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Giving Challenge Week 2

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:32:01 +0000

We’re halfway through November, and that means we’re halfway through the 2011 30-Day Giving Challenge! Today’s 30-Day Giving Challenge update and post is being hosted by Amy from Resourceful Mommy. Stop by for some giving inspiration and to join in the discussion.

Day 1: Let the Giving Begin

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:17:00 +0000

Happy November! This is my favorite time of year because it’s time to GIVE. If you’d like to share your goals and plans for giving in November, stop by Saving & Giving and share your ideas. If you’re a blogger, you can also link up your own giving post.

Here’s to a great month of giving!

Get Ready for the 2011 30-Day Giving Challenge

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:01:05 +0000

It’s almost November, and that means another 30-Day Giving Challenge will be starting soon. There will be opportunities to share your giving stories, plenty of ideas for giving, and a joining together to make a difference as we give each day. More information is coming soon. Are you ready?

World Vision Gift Pack {Giveaway}

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:49:12 +0000

Our last giveaway is from World Vision. They gave each of us a gift pack to donate to someone in our community, plus one to give away to our readers. The gift pack includes:

World Vision Acrylic Tumbler

A Ugandan Bracelet, handcrafted in Uganda by women actively engaged in caring for children in their communities who have lost parents to AIDS.

The Hole In Our Gospel by Richard Stearns

$25 World Vision Micro Gift Card to help a hardworking entrepreneur by funding their small business loan — to buy a sewing machine, a bicycle, training, or whatever will put their families on the pathway to success.

A Thai Coin Purse, handmade in Thailand by women in World Vision job training projects.

Stop by each of the sites to enter to win!

You can also find World Vision on Facebook and Twitter.

Day 30: Final Thoughts

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:56:26 +0000

Today marks the end of our 30-Day Challenge. November seems to have flown by in a blink, and tomorrow brings a new month of challenges. Parties, shopping, gifts, cooking, baking, traveling, company, wrapping. Whew!

It is our hope that starting this crazy holiday season with 30 days of giving… will keep the focus on what really matters.

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ Acts 20:35

We invite you to join us tonight for a final celebration with a one hour Twitter party. Together, we can keep on encouraging others to GIVE!

If you blogged about your experience this month, or shared a special cause, please feel free to share it in the linky below. We are thankful for each and every participant, whether your giving was big or small, simple or extravagant.

Thank you for joining us on this amazing journey, and a special thanks to our generous sponsors who embraced our vision.

#30dayGive End-of-Challenge Twitter Party

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:52:42 +0000

To celebrate 30 days of GIVING, please join us for a one hour twitter party! The team will be chatting about the challenge, and we invite you to jump in and participate.

We’ll be discussing ways to keep the focus on giving as the holiday shopping season kicks into full swing. Participants are also eligible to win prizes from our fabulous Twitter Party sponsors!

Chick-fil-A :: Rubbermaid :: Once a Month Mom :: Life As Mom :: Kelly Joy Boutique :: Heavenly Homemakers

When: “Day 30″ Tuesday, November 30th, 8-9pm CST

Where: #30dayGive on Twitter

How: To participate, use the hashtag and follow the team!

Prizes:

Participants will be chosen at random to receive some surprises!

RSVP

Please let us know you’ll be joining us by linking to your Twitter account below.

Savvycents Wallet Giveaway: Organize Your Coupons/Cash/Receipts

admin — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:49:28 +0000

Today’s giveaway is from Savvycents. They gave each of us a Savvycents wallet to donate to someone in our local communities, plus one to give away to our readers. Check out each of the sites to enter!

You can also find Savvycents on Facebook and Twitter.

REMINDER – You can enter the ShopAtHome.com gift card giveaway until 9 p.m. EST on 11/26/10.

You can enter the New Leaf Publishing Group Children’s Book Set giveaway until 9 p.m. EST on 11/28/10.

New Leaf Publishing Group: Children’s Book Set {Giveaway}

admin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:00:45 +0000

Today’s giveaway is from New Leaf Publishing Group. They gave each of us a children’s book set to donate to someone in our local communities, plus one to give away to our readers. Check out each of the sites to enter!

You can also find New Leaf Publishing Group on Facebook and Twitter.

REMINDER – You can enter the ShopAtHome.com gift card giveaway until 9 p.m. EST on 11/26/10.

