Our first Baby Shop Hop (babyshophop.com) is due September 1st, 2010, but our newest event wouldn’t be complete without a chance to give back to the community that makes our Shop Hops possible! For each logo found and clicked on during the Baby Shop Hop we will make a donation to a charity.
Which charity, you ask? That’s for YOU to help us decide.
Starting June 1, Shop Hop Productions will be launching their “Charity Select” contest. Do you have a charity that supports women, children or families you would like to nominate? Simply tell us in 100 words or less why we should choose your charity. In addition to your convincing words, you can add photos or video.
There are two ways to enter: You can simply blog about your charity, then post your link on our Facebook fan page. Or if you don’t have a personal blog, you may post your 100-word suggestion, pix and videos on the Charity Select Contest Discussion on our Baby Shop Hop Facebook fan page. Entries must be received no later than Tuesday, August 10th at midnight (MST).
Three finalists will be selected by our panel of judges, then starting Thursday, August 12th, YOU will have the chance to vote on which charity we should support for our 1st Baby Shop Hop! The charity with the most votes will be our winner. For more information and complete rules, please visit our Facebook fan page or scroll to the bottom of this post.
OFFICIAL CHARITY SELECT RULES:
Overview:
Contest Period Runs from June 1, 2010 through August 10th, 2010 at midnight (MST). On or about August 12th, 2010 three finalists will be selected from all eligible entries received. From August 12, 2010 through August 29, 2010 voting for the 3 finalists will be done via Baby Shop Hop Facebook fan page. The winner (i.e. the charity with the most votes) will receive proceeds from the Baby Shop Hop, which begins July 15, 2010. Proceeds will be determined based on the number of “click-throughs” during the Baby Shop Hop, which runs from September 1, 2010-September 30, 2010.
Rules and Entries:
All charities must be a 501 c 3 charity. Charities must support women, children and/or families.
To Enter:
Simply tell us about your charity in 100 words or less. (Some ideas include sharing how you got involved, a bit about who they help and why, what drives their cause, what got them started, etc.) Entries can be no longer than 100 words and may include links to pictures/videos posted elsewhere (flickr, You Tube, Facebook, etc.) where public access is enabled. Entries (including photos/videos) may be posted to your personal blog and linked back to this Baby Shop Hop blog post or our Facebook fan page. The URL to your blog post should then be posted on the Baby Shop Hop Facebook fan page to be considered eligible for entry. Entires may also be posted directly to the Baby Shop Hop Charity discussion page on Baby Shop Hop’s Facebook fan page—just be sure to include links to any offsite photos or videos. **All entries MUST BE RECEIVED by AUGUST 10,2010 by 12:00 MIDNIGHT Mountain Standard Time.**
Finalists:
Finalists will be selected by the Shop Hop Production Staff and finalists will be notified on or about August 12th, 2010.
Voting period:
Voting period begins August 12, 2010 and runs through August 29, 2010. Voting will take place on the Baby Shop Hop Fan Page on Facebook. Finalists encouraged to invite family, friends and other like-minded individuals to vote for their charity on our fan page.
Winning Donation:
The winning charity will be announced on August 30, 2010. The winner will receive a set dollar amount based on the number of “click-through” icons found during the Baby Shop Hop running September 1, 2010-September 30, 2010. (Each click through means another donation.)
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What better organization for the “Baby Shop Hop” than the March of Dimes?
I suggest “Wee Care”-Michigan Scrapbooker Magazine sponsored a charity event last fall for them. We made baby scrapbooks for low-income mothers. Wee Care distributed them to their clients for us and they were welcomed with open arms. If you call them, please tell them Carrie MacGillis, from Michigan Scrapbooker referred you too them.
Here is some info about them:
Our Wee Care Program provides infant clothing, food, formula and diapers on an emergency basis. This program enables us to provide material help to women and their babies when their needs cannot be met by a crisis pregnancy center. The Wee Care program was born out of a desire to assist women and families on an emergency basis. Helping over 700 families.
For more information or volunteer opportunities, please call us at the Wee Care Hotline: 248-478-8884. Office hours vary, please leave a message.
29200 Vassar St., Suite 545
Livonia, MI 48152-2193
Phone: 248-478-8878
Fax: 248-478-8854
Wee Care: 248-478-8884
My passion is the March of Dimes! From the days of collecting the shiny dimes on the cards to fight polio…the March of Dimes has always been an advocate for healthy babies! Today the focus is on preventing premature birth! The March of Dimes has funded the research that invented a drug called Surfactant. This drug aids in maturing prematurely born lungs to develop and support the premature baby. Their research continues in efforts to discover why babies are born premature and what can be done to prevent premature birth! This is an amazing nation wide organization that supports Moms and Babies. Their website is a wealth of information for both the family of newborns, preganant moms, and Healthcare providers. They offer continuing education for nurses that is invaluable. And educational literature and resources for parents. I support the MOD as the MOD representative for my hospital every year. This year we raised well over $6000 for the March for Babies! Please join me in supporting this worthwhile organization!
