The Holiday Season is upon us and it's so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of material things. Buying presents, wrapping presents, making Pinterest-worthy decorations...all of those things that make our house look good. I have … [Read more...]
Cross Off Hunger This Holiday Season with Unilever #BetterTogether #CBias
My son came home from school and asked me why some kids don't have enough food. I was taken aback by his question and the emotion in his wide, innocent four-year old eyes. How do you explain things like this to children? It's a heartbreaking fact … [Read more...]
Ford Warriors in Pink Celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month #FordWIP
The Ford Motor Company has a great program called Ford Warriors in Pink®, a program that raises awareness and funds in the fight against breast cancer. This October, Ford Warriors in Pink® has launched its first ever produced … [Read more...]
Check out Straight Talk Cell Phones at Walmart and Donate to Make-A-Wish Foundation! #StraightTalkWish
If you're headed to Walmart this weekend to do the weekly grocery shopping or to pick up a few items, you can also easily help to donate to the Make-A-Wish Foundation! Straight Talk Wireless is America's largest no-contract … [Read more...]
Help your School with #GiveWithTarget and How Bridgit Mendler Surprised an #STL School!
I absolutely love when companies make a commitment to education and one of my favorite companies is making a HUGE commitment! Target will donate $5 million to schools across the country as part of their Give with Target program! How … [Read more...]
Toyota 100 Cars for Good – Vote for the Haven House in #STL!
Did you know that Toyota is giving away 100 cars to nonprofits and you can easily help them decide with just a click? Each day for 100 days, voters can choose from five nonprofits who will take home a new set of wheels … [Read more...]
#ChildHunger Ends Here Campaign Final Thoughts and Recap
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 … [Read more...]
America is YOUR Park! #VoteParks
Summer is almost here and it's time to vote. No, not in THAT election, it's time to vote for your favorite park! This summer, Coca-Cola is rallying people to cast a “swing vote” for their favorite park candidate. … [Read more...]
No Summer Holiday for #ChildHunger {How You Can Help!}
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 … [Read more...]
Help End #ChildHunger with Hope
When I was younger I remember listening to all my my favorite songs over and over while looking at the CD jacket trying to memorize all the lyrics. I loved reading all of the lyrics of each song and relating them to my … [Read more...]
Help End #ChildHunger and Make Peanut Butter Popcorn
Since becoming a ConAgra Foods Child Hunger Ends Here Ambassador, I've become even more passionate in spreading the word of what we can do as a community to end Child Hunger. I've been talking to my son's school about … [Read more...]
St. Louis Readers: Humane Society’s Bark in the Park is May 19th!
Ready, Set, Walk! The Humane Society of Missouri and Purina® ONE present Bark in the Park, the largest dog festival in the Midwest! The annual dog walk and festival will be held Saturday, May 19, from 10:00 a.m.–3:00 … [Read more...]
Roger Nix, President at Six {Support this Children’s Book!}
I love supporting creative projects and if you're looking to find more, you need to check out Kickstarter! Kickstarter is a website full of creative products, music, movies, ideas and more! Recently, I found out about a … [Read more...]
This is Nuts! #Squirrels4Good
Are you looking to do some good? Then just tweet about squirrels! I was reading up on the latest news in social media when I came across the story of Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and his fondness for … [Read more...]
Help End #ChildHunger: The Top 11 Items Food Banks Need
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 … [Read more...]
The 2012 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
I love when I see companies giving back to the community and I especially love when I see them helping to send young women and men to college. The Honda Motor Co. is doing just that with the Honda Campus All-Star … [Read more...]
Tune into the Academy of Country Music Awards Tonight! #ChildHunger #ACM
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 … [Read more...]
#ChildHunger Ends Here Twitter Chat with ConAgra Foods {April 2nd}
A few weeks ago, I shared with you about ConAgra Foods Child Hunger Ends Here campaign. More than 1 in 5 children in America don’t know where their next meal is coming from, but you can help! ConAgra Foods’ Child Hunger … [Read more...]
Donate Art for Memory Boxes!
In lieu of Toddler Talk this week (which will resume next week as scheduled with topic: Dealing with a sick toddler.) I wanted to share with you a women who inspires me. I hope you will take a moment to read … [Read more...]
World Down Syndrome Day is March 21st! #321
March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day! This year is so exciting because it's officially been recognized by the United Nations. I'm especially excited about this day because it will bring more awareness to Down Syndrome. This is important … [Read more...]