This month, I’m taking part in a big giveaway run by the lovely Ashley LaMar at Closed the Cover book tours. Several authors and bloggers have pitched in to provide a prize to one winner and to raise money for the Semper Fi Fund, which provides immediate financial assistance and lifetime support for injured and… Continue reading Read, White & Blue: Win a Kindle and more!
Tag: charity
Giveaway: Rugby player Ben Cohen will hang out at your house all year
I missed a very important date last Thursday. I mentioned it on Twitter, but I’d wanted to mark it on this blog, too. My excuse is that Thursday was my first day home after five days in Ethiopia and two days running workshops for the charity partners funded by the foundation I work for. I… Continue reading Giveaway: Rugby player Ben Cohen will hang out at your house all year
My guiltiest pleasure
For the last few years, I’ve had a secret obsession that only my husband knows about, but this year it’s become so bad that I can’t keep my mouth shut. People, I love Strictly Come Dancing. For those of you who’ve never heard of it, it’s the British TV show that Dancing with the Stars… Continue reading My guiltiest pleasure
Friday favorites: Buy a T-shirt, help rebuild a home for Sandy survivors
I’ve worked for charities for years, so I love seeing new and interesting ways of raising money for worthy causes. I recently discovered Sevenly.org, a website that raises money for a different charity every week by selling specially designed T-shirts. For each T-shirt they sell, they donate $7 to that week’s charity. This week, they’re… Continue reading Friday favorites: Buy a T-shirt, help rebuild a home for Sandy survivors
Help a romance blogger bring clean water to Africa
When I saw that one of my favorite romance bloggers, Limecello, was organizing an online fundraiser for a charity that brings fresh water to people in developing countries, I got excited. Really excited. You know what’s the best thing about it? You don’t even have to donate money if you don’t want to. All you… Continue reading Help a romance blogger bring clean water to Africa