What would you change in your child’s school? We all have a list. The teachers do too. Most changes need money. But, what is the appropriate way to financially support your child’s school? (Financially support...
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Category "Smart Cause"
Participate in Coca-Cola’s Pay It Forward Campaign
Yesterday, I shared how somebody unexpectedly decided to pay it forward to me while I was contemplating paying it forward to someone else. It was an awesome experience! Now, here’s an opportunity for you to Pay It Forward BIG...
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True Story: My Pay It Forward Experience
My Pay It Forward Experience A week before Christmas I pulled up to the drive thru at Starbucks. The horrific tradjedy of Sandy Hook was still fresh on my mind. I felt the need to...
Read MoreBreast Cancer Information Gets Digital
Breast Cancer Gets Digital Currently, one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Those numbers are on the rise globally. Frightening. I remember thinking as a child that breast cancer wouldn’t effect...
Read MoreProduce for Kids at Publix Walking into Publix you are first greeted with their abundant produce section. Colorful and fresh fruits and veggies are displayed and ready for purchase. Produce for Kids, an organization that has raised more than 3.2 million dollars to support healthy food initiatives, recognizes that the direct effect nutrition has on school......
[ Click to Continue ]No child will go without technology. Comcast Internet Essentials program provides discount internet to families in need! Fantastic! If you’re reading this you have internet access. That’s wonderful. Not everyone does. Still considered a luxury to many, internet access is becoming a need in the lives and education of our children. The Miami Herald recently......
[ Click to Continue ]We fell in love with the Thank You, Mom video from P&G. Who didn’t have a tear come down their face? I spoke with Kerri Walsh this spring about how her own mother is the rock of her family. Now, P&G has taken it a step further in their love and respect of moms of......
[ Click to Continue ]At a visit to Zoo Miami when my oldest was under 2, I realized halfway through the park that I had left the diapers at home. My daughter was in desperate need of a change. What was I to do? I looked around and saw another mother, around my age and with a few kids,......
[ Click to Continue ]Did you know that it’s National Breakfast Week? What did you eat? What did you serve? Kellogg’s, makers of nearly every wonderful cereal, along with Action Healthy Kids are continuing their “Share Your Breakfast” campaign this year. They invite YOU to raise YOUR spoons to the social movement and “share” YOUR breakfast! Post a description of......
[ Click to Continue ]Today I write a short message to you as I hope you will quickly read and act! The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) forcing internet censorship is currently being reviewed by congress. This act, while with great intention of ending piracy, oversteps the government’s bounds. “Law-abiding U.S. internet companies would have to monitor everything users......
[ Click to Continue ]Last month our church provided a list outlining the specific food needs of typical migrant families in South Florida. The church provides the food to a local mission who distributes the bags of food to the migrant families in need. When I saw the list in the back of the Sunday bulletin, including a basic......
[ Click to Continue ]Thanksgiving Day means a table food of delicacies for many of us, but not for all. Did you know that 17.2 million (1:7) households in America were living in hunger in 2010? Astonishing! It makes your prayers of thanks more meaningful as you recognize how blessed you are to have a turkey and its fixings this......
[ Click to Continue ]I’ll never forget the fall of 2009, it was the 1st time I witnessed the devastating effect breast cancer has on women of all ages. On September 15 of that year I learned that a high school classmate, Jennifer McHugh Evans, just 33 at the time, had lost her courageous battle to breast cancer. She......
[ Click to Continue ]Texting and driving. It’s one of the deadliest combinations. We think teens, but in reality it’s all age groups reacting to the text beep on their phone while driving down the highway. The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) is launching, what I believe, is a Smart Mama campaign, “No Texting and Driving Day” on Father’s Day!......
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What does hockey have to do with diapers? Diapers and ice hockey typically don’t go hand in hand until now! This month the NHL has teamed up with Huggies and Every Little Bottom with Hockey for Huggies. Throughout February, the 30 National Hockey League (NHL) teams will host diaper drives at their arenas during a......
[ Click to Continue ]Take a look at this! These 6 bags of clothing came out of my closet. They are filled with styles and sizes that are no longer applicable in this house! Now I’m trying to figure out what to do with them. Two things come to mind, donate or sell. Two of the bags contain items......
[ Click to Continue ]12 Days of Diapers! Win a $200 Amazon gift card or other great prize! Giveaway ends tomorrow, December 17th!! Please be sure to participate in 12 Days of Diapers today! Simply make a diaper donation to a participating Every Little Bottom diaper bank, or other local organization to enter! See more details at: http://smartypantsmama.com/2010/12/smart-cause-12-days-of-diapers-support-a-mom-in-need-wgiveaway/ As......
[ Click to Continue ]WINNER: Jennifer B. who donated to a local food bank! Thank you Jennifer for supporting moms in need! Our Christmas lists are made and the shopping may even be done! But, we all know the truth. Many moms are struggling to alone diaper their babies, not to mention providing a gift under the tree. I......
[ Click to Continue ]Last month I hosted a diaper drive during a garage sale. It was easy! See what I had to say and then read about the 1st simple step to hosting your own diaper drive! What did you think? Can you do it too? I KNOW your can! Today I begin an 8 part series walking......
[ Click to Continue ]In just 3 hours, over 400 diapers and $100 in loose change and bills were donated by strangers, family & friends. These diapers and dollars are now in the hands of Rev. Rebecca Hines of Destiny Diaper Bank, a diaper bank partner of Huggies Every Little Bottom. How did I do it? I had a......
[ Click to Continue ]Earlier in the week, I talked to a mom. She’s a mother of a 1 year old girl. She’s a mother like you and I. She loves yoga, is exhausted and can’t believe how fast the 1st year has gone. She’s also a mother whose passion to support causes has shifted to more motherly interests......
[ Click to Continue ]Tomorrow is a BIG DAY! FINALLY, I’m getting rid of my trash treasures! My husband and I are having a garage sale and I couldn’t be more excited! Honestly, I think my husband is more excited that I am finally agreeing to purge some of the crazy trash treasures that I’ve held onto for so......
[ Click to Continue ]The Destiny Diaper Bank needs YOU! Rev. Rebecca Hines has dedicated her time, finances and energy to be certain that every little bottom in her area has the proper diaper it needs with the creation of Destiny Diaper Bank. Each week she receives individuals and organization at the bank’s doorstep that are in need. She......
[ Click to Continue ]Interested in… Saving money at local attractions like zoos and museums or activities like karate lessons? Supporting a local preschool of your choice? Supporting a scholarship opportunity for parents in need of ways to pay for preschool? I’m going to assume you said, or I should say screamed, YES!?!?! Next month The Savvy Source, an......
[ Click to Continue ]A Jimmy Dean alarm clock, a Dora t-shirt, a half a dozen reusable grocery bags, packs of detergent and more were some of the swag items at this year’s BlogHer 2010 conference in New York City. Bloggers from across the globe, primarily women, attended the conference to learn the very best strategies on blogging and......
[ Click to Continue ]Yes, Every Little Bottom is ready to party at BlogHer! Are you!? This Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 9PM ET & then again at 9PM PT the Huggies Every Little Bottom Ambassadors (MommyWords, House of Prince, A Parent in Silver Spring, Rookie Moms, Jenny of the Spot and Smarty Pants Mama) welcome you to join......
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Produce for Kids Teams with Publix