You can help the kids too!

Right now, my agency, Children at Heart, has 2 fundraisers going on, and anyone out there can donate a couple of bucks. Best yet-- its tax deductible!

The first one is close to my heart because it involves shopping. Children at Heart is participating in the 2007 Macy's Shop For A Cause Fundraiser. Here's how it works-- you buy a $5.00 shopping pass to use at Macy's on October 13, 2007.. The shopping pass gets you discounts-- 20% off regular, sale & clearance items from most departments, 10% off furniture, mattresses, kitchen & technology items. Yeah, its just like the coupons you get in the mail, but the $5.00 you spend goes to Children at Heart, to help fund their humanitarian aid programs. There is a form to fill out to, to order the shopping passes, and there are 3 ways you can get the form:

1)you can email me at jeanninemull00@optonline.net and I'll send it to you; 2)you can email the agency directly at fth143@aol.com or 3) call Children at Heart at 518-664-5988 and use a credit card to buy the shopping pass over the phone.

The second fundraiser is a raffle.. Tickets are $20 per ticket, and the prize is a new car! They are giving away a 2008 Suzuki SX4, Forenza, Vitara and XL-7-- I don't know what any of those cars look like, but does it matter?? Options for buying the tickets are the same: email me, email them or call them.. 100% of the raffle proceeds goes to charity, and last year Children at Heart raised thousands of dollars that went towards helping children at an orphanage in Brazil. Even better, one of the Children at Heart tickets won a car.. You only have until October 7th to buy a ticket, so do it soon..

The last thing I want to tell you about is a website called igive.com. It is very cool.. Thousands of online retailers participate and all you have to do is sign up with them and every time you make a purchase from a participating website, a portion of your purchase price is donated to the charity of your choice. Children at Heart is on the list of course, but there are also many, many other charities participating. And the stores are ones that you would actually order from-- BabiesRUs, Ann Taylor, Macy's, Mrs. Fields, Magellans (if only I had known before I ordered!).. It's a great list, and an easy way to help children who desperately need it.

I hope you can help!