National Pancake Day Celebration To Benefit Local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital

Posted on February 21, 2011 by The Mom Entrepreneur

WHEN: TUESDAY, March 1, 2011, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. 

WHERE: Participating IHOP restaurants nationwide.

WHAT: In celebration of National Pancake Day, IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer each guest a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. 

This year, IHOP is hoping to stack up more donations than ever before, with a goal to raise $2.3 million, for a total of more than $7.65 million six years with its National Pancake Day fundraising effort. To find a local IHOP or to donate online, visit http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/.          

WHY: For every delicious short stack of buttermilk pancakes served on National Pancake Day, IHOP guests are invited to make a donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Donations made at IHOPs in the Barrington area will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ programs at Children’s Hospital Boston.

National Pancake Day Fun Facts:

  • IHOP served four million free pancakes on National Pancake Day 2010 and pancake lovers donated more than $2.1 million to children’s charities, far exceeding the fundraising goal.
  • All of the free pancakes served on National Pancake Day 2010 would have created a stack more than 31.5 miles high.  
  • Since the inception of National Pancake Day in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $5.35 million and given away more than 10.1 million pancakes to support charities in the communities in which it operates. 
  • National Pancake Day 2010 was IHOP’s largest one-day event in the company’s 52-year history.

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Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program Accepting Nominations

Posted on February 6, 2011 by The Mom Entrepreneur

From February 1 – March 15, 2011, Kohl’s is honoring more than 2,100 young volunteers, ages six to 18, who have made a positive impact on their communities with over $415,000 in scholarships and prizes. Ten national winners will receive $10,000 each.

This is a great opportunity to nominate a child you see making a difference in your community.

“The Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program provides Kohl’s the opportunity to recognize and reward deserving young volunteers who have committed their time and efforts to bettering their community,” said Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer. “We are genuinely touched and inspired by the dedication of these young volunteers and feel honored to be able to recognize them by helping invest in their futures. We encourage parents, teachers, neighbors and friends to nominate outstanding kids who volunteer in their community at kohlskids.com.”

To nominate volunteers ages six to 18 for a Kohl’s Cares scholarship, visit www.kohlskids.com.  

Nominations are accepted February 1 through March 15, and nominators must be 21 years or older. Two nominees from each of Kohl’s 1,089 stores nationwide will win a $50 Kohl’s gift card, and more than 200 will win regional scholarships worth $1,000 toward post-secondary education.

Ten national winners will be awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships for post-secondary education and Kohl’s will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on each national winner’s behalf.

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors Blog – 2010 in review

Posted on January 2, 2011 by The Mom Entrepreneur

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

Healthy blog!

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!.

Crunchy numbers

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A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,600 times in 2010. That’s about 6 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 10 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 37 posts. There were 7 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 395kb.

The busiest day of the year was January 6th with 87 views. The most popular post that day was Comcast Foundation Grant Funds Statewide Internet Safety and Computer Literacy Programs.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were digg.com, themomentrepreneur.com, facebook.com, kidsinnhblog.com, and slashingtongue.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for neighbors helping neighbors, neighbor helping neighbor nh, neighbors helping neighbors nh, pantry, and internet safety grants.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

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Comcast Foundation Grant Funds Statewide Internet Safety and Computer Literacy Programs March 2009
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Local Charities Benefit From NH Kids Consignment Sale January 2010

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About October 2008

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Contact Us October 2008

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Barrington Bikes 2009 July 2009

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Borders Hosts ‘Super Classroom Days’ for Classrooms in Need

Posted on November 30, 2010 by The Mom Entrepreneur

In partnership with The Perseus Books Group and DonorsChoose.org, Borders will host Borders’ Super Classroom Days inviting anyone shopping at Borders to immediately begin making a difference in a school of their choice.

On December 4th and 5th, 2010, any customer making a purchase at any Borders store will immediately receive a $15 gift card to make a donation to a classroom on DonorsChoose.org.  

Borders will leverage its Borders Rewards loyalty program, which includes more than 40 million sign ups, to promote the event. Borders Rewards emails will include a special video featuring teachers talking about how they have benefitted from DonorsChoose.org.

In addition, each copy of the #1 New York Times bestselling companion book, Waiting for ‘Superman’: How We Can Save America’s Failing Public Schools, includes another $15 gift card to DonorsChoose.org, so by adding this book to their purchase, consumers can double their contribution. The book, “Waiting for ‘Superman’,” which was published by PublicAffairs, a member of The Perseus Books Group, will be featured at all Borders stores and on Borders.com during Borders’ Super Classroom Days.

The gift cards can be used to fulfill requests made by public school teachers from every corner of America who post classroom project needs on DonorsChoose.org. The mission of DonorsChoose.org is to improve public education by empowering every teacher to be a change-maker and enabling any citizen to be a philanthropist. 

To see a listing of NH classrooms in need, click here…>

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Local Fundraiser Helps to Support our Troops

Posted on November 10, 2010 by The Mom Entrepreneur

I just learned about a great fundraiser whose proceeds support our troops and their families.

Growth Chart Art has created an American Flag Growth Chart in honor of those that serve and is giving $20 for each chart purchased now until the end of the year to Freedom is Not Free.

Freedom is Not Free is a non-profit 501 (3) (c) that supports our deployed troops, the families of the deployed and the families of the fallen.

You can purchase the American Flag growth chart by visiting www.growthchartart.com.

If you have time, I invite you to learn more about this fundraiser by reading the company’s blog at www.growthchartart.com/blog.

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