Charitable giving for less
April 5, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Fun Stuff, Health & Wellness, free stuff
Something on many families budgets is charity. People give to the church, they give to events and organizations, they give to the girl scouts (yay cookies!) but it can add up. In times like these it’s hard to be able to afford to give what you’d like to give. BUT you can be charitable even when giving nothing or very little – here’s how…
Volunteer as a mentor:
Cost: FREE to very little.
Volunteering as a mentor is as cheap as charity gets but rich in many other ways. Many programs, such as Big Brother/Big Sisters of America advocate activities that cost little …read more
Free Starbucks Coffee
January 16, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under food
From January 21, 2009 through January 25, 2009, when you pledge 5 hours of volunteer time, Starbucks will salute you with a free Tall brewed cup of coffee in participating U.S. Starbucks stores. (Not valid at airports or Barnes & Noble locations.) Working together, they hope to inspire 1 million hours of community service.
Don’t know where to volunteer? On the 21st, Starbucks can connect you with some local opportunities. Sign up at pledge5.starbucks.com.
image from pledge5.starbucks.com
