TOYS & GAMES
PARK pass a ball to a child in need.
The idea behind PARK is a lovely one. Simply said -- for every ball they sell, PARK will pass an identical ball to a child in need. An amazing initiative, with a noble idea behind it: that football can change the world. Sam and his friend Tara started PARK because they believe football has the power to transcend ...
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HEALTH & CARE
When you have a premature baby...
This is a guest post by my friend Silke. She had two premature sons: Max, born at 25 weeks and Felix, born at 28 weeks. She recently has put much effort into the launch of the Hearts Milk Bank, a not-for-profit social enterprise, which will soon operate in Greater London to fill the current shortages ...
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CHARITIES
Introducing mothers2mothers, our new charity partner
We are incredibly excited to announce that we've teamed up with mothers2mothers as our chosen charity partner for the coming year. After several meetings with the European director, Emma France, and her team, we are so inspired by their work and are looking forward to partnering with mothers2mothers during our upcoming ShopUp events (and other opportunities) to help raise awareness and donations ...
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THE SHOPUP
ShopUp Raffle in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital children's charity
Whether or not any of us have ever been in hospital with our children, we probably all know a child who has been seriously sick and in need of special care. At the very least, we have all probably entertained the thought of our worst fears becoming a reality – the dreadful what-ifs of having ...
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BABY
Big Blue Cuddle: shopping for a good cause
Not only does Big Blue Cuddle shop have a nice and affordable collection of colourful clothes, they also donate at least 15% of their profit to one of their charities (you choose which one). It works as follows: Big Blue Cuddle approaches well known, respectable brands and asks them for a trade discount on a selection ...
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Downloadable cards -- for a good cause
Loving these downloadable cards that Virginie Dreyer designed for TinyUs! The downloads will be sent to you after you make a donation (however small or big you would like), of which the proceeds will go entirely to "Présence", an educational institute for young handicapped individuals in the South of France. I love it. (The super ...
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CHARITIES
Big Blue Cuddle
I love webshops that are cute and have an ethos behind them. Check out Big, Blue Cuddle -- a webshop with a conscience and a really interesting idea behind it. Lara, the founder, buys the surpluses from children's labels she loves and sells them on her webshop. She then donates 15 - 50% of the profits ...
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CHARITIES
Babyccino Kids Charity -- Ickle Pickles
After the Angawandi Project, Sally Test and a select group of charities in Haiti, here is another small, but incredibly important charity we would like to proudly support. In our aim to support smaller charities that don't have the massive publicity budgets of the bigger organisations, but still achieve incredible things... we would like to introduce you ...
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UNCATEGORIZED
Give good Karma -- the best gift of all
Did you know that each year in Australia close to $1 billion is spent on unwanted gifts that end up in storage, in the bin and ultimately in landfill? Isn't it crazy? Such awful wastage! That's exactly how Melbournite Ashley Rosshandler felt before setting up the Karma Currency Foundation and launched Australia's first Online Charity Gift Voucher. ...
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CHARITIES
Sally Test
Here is, at long last, the new Babyccino Kids Charity (so sorry it has taken me so long to post about it). As you may remember we want to bring attention to smaller charities which don't have the marketing budget of the bigger ones, but also need support, as they make a huge different in ...
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LONDON
The Elephant Parade
I happened to be in the heart of London, on Oxford Street, the other day when I came across some wonderful painted elephants at Selfridges. As I continued my stroll through town I saw more and more ... on Bond Street, in Green Park -- what were they all about? London has become home to ...
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CHARITIES
Haiti
I am sure everyone has heard about the horrible, horrible situation in Haiti brought along by the earthquake. We asked our friend Fionnuala, a Paris mum who adopted two kids from Haiti 2.5 years ago, to write about Haiti and the small charities that are currently doing their best to help alongside the big, international organizations. ...
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