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TWIN and Toyotas #ToyotaWomen

June 8, 2012 By 1 Comment

 

 

 

My husband and I love checking out a variety of different vehicles, but I’ve always been drawn to Toyota vehicles. That’s why I am so excited to be a TWIN! No, I don’t have a twin sibling that I just discovered!  TWIN stands for Toyota Women’s Influencer Network and I’m completely honored to be a part of a fabulous group of women bloggers.

I don’t currently own a Toyota but I’ve grown up with them my whole life. My entire extended family all drive cars from the Toyota and Lexus brand. I remember running errands with my Aunt in her Toyota Rav4 and being incredibly nervous when my Grandpa let me drive his Lexus GX SUV.

Last year we were incredibly lucky when we had the chance to test drive the 2011 Toyota Sienna on a 16 hour road trip from St. Louis to Disney World. You may think 16 hours sounds like way too long but the time flew by while driving the Sienna.

Last week I was supposed to travel to Los Angeles and spend time learning more about the Toyota company and all of the different vehicles. I couldn’t wait to get behind the wheel of a Prius and a Highlander because those are two cars that I have had my eye on for a long time – and we are now in the market for a new car! I was sick and missed out on the trip but can’t wait to share more with you in the next few months!

I’m also a huge fan of companies that are using their influence for good, so I can’t wait to hear more about Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good. I’ll make sure to share more about it with you soon but it’s a wonderful program where Toyota is giving away 100 cars to nonprofit organizations.

I’d love to hear about your experience with the Toyota brand! Do you have any Toyota’s?

Disclosure: I was selected for participation in the TWIN community through a program with Clever Girls Collective. I did not receive any compensation for writing this post, or payment in exchange for participating. The opinions expressed herein are mine, and do not reflect the views of Toyota.

Filed Under: Brand Ambassador, Sippy Cup Travels, Toyota

#ChildHunger Ends Here Campaign Final Thoughts and Recap

May 31, 2012 By 1 Comment

 

 

 

For the last 2 months, I have enjoyed spreading the word about ConAgra Foods Child Hunger Ends Here program.

The statistics are staggering.

16 million children face child hunger in America. More than 1 in 5 kids in the United States don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Child Hunger is an everyday struggle.



Luckily, since 1993 ConAgra Foods and the ConAgra Foods Foundation have donated more than $36 million and 275 million pounds of food to Feeding America. The five-year $10 million pledge from the ConAgra Foods Foundation is the largest donation ever made to Feeding America to specifically help fight Child Hunger.

As of today, 2.8 million meals have been donated through the Child Hunger Ends Here website. Their goal is 5 million meals and I think they can accomplish that. There’s so much you can do to get involved with your family to help end child hunger.

Check out my previous posts from the last 2 months on what you can do to help!

- Child Hunger Ends Here & How YOU Can Help 

- Child Hunger Ends Here Campaign Featured on the Academy of Country Music Awards

- Top 11 Items Food Banks Need

- Peanut Butter Popcorn Recipe (Donates 2 Meals!)

- Help End Child Hunger with Hope

- No Summer Holiday for Child Hunger & How YOU Can Help

I appreciate ConAgra Foods so much on what they are doing to spread the word on this real issue in the United States. As a mother, it breaks my heart to think of children going without a meal. Do what you can to help in your local community and make it fun to get your children involved also! We love picking up extra items at the grocery store (just add $5 to your grocery bill and you can buy lots of canned goods and boxed spaghetti) to donate to our local food bank.

Stay connected with ConAgra and the Child Hunger Ends Here program! FollowConAgra on Twitter and like ConAgra on Facebook.

Disclosure: I am a brand ambassador for the Child Hunger Ends Here campaign and have been compensated for my participation. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Filed Under: Brand Ambassador, ConAgra Foods, Do Good

No Summer Holiday for #ChildHunger {How You Can Help!}

May 28, 2012 By 7 Comments

 

 

 

I’ve been lucky enough to work with ConAgra Foods on their Child Hunger Ends Here campaign the last few months. It’s been wonderful to spread the awareness on this issue both online and off.

As summer approaches, I’ve been thinking of all the fun memories that I can create for my son like games in the back yard, BBQ’s, road trips and more. For other children, summer means a time of food insecurity and empty stomachs. With school being out for the summer, many children that received free or reduced-price lunches at school aren’t getting the food that they need at home.

From an article from The Huffington Post, the Food Research and Action Center explains: “The federally-funded Summer Nutrition Programs, which provide nutritious meals and snacks to low-income children during the summer months, are falling increasingly short of meeting the needs… The limited reach of the Summer Nutrition Programs meant that for the majority of those children, the end of the school year was the end of the healthy, filling meals on which they counted.”