ShopAtHome.com: $25 Gift Card Giveaway

admin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:15:36 +0000

Today’s giveaway is from ShopAtHome.com. They gave each of us a different $25 gift card to donate to someone in our local communities, plus one to give away to our readers. Check out each of the sites to enter to win a gift card to Babies R Us, Target, Office Depot, Walmart, JCPenney, Bed Bath & Beyond, Staples, Best Buy, Michaels, or The Home Depot!

You can also find ShopAtHome.com on Facebook and Twitter.

Family-Friendly Movies {Giveaway}

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:09:20 +0000

Photo Credit: Saving & Giving

Today’s giveaway is a gift pack of family-friendly media that includes:

Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married Book by Gary Chapman
The Way Home DVD {starring Dean Cain}
Letters to God DVD
Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure DVD
Homeless for the Holidays DVD
No Limit Kids DVD
Trusting in the Shepherd DVD
Help Haiti CD

Propeller gave us each a gift pack to donate to someone in need, plus one to pass along to our readers. You can enter to win at all of the 30-Day Giving Challenge team blogs:

REMINDER - You can enter to win a $50 DaySpring gift card until 9 p.m. EST on 11/19/10.

DaySpring Giveaway: $50 Gift Card {20 Winners!}

admin — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:51:09 +0000

Today’s giveaway is from DaySpring. They gave each of the 30-Day Giving Challenge team members a different gift pack to donate to a charity in need, plus {2} $50 DaySpring gift cards to give away on each of the blogs. You can enter at each one:

You can also find DaySpring on Facebook and Twitter.

REMINDER – You can enter to win the HALO SleepSack giveaway until 9 p.m. EST on 11/17/10.

Week 3: Half-way Mark

admin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:16:25 +0000

On Giving by Robert Graves

Those who dare give nothing
Are left with less than nothing;
Dear heart, you give me everything,
Which leaves you more than everything-
Though those who dare give nothing
Might judge it left you less than nothing.Giving you everything,
I too, who once had nothing,
Am left with more than everything
As gifts for those with nothing
Who need, if not our everything,
At least a loving something.

Two weeks into our challenge. Are you feeling energized? Or defeated?

Inspired? Or deflated.

Perhaps you missed a day… or five.

The numbers are not crucial. We have two remaining weeks in the challenge to make a small difference each day for another. Two weeks to encourage each other, keep each other accountable, and inspire each other. Two weeks to make giving a daily part of your life… to form a new lifetime habit of generosity.

Are you still with us???

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

HALO SleepSack Giveaway

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:26:15 +0000

Today’s giveaway is from HALO SleepSack. They’re giving each of the 30-Day Giving Challenge team members a SleepSack to donate to a charity in need, and one to give away to our readers. Be sure to check out Myra’s Virtual Baby Shower to see where she will be donating her SleepSack. Then enter to win at all of these blogs:

You can also find HALO SleepSack on Facebook and Twitter.

Green and Clean – Purely Products Giveaway

admin — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:43:28 +0000

Our next giveaway during the 30-Day Giving Challenge is from Purely Products. They’re giving each of us a gift pack to donate to a charity in our local communities, plus one to give away on each of our blogs.

The gift pack includes:

Pocket Purifier – Sanitizes surfaces and objects with the same UV-C light that sterilizes surgical instruments. Ultraviolet light and nanotechnology eliminate 99.9% of germs that cause colds and flu, plus e-coli, salmonella, mold, fungus and MRSA (staph).

Healthy CFL – Air purifier wrapped in a lightbulb

Healthy Nightlight – Air purifier in an LED night light

You can enter to win at the following sites:

You can also find Purely Products on Facebook and Twitter.

REMINDER – You can enter to win the VeggieTales gift pack until 9 p.m. EST on 11/12/10.

VeggieTales Very Veggie Gift Pack {Giveaway}

admin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:24:48 +0000

Today’s giveaway is from VeggieTales. They made up a Very Veggie Gift Pack just for the 30-Day Giving Challenge. The bloggers will donate one gift pack to a charity in our communities, plus we’re each giving away one gift pack to our readers! We hope your kiddos will enjoy the shows, or you can pass them on to a charity or person in your area.

The Very Veggie Gift Pack includes 7 VeggieTales products:

Bob & Larry Sing the 80′s CD
Pistachio The Little Boy That Woodn’t DVD
Saint Nicholas A Story of Joyful Giving DVD
It’s a Meaningful Life DVD
Heroes of the Bible DVD
Sweetpea Beauty DVD
Silly Little Thing Called Love DVD

Check out the following blogs to enter:

You can also find VeggieTales on Facebook and Twitter.

REMINDER – You can enter to win a $50 gift card from Just Eyewear until 9 p.m. EST on 11/10/10.