Remnant Restoration is a non-profit ministry dedicated to improving the lives of widows and recently-adopted children in Southern Colorado by providing free interior design and landscaping services. Remnant Restoration seeks to restore hope to the lives of those left behind and to encourage the adoption of children by lessening the financial burden on parents. Remnant Restoration was birthed from the inspiration of a widow and a family adopting their second child. Both needed help with their homes, thus, a
ministry of design for widows and orphans was born. Founder, Laurel Beck, has been in Interior design for the past 10 years and wanted to use that gift to help others. Now, through Remnant Restoration, she can share her talent with those in need. Remnant Restoration provides free room, yard, and organizational
makeovers. Their desire is to bring people together for one purpose, to help those less able in a practical and caring way. In doing so, they hope to inspire others to reach beyond their comfort zone. Their website is:
http://www.remnantrestoration.org
Our children have a syndrome we were told was impossible to treat. That all the chromosome
18 syndromes are too complicated to fully understand and too rare to adequately study. Our
children have learning difficulties compounded by hearing impairments. They have speech delay compounded by poor muscle tone. They have multiple handicaps. But they also have determined parents who have united to form The Chromosome 18 Registry &Research Society, a nonprofit support group of families whose children have chromosome 18 abnormalities. Our purpose is to find families, fund research, and get the newly gained knowledge back to the families.
http://www.chromosome18.org
http://www.all4jimmy.com
Good Beginnings has been designated by the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.
We at Good Beginnings of Sullivan County strive to promote the optimal health and development of children and families in our region.
Our Beliefs
* We believe that the parent-child relationship is the most critical factor in the development of emotional, cognitive, physical and social health of children.
* We believe that the development of a trusting, respectful, genuine caring relationship between parents and those who help them is essential.
* We believe that prevention is better than intervention, and that all families deserve voluntary and timely access to family health and support services.
* We believe that families are the experts about their own lives.
* We welcome parents as partners in the governance of the agency.
* We encourage laughter and joy in our interactions with children and families and with our colleagues.
* We believe that nothing is more important in life than our relationships with each other.
Our Services
Good Beginnings is a primary prevention program offering comprehensive family support services to all families regardless of ability to pay. The services provided by Good Beginnings include:
* home visits by nurses and certified parent educators to any pregnant woman or family expecting a baby or who has a young child
* parent education classes and support groups
* case management services
* lactation consultation and childbirth classes
* resource and referral services
* a supervised visitation center where non-custodial parents can have visits with their children
* a children’s boutique with affordable quality children’s clothing, books, toys and furniture
Funding
A mix of public and private grants, donations, earned revenues from the thrift store, and third-party reimbursement, provides our funding. Good Beginnings is the founding agency of the Diana Love Center for Children and Families, a family resource center in Claremont where numerous family support agencies are co-located including:
* Working Futures, providing job training
* Childcare Resource and Referral
* School-based oral health initiative
* Claremont school district’s Family School Connections Program
* Claremont WIC clinic
Our Staff
Services are provided by a team of 14 employees and 30 volunteers. Agency oversight is provided by an 11-member Board of Directors.
My nomination for the non-profit organization charity is Operation Top Knot, which is part of Soldier’s Angels. Every month Operation Top Knot and it’s members send baby gifts to the babies of our Soldiers. Many of the new moms are having their babies on their own, as their husbands are deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations. I became involved in this wonderful organization about 3 years ago, and have not been able to stop myself!!! This is an awesome charity that helps our military families as they fight to protect our freedom. And, it never ceases to amaze me at how they truly do not know how greatly they are appreciated. God Bless America and God Bless Soldier’s Angels!!!
Ready Set Ride is amazing program in Plainfield, IL providing therapeutic horse riding/ recreational therapy to children with disabilities. Families served include those affected by autism, Downs syndrome, cerebral palsy and other developmental disorders. Operating since 2001, this deserving non profit program is run soley on donations and voluteers.
Our son who has Asperger’s,an Autism spectrum disorder, began riding three years ago and has received the physical benefits of horse riding but even more he has beneifted socially–making an amazing bond with a gentle animal, gaining confidence in his abilities, and interacting with all the volunteers.
Your donation would help keep RSR’s barn doors open for so many families who rely on this special kind of therapy for children who need it most. Please visit our website at http://www.readysetride.org. Thank you for your consideration!
I recommend Smile Train. I’ve always been impressed with what they can accomplish with so little money. They’ve started medical clinics and trained volunteer physicians around the world to repair cleft lips and cleft palates. They’re very efficient with donations, because the medical providers all volunteer their time. It’s amazing how inexpensive it is to complete a surgery that completely changes a child’s life. Before surgery, the kids are treated as social outcasts, and they have little hope. This surgery is such a blessing.
I would like to recommend: BirthdayWishes.org that provides birthday parties to homeless children. What a great way to provide joy in these children’s otherwise unsettled lives.