If you’re like me, it didn’t even hit me about the impact of summer vacation and children not getting the meals that they need. Check out the video below of just how hungry children are at school.



It’s scary and as a Mother, my heart breaks for these children. This summer though there is a lot you can do in your community to help your local food bank to keep them stocked!

 

Help to End Child Hunger this Summer

- Organize a Food Drive at your workplace or child’s summer camp. ConAgra has a great website that offers tips and support to start a food drive. You can also see what resources your local food bank offers.

- Create a Facebook Group and let your friends and family know that you’ll be making a donation to your local food bank. Give them a set date to bring items by your house or let them know you can come by their house to pick up items. Then, make a family trip to your local food bank to drop off a great donation!

- Buy ConAgra products featuring a red thumb tack. Each package that has a code, you can register it online at www.childhungerendshere.com and ConAgra will donate one meal to a food bank.

 

Find out where a food bank is located near you and check out my list of the Top 11 Items Food Banks Need! 

Did you ever think about the increase of food insecurity during the summer? Do you have any other ideas on how we can help?

Disclosure: I am a brand ambassador for the Child Hunger Ends Here campaign and have been compensated for my participation. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Filed Under: Brand Ambassador, ConAgra Foods, Do Good

Help End #ChildHunger: The Top 11 Items Food Banks Need

April 24, 2012 By 16 Comments

 

 

 

With nearly 1 in 5 children in the United States not knowing where their next meal is coming from, my family makes sure to do our part in helping to end Child Hunger.

ConAgra Foods is continuing to work towards ending child hunger by joining forces with Feeding America to engage families across the United States and inspire them to get involved. Feeding America and the ConAgra Foods Foundation have collectively donated more than 275 million pounds of food and invested more than $36 million dollars to combat child hunger since 1993.

I’m looking forward to volunteering at the St. Louis Area Foodbank next month, but until then Hayden and I went to our local grocery store to pick up some food items to donate.

We brought with us a list of Feeding America’s top requested non-perishable items so we could make sure we were buying only what we needed.


Top Requested Non-Perishable Food Items

- Cereal

- Pasta

-  Rice

- Canned fruits and vegetables

-  Canned meals such as soups, chili, pasta

- 100% juice

- Peanut butter

-  Pasta sauce or spaghetti sauce

- Macaroni & cheese

- Canned protein – tuna, chicken, turkey

- Beans – canned or dry


All of the items above don’t cost much at all. You could get several items if you would spend just $5 on your next grocery trip to donate to your local food pantry. You can visit Feeding America to find a local food pantry near you.

Don’t forget to search for specially marked ConAgra products that feature a red thumb tack. For each specially marked ConAgra Foods you purchase and register online, you will help buy a meal for a child at your local Feeding America food bank. You’ll also get a download of an original song called “Here’s Hope” performed by Jewel, Owl City or Jay Sean.

Stay connected with ConAgra and the Child Hunger Ends Here program! Follow ConAgra on Twitter and like ConAgra on Facebook.

 

Disclosure: I am a brand ambassador for the Child Hunger Ends Here campaign and have been compensated for my participation. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Filed Under: Brand Ambassador, ConAgra Foods, Do Good

Tune into the Academy of Country Music Awards Tonight! #ChildHunger #ACM

April 1, 2012 By 1 Comment

 

 

Tonight, make sure to tune into the Academy of Country Music Awards at 8pm EST on CBS! I’m so excited because ConAgra’s Child Hunger Ends Here campaign will be featured.

I’m proud to be a Blogger Ambassador for the campaign and you can be sure I’ll be tuning in! During the Lifting Lives moment, the portion of the awards ceremony where a charitable initiative is highlighted, country band Little Big Town will perform the song “Here’s Hope.”

They will be introduced by Hunter Hayes, who is also nominated for the Best New Artist ACM Award, and who penned the song “Here’s Hope” with co-writers Luke Laird and Barry Dean.

Check out the video below where Hunter Hayes talks about creating the song “Here’s Hope.”

 

 

I’m excited to follow along with Danielle Smith, a fellow Child Hunger Ends Here Blogger Ambassador as she is attending the event providing red carpet and backstage coverage! You can follow her on Twitter at @daniellesmithtv!

Make sure to tune in tonight and then let me know what you think of the ACM Awards! Don’t forget to RSVP for the #ChildHunger Twitter Party tomorrow afternoon with ConAgra!

Disclosure: I am a brand ambassador for the Child Hunger Ends Here campaign and have been compensated for my participation. Child Hunger is a close issue to my heart and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Filed Under: Brand Ambassador, ConAgra Foods, Do Good