Category Archives: Charity
Dec
01
What’s Your Status? World AIDS Day 2010
Back in May, I attended a tweet-up…it was a Social Media tweet-up put on by Chevy Missions at the Wildfire Restaurant in Chicago. I had met Connie Burke at the SVMoms event in April and thought this would be a … Continue reading
Oct
21
Frugal Family Fun: For The Locals
Do you need something to do with your children this Saturday? From 11am to 6pm, join the Valparaiso Fire Department and their trucks at the Culver’s of Valpo to celebrate National Fire Prevention Month. Additionally, throughout the day, they will … Continue reading
Sep
15
Frugal Family Fun: World’s Largest Ice Cream Social
Be sure to join Coldstone Creamery for their 9th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social. Receive a 3 oz. portion of “Kate’s Creation” for free! September 30th from 5 to 8 pm at your local participating Coldstone. We went last … Continue reading
Sep
13
Get It While You Can: $5/5 Kraft Products
Have you printed your Save $5.00 on 5 Kraft cheese or dairy products coupon? I’m not sure how long this will be around…but it’s a hot one! (be sure to hit the back button and print TWO) Coupon good towards … Continue reading
Jul
22
Sampling for Charity
Concerts. Festivals. Expo Halls. Mail. Stores. Parties. Hotel Rooms. Internet. Everywhere you look, there are free samples. You can’t help yourself, can you? Me neither. I HAVE to pick them up. Why? Because I absolutely, need, can’t-do-without a little baby … Continue reading
May
14
The Bread Art Project
“Cheapo, what is the Bread Art Project?” Some thought it was a bread making class. Others thought was art made with bread…that you can eat! Hmmm…both of those are rather good ideas actually. Though, this was not either of them. … Continue reading
May
08
Stamp Out Hunger
It’s TODAY people! Hurry, hurry! Start going through some of that “stock up” food and help feed some folks. You have no excuse not to donate – you don’t even have to leave your house! Stamp Out Hunger is the … Continue reading
Mar
23
Hershey’s Better Basket Blog Hop
I’ve been sent a virtual Easter Basket by @CorrinRenee atBroke As A Spoke. What is a virtual Easter Basket and why am I posting about it?Well, nothing pleases me more than being able to help a person or charity for … Continue reading
Nov
18
[Almost] Wordless Wednesday
Operation Christmas Child. A frugal shopper’s dream charity.Are you familiar with it? A program sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse, collects packed shoe boxes and ships them to the world’s needy children, sending them a message of love at Christmas time. I … Continue reading
