SIMPLE Service Project

#BagItForward Donations Help Ryves Youth Center get ready for school – you can help, too!

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Classes for many schools in Terre Haute started yesterday. I can hardly believe it. Where has the summer gone?? My daughter is very excited about the concept of school and anything to do with school. She loves buses (we actually built her a cardboard bus earlier this year!), school supplies and of course…playgrounds! She won’t [...]

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#BagItForward and help kids in your community have a great school year with new school supplies

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School is starting soon in the Wabash Valley and everyone is out buying school supplies and getting ready. Unfortunately though, not every family can provide the items needed to help their student get ready for school. Champions for Kids has another great SIMPLE Service Project this month, and the timing couldn’t be any better! I [...]

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New Basketball Jerseys for Ryves Youth Center – Odwalla Game Day Challenge Success!

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Last Wednesday I had the fun job of delivering my Odwalla Champions For Kids Game Day Challenge donations to the Ryves Youth Center at Etling Hall! You might remember that I previously shopped for fun activity items that would encourage play and exercise for some of the children at the center. The Game Day Challenge [...]

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Odwalla Champions for Kids Game Day Challenge: encouraging play at Ryves Youth Center

Personal Experiences

Last month I wrote a whole slew of articles about the All You magazine Champions for Kids SIMPLE Service project. The focus was on Couponing for Good. My intent was to raise awareness of our ability as frugal shoppers to give without going broke, but my hope was also to raise awareness of the needs [...]

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Couponing for Good – DONATION DAY! A speaking engagement plus a visit to Ryves Youth Center

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Today was a great day! Two big things happened today: I presented at my first speaking engagement as The Coupon Snob I visited Ryves Youth Center at Etling Hall to drop off my Couponing for Good donations I am super pumped about both of those things! I took a lot of pictures, so please check [...]

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18 Tips for Giving without Going Broke

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I hope you’re getting excited about giving back to your communities after reading about the 10 Lessons from my Couponing for Good shopping trip and How You Can Get Started Couponing For Good! I know that giving back sometimes seems difficult when you’re just making ends meet to begin with, but I’ve put together a [...]

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How You Can Get Started Couponing for Good

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If you’ve been following along with my posts about Couponing for Good and you’re ready to jump in and start giving back to your community but aren’t sure how, then this post is for you! Here are some simple steps to help you start Couponing for Good so you can make a difference in your [...]

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Lessons from my Couponing for Good trip – How I achieved a 50% savings & donated twice as much

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My focus for this month has been on Couponing for Good. I’m encouraging you to learn how you can help give back to your community without going broke. By using your coupons and sales, you can actually give items away without having to spend very much money! I was on a mission earlier this month [...]

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Celebrate Couponing for Good with the #AllYouCFK Twitter Party! 3/15 at 9pm EST – RSVP & win prizes, too!

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If you play on Twitter at all, you’ve probably heard of Twitter Parties. It’s a chance to interact with other Twitter users and folks from brands you like and want to learn more about. All month long I am writing about Couponing for Good and how you can join All You Magazine and Champions for [...]

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My Couponing for Good Shopping Trip at Walmart: 50% savings allows me to donate twice as much!

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This month I have been writing about Couponing For Good and inviting my readers to participate in the Champions for Kids and All You magazine SIMPLE Service Projects. The goal is to use coupons to shop and donate items to a charity of your choice. I have challenged my city of Terre Haute, IN to [...]

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Couponing for Good Giveaway – share your donation shopping trip with me and you could win!

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I’ve been posting recently about Couponing for Good, and as one way to encourage you to use coupons to shop and give back to your community this month, I am hosting a giveaway! All You magazine is the March sponsor for Champions for Kids, and I’m part of a group of bloggers helping get the [...]

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Terre Haute Couponing for Good Challenge: Send your donations to Ryves Youth Center at Etling Hall

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I know that many of my readers are not from Terre Haute, Indiana, so while I hope everyone reads this article…I am writing this for my fellow Hautians. I have a challenge!! The Ryves Youth Center at Etling Hall could use our help, and I would like to ask any of you joining me in [...]

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Join The Coupon Snob in a SIMPLE Service Project with ALL YOU & Champions for Kids – couponing for good! #AllYouCFK

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I am super excited to share some details about a project that YOU can get involved with this month. I am one of several bloggers helping spread the word about the Champions for Kids SIMPLE Service projects. Each month they have a service project that you can participate in to help out kids in your [...]

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