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Two days before Valentine’s Day Love Scarf Project Founder, Bridger Fonger and a handful of helpers delivered over 150 hand knitted and hand crocheted scarves to City of Hope. Thanks to Elise from Cupcake Activist, a few other OC crafters (young & old), and a few hours of good tv, these twelve scarves were Orange [...]
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Todd figured if he was ever going to get his girls to enjoy a Supercross race, it would be one where everyone and everything would be decked out in pink to help raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
But even with all the pink, it was Baby Brother who enjoyed the Supercross [...]
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I had such a great time last week teaching a group of wonderful teenage girls how to make t-shirt dresses. It was great to see some of the girls who weren’t that excited about a “night of sewing” quickly become passionate about their little dress. The seven dresses they made will be taken to an [...]
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Homeless shelters and battered women’s shelters always seem to be looking for sample size toiletries for the people they serve. So, I took up another collection of hotel tolietries and ended up with a huge bag full to take over to the OC Cold Weather shelter.
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The deadline for the LA Love Scarf Project is quickly approaching so I got another use out of my new favorite Moebius Cowl scarf pattern.
This time I used two shades of grey thread instead of two strands of the same color as before, giving it a niced heathered look.
If you would like to contribute a [...]
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A few of the local schools held shoe drives over the weekend to help Soles for Souls reach their goal of providing over 1 MILLION pairs of shoes to aid in the recovery and rebuilding process in Haiti.
We were able to gather together a bin full of gently used shoes from our neighbors, our own [...]
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We didn’t let the torrential downpour on Monday keep us from our MLK Day of Service plan. Who doesn’t want a cup of cocoa on a cold, rainy day?
Thanks to supportive neighbors, fabulous friends, and a few “virtual cups of cocoa” sold, we were able to make $51 with our little stand to donate to [...]
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All over the world, people are suffering, people are hurting, people are hungry every single day. But these last few days it’s a fact that is impossible to ignore with the news coming out of Haiti.
Once again, I’m reminded how lucky I am to have enough money to not only cover my basic needs but [...]
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Princess has been making and selling origami cranes this December as part of her seven month plan to raise money to buy craft kits for “all the sick kids” at Loma Linda hospital.Crane fund raising is already at $45 and she’s already looking forward to January because her hands are getting tired.As per a few [...]
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When we told Princess her 3 year old cousin was recently diagnosed with leukemia, she immediately added him into her nightly prayers. Then, a week or so later, she came to me with a handwritten, seven-month plan to raise money to help all the “sick kids”.After speaking with my sister and the hospital, it [...]
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