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SendCheer with Cheerios

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You saw my previous post about how the military needs your support right now. General support is waning. Cheerios and the USO have made it super easy for you to send a message to a military family with the sendCheer campaign. All you have to do is buy a specially marked package of Cheerios (I… read more »

National Donut Day

Entenmann's National Donut Day

I know, I know, I’ve talked about how I’m trying to eat healthier, and here I am talking about donuts, but we all indulge once in awhile. Besides, this is for a good cause. This National Donut Day, Friday, June 3rd, Entenmann’s will honor the Salvation Army volunteers who served donuts to troops in WWI…. read more »

Flat Daddies

Have you seen this site? It was just brought to my attention yesterday by a fellow Collective Bias member, Keonte’. She had read an article in Parade where a family has a Flat Daddy and tells of their adventures with him while the real Daddy is deployed. I think this is a fantastic idea. I… read more »

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America “Together for Care”

While not formally diagnosed as Alzheimer’s, dementia is a disease that has directly impacted our family severely in the last year. We’ve often found it hard to find a way to explain it to our older son, now 9. Al Roker will be hosting the first ever Alzheimer’s disease telethon on December 4th. During the… read more »

“Deck the Walls” at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

For those of you who have a Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in your town, please consider purchasing a $1 wall sticker to help support The Help Group through the “Deck the Walls” program. The program will run November 26-December 31. It’s an easy way to give back while getting your morning (or anytime) coffee…. read more »

New Fisher House Dedicated

As a milspouse, I’m always happy to see a new Fisher House dedicated. I hope we never need to use one, but I’m so glad they’re available to the families who are in need of a place to stay so they can be near their soldiers who need extended hospital time. FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION DEDICATES… read more »

OAR Supporting Paralyzed Veterans

For the past 64 years, Paralyzed Veterans of America has been dedicated to helping and empowering those who have served and sacrificed – and their families — for our freedoms. You may already know that the unemployment rate among veterans with severe disabilities is 85 percent. Clearly these brave men and women deserve a fair… read more »

Semper Fi Fund

Camp Pendleton, CA – As we approach Veterans Day, we ask that you keep our injured Veterans and their families in mind. Although this year’s mid-term elections and the continuing news about our economy have dominated our news coverage, many young men and women are being injured in Afghanistan on a daily basis. As we… read more »

Listerine October Oral Care Challenge

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Listerine has challenged families to brush, floss, and rinse with mouthwash twice a day, every day, for three weeks. My family has accepted this challenge. So far, so good. We’re wrapping up our first week, and everyone’s still on board. The hardest part for us has been making sure to floss in the morning. Sometimes… read more »

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic violence is not a matter to take lightly. It affects everyone in the household. As a child, I grew up in a household where my mother was a victim of domestic violence. I can tell you first hand that’s no way for a child to grow up. It’s not a safe and loving environment… read more »