page in conjunction with the release of their new line of sherpa throws, royal plush blankets and faux fur comforter sets exclusively at Walmart.
Just upload a photo of you or someone else you love “getting cozy” and BHG will donate $500 in Walmart giftcards to Children’s Miracle Network for every 250 pictures they receive! Plus, the top 5 entered photos will have 15 royal plush blankets donated in their name to a local children’s hospital. So upload your photo and share it on the BHG Live Better Facebook page today- this is a great cause!
Remington College-Dallas Campus is holding a food drive to benefit local food banks and offering a FREE haircut, manicure or pedicure to anyone who brings in a can of food or other non-perishable food donation. This Cuts for Cause event will run throughout the month of November. The salon services will be provided by students and instructors in the Remington College-Dallas Campus Cosmetology Program.
To schedule an appointment, call The Salon at Remington at 972-698-3890. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm.
The Remington College Cosmetology Program teaches students the art of hair, skin and nail care through traditional classroom instruction and hands-on training. Students have the opportunity to work with real clients in a salon-like setting.
The Salon at Remington is located at 1640 Eastgate Dr. in Garland.
This is the time of year most of us think more about giving back and I wanted to share with you a very worthwhile online charity- DonorsChoose.org.
Here’s how it works: public school teachers from all over the US post classroom project requests online. You can then browse project requests and give any amount (as little as $1) to the one that you choose. Once a project reaches its goal, they deliver the donations to the school.
In return, you get photos of the project, a thank-you letter from the teacher, and a report showing how your donation was spent. If you give over $50, you’ll also receive hand-written thank-you letters from the students involved in the project.
Take the time to check this site out- it would be great to sit down with your kids and choose a project to give to together!
Pizza Hut has launched its 2012 World Hunger Relief campaign and and want you to join the global movement to end hunger.
By donating just a few dollars you would be amazed at how much that helps. $1 (feeds four children), $3 (feeds two children for a week), $5 (feeds a child for a month) and $10 (feeds an entire classroom for a day). The donations can be made on the Pizza Hut website as well as at your nearest location.
Those who donate $3, $5 or $10 online at PizzaHut online will receive a free two week trial subscription for Hulu Plus. To find out more about this deal, visit PizzaHut.com/Hulu.
Since World Hunger Relief launched in 2007, more than one million of the Company’s employees, franchisees and their families have volunteered millions of hours to aid hunger relief efforts in communities worldwide. The effort has raised $115 million for WFP and other hunger relief organizations and is helping to provide 460 million meals and save the lives of millions of people in remote corners of the world. This promotion runs through November 3rd so order some pizza and help someone else at the same time.
This post brought to you by Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine.
In support of Hunger Action Month this September, Walmart is donating up to 53 million meals to Feeding America and give $2.5 million for hunger relief during their Fighting Hunger Together campaign. The program comes at a time as 50 million Americans won’t know where their next meal will come from at some point this year—that’s one in six Americans. We’ve all been touched in some way by hunger, whether it’s a personal experience or through hearing the experience of others. Many, many years ago I worked for the Texas Department of Human Services as an eligibility specialist for food stamps, and I saw firsthand the faces of those that were hungry. It’s an experience I’ll never forget.
Now through October 12th, customers will be able to generate meal donations for Feeding America by purchasing select products from participating food suppliers (General Mills, Kellogg’s, Unilever, Kraft Foods, and ConAgra Foods) at Walmart stores and following instructions on the packaging, engaging in the “Give Meals” section or using a mobile app to generate meal donations for Feeding America.
In our home, we use a lot of General Mills products. We love General Mills for many reasons, including the wide availability of coupons, products that taste great, and Box Tops. Now, you can buy your favorite General Mills products at Walmart and help fight hunger. Look for the “Fighting Hunger Together” signs at you store. You can also go to the “Give Meals” section and learn how you can take one product and turn it into 7 meals.
Be sure to check out the Golden Spark promotion for a chance to win $50K for your community! Walmart will randomly award 40 “Golden Sparks” valued at $50,000 each to consumers who participate in the Fighting Hunger Together Golden Spark Promotion. The winners will choose a community to receive the funding to start or expand a backpack program that provides meals to food-insecure children during weekends when they do not have access to free- and reduced-price school meals.
We love to hear stories about how you personally have helped someone who has experienced hunger. We hope to inspire our readers with examples of paying it forward so we can all understand why helping those who are hungry is prevalent and important. Small actions can make a big difference in the life of someone hungry!
Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse Canned Food Drive starts August 24 through August 31st and benefits Brother Bill’s Helping Hand. Bring in up to 20 cans and receive up to 20% off your entire purchase. For more information on Brother Bill’s, go here. It’s a great way to pay it forward!
June has ended and for coupon users, that means a whole lot of coupons expired last night!
Instead of throwing them out, consider sending your expired or expiring coupons onto our troops serving abroad. Their families may use coupons for 6 months after the expiration date and this is an easy way to pay it forward. One site that will show you how to donate is Troopons- they have all the information you need!
May has ended and for coupon users, that means a whole lot of coupons expired last night!
Instead of throwing them out, consider sending your expired or expiring coupons onto our troops serving abroad. Their families may use coupons for 6 months after the expiration date and this is an easy way to pay it forward. One site that will show you how to donate is Troopons- they have all the information you need!
Tomorrow is the last day of Couponing for Community! If you haven’t checked out the giving stories on the C4C Facebook wall, there are some incredible pictures of how couponers across the country have found ways to give this week.
Since tomorrow (5/12/12) is Stamp Out Hunger Day, participating is as simple as leaving a bag of non-perishable food items by your mailbox tomorrow morning and then reporting your totals on the Donation Tracker. (You may need to call your post office to be sure your neighborhood is participating in Stamp Out Hunger.)
If you have a chance to snap a picture with a sign showing where your donations are going, that would be great. (But it’s optional!) We just want to show how we can use our coupon powers for GOOD!
Couponing for Community kicks off this week (May 6-12)! Thousands of couponers nation-wide are using their coupon skills to make a united effort to GIVE to a local food bank, rescue mission or friend in need.
Once you’ve made your donation, you can head over and enter your total number of items donated on the ‘See Our Progress’ tab beginning on Sunday, May 6.
Post pictures of your donations on the Couponing for Community Facebook wall, and inspire other couponers! You can add a sign to the picture with the number of items donated and location being given (see example photo above).
Don’t forget that Saturday, May 12 is also National Stamp Out Hunger day, so giving can be as simple as leaving a bag of non-perishable items by your mailbox that morning.
If you know a member of the military, tell them to check out the Here’s to the Heroes Program. They offer FREE admission at participating Anheuser-Busch parks to all active duty, activated or drilling reservist, or National Guardsman.
Here’s how to sign up:
-Register online or at the entrance of participating parks; you will be need to show a Department of Defense photo ID.
-As many as 3 direct dependents of military personnel also are entitled to free admission. Dependents may also take advantage of the offer without their service member, though an adult must accompany minor dependents, and dependent ages 10 and over must present a valid dependent I.D.
-This offer is valid for one complimentary single-day admission per person, per year, during the regular operating schedules at one of the following: SeaWorld Orlando, San Diego, or San Antonio, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay or Williamsburg, Sesame Place, Water Country USA, Adventure Island (NOT valid for separate ticketed events including Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa.)
SeaWorld San Antonio is thanking teachers by offering a FREE Adult Fun Card to all active, employed and certified K-12 grade school instructors in the state of Texas. The Fun Card allows unlimited admission to SeaWorld San Antonio now through the end of the year.
