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Infant Meningitis Awareness; Sign The Protect Infants Now (PIN) Petition Today

Meningitis is a devastating disease that can be deadly to your newborn baby. It is one of the leading causes of preventable infant death in the United States. 50-60% of these cases are vaccine preventable! The CDC has recently revealed that the disease is 3-7 times higher in infants than any other age group.Approximately 1 in 16 infants will die from this disease. Please sign the petition for Protect Infants Now (PIN). This petition will let the CDC know that this life saving immunization...

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Just What IS THIS Plus Size Mommy All About?

Chiming in here just to say Hello and Hoping that everyone has had wonderful holidays and a Happy New Year to all. I don’t know about some of you but this past yr. and actually the last part of 2010 to me I was just like drifting by. Just basically getting by on my blog to keep it alive and not doing too much. I have had a lot of medical problems and so on. Anywho… I am now refreshed, feeling better (yay) and off to the drawing board with my blog. I am going to get it revamped...

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It Is A Great Day When You Make A Teacher’s Day Better With Office Max #MaxMoms

Once again this year I was asked to participate in the “A Day Made Better” project with Office Max. I love participating in this campaign every year, because every year the look on the teacher’s face’s when I deliver them their surprise is just wonderful. You can tell they are very surprised and definitely thankful. This year, I chose my daughter’s teacher to Make her Day Better, and I taped (as best I could) The entire experience. Below is the video I was able...

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Habitat For Humanity, #LibbysGiving , Lending A Helping Hand To A Family In Pittsburgh #MIF @habitatgp (SPON)

In my last post I had told you about how I was going to be helping to build a home for a Family in Pittsburgh with Libby’s and Habitat For Humanity. Well, I was a bit off, I didn’t actually help build the home (it was already done) but I did help to put final touches in the home for the family. I was allowed to bring my 14 yr. old son Xavier with me. It was an experience I don’t think either of us will forget. It was such a happy time. And it felt REALLY good knowing we...

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I Am Building A House #MIF #LibbysGiving @habitatgp @LibbysTable (Spon)

On 9/23/11 I will be participating in a project with Libby’s and Habitat for Humanity. Fellow Pittsburgh Bloggers; Kim , Virginia and myself, will be building a house for people who need one in Pittsburgh. I was thrilled when I was asked to be a part of such an important project by Mom It Forward. Libby’s Fruits & Vegetables are making family mealtimes a reality for 5 Pittsburgh families who will be moving into Habitat for Humanity Homes in the Pittsburgh area in 2011. Libby’s...

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FREE Ice Cream! Cold Stone Creamery & Make-A-Wish Foundation Ice Cream Social

On Tuesday, Sept. 27th Cold Stone Creamery® and the Make-A-Wish Foundation® are inviting everyone to take part in the 10th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social. From 5-8 p.m., all Cold Stone locations will be giving away a FREE 3-ounce portion of the Sprinkled with Wishes Creation, Sweet Cream Ice Cream mixed with Brownie, Rainbow Sprinkles and Fudge. Guests are encouraged to make donations to the Make-A-Wish foundation during this event. Additionally, throughout the entire month of...

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CBS NEWS PRESENTS A 48 HOURS SPECIAL ON BULLYING IN THE DIGITAL AGE @48Hours

“BULLYING: WORDS CAN KILL,” TO BE BROADCAST ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) As a new school year begins across the country, more than 160,000 children will stay home every day because they are afraid of being bullied. That is just one of the startling facts in the CBS News/48 HOURS presentation “Bullying: Words Can Kill.” Reported by correspondent Tracy Smith, the program airing Friday, Sept. 16 (8:00 PM, ET/PT) reveals how the explosion in technology is only making...

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Show School Spirit – Enter To Win $25K For Your Child’s School From Macy’s #MacysB2S @shespeaksup @macys

The story is the same in almost all of the school’s across the Country. Budget Cuts nationwide. Well Macy’s has a great Sweepstakes going on right now, where anyone can sign up your school and you have a chance to win $25K !! It won’t solve all of your school’s problems, but it can help your school cushion the blow a little. I am excited about this partnership of SheSpeaks and Macy’s. The Macy’s Classroom Makeover Sweepstakes is running until September...

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Paying It Forward With #ClearAmerican Water Pt. 2 #CBias #Ad

As promised here is my video of my children and I paying it forward by using Clear American water. Our mission was to find random people who we thought may be thirsty and want a drink of Cold Refreshing Clear American Water. I hope you like the video, and I would love to hear your thoughts about Clear American Bottled (or canned) Water. Please leave me a comment. Make a video – it’s fun, easy and free! www.onetruemedia.com How are you going to Pay It Forward today? The Plus Size...

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