Tee Shirts For Wounded Soldiers

MeDoGood.com believes in our military troops and the sacrifice they make every day for our freedom. We invite you to show our Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed and Brooke Army Medical Centers how much we appreciate their sacrifice! There are approximately 1,100 of our heroes at these two hospitals. It would be wonderful if we could get a shirt and card to each and every one of the soldiers. WE CAN do this!!

Please order one or two or more of the shirts. They will be sent to the soldiers before Christmas along with a card telling them that they are truly our heroes!! Shirts are only $10! (MeDoGood.com will pay for shipping and handling and the Thank You cards).

One shirt and one card will be given to each wounded soldier returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and the soldiers that are still receiving ongoing treatment for injuries suffered while in battle. Please help MeDoGood.com show our men and women how much they mean to us!

We will be encouraging the soldiers to correspond with those of you who do include your address. It will be nice to hear from them and allow us to keep in contact with them too.

Interested in participating? Click here for all the information, I’m going to do it right now!

Stocking Stuffers

Walmart is making it easy for shoppers to find the perfect holiday gift on a budget.  At Walmart, dozens of best-selling fragrances start as low as $10, providing shoppers young and old with the perfect gift-giving solution for ‘tweens and teens, best friends, sisters and brothers, and moms and dads.

Fragrances available for $10 include Curve for Men, Lucky You for Ladies, and Curve Crush for Ladies.

Select Walmart stores will also offer high-end designer fragrances, ranging from $22 to $70. Popular brands include select Burberry, Trésor, Tommy Hilfiger, D&G, L’Eau d’Issey and Acqua di Gio.

Select fragrance gift sets are also available for under $30.

Cross This Off Your Bucky List!

When I say Wisconsin,

you say Snuggie …

Wisconsin    Snuggie

Wisconsin    Snuggie

Click on it, Order it, Keep your Badger Fan warm.

FREE Ground shipping on orders over $50 placed before Dec 17th (Ground shipping deadline) using Coupon Code: SWOuterwear1217

Reese Witherspoon’s In Bloom Fragrance For Avon

I’ve got two fragrances that I have been wearing for years. One I wear during the summer and one I wear during the winter. I’m picky about perfumes.

I don’t like anything that smells sweet, I’ve sniffed some that are reminiscent of cotton candy.

I don’t like anything from the musk family, at least not on me.

I don’t want to smell all fruity-tootie. A hint of lemon zest, perhaps. An entire strawberry or watermelon, no.

I was recently given an opportunity to review In Bloom. Described as a sweet southern scent, created by Reese exclusively for Avon, combining delicate femininity with seductive allure and mysterious beauty.

To me, it smelled clean. Fresh and crisp. A fragrance without a winter or summer season, a fragrance I could wear all year round. A scent that wasn’t too heady for everyday yet special enough to wear evenings. It takes a tremendously fantastic fragrance for me to even want to discuss the technical side of a perfume, but I’m going to do it today! These are the details provided:

The Scent: This fragrance sparkles with a provocative blend of notes, including:

Top Notes: Georgia Peach Tea Leaves, Crisp Greens

Heart Notes: Star Gardenia, Magical Magnolia, Night Blossoming Jasmine

Base Notes: Cashmere Woods, Hypnotic Florals, Amber Wood Crystals

I’ve never understood “perfume talk” but whatever Robertet’s Olivia Jan put together for Reese Witherspoon while creating In Bloom works perfect for me.

Would I give this fragrance for Christmas? Yes!

Would I want to receive this fragrance for Christmas? Yes!

Click here if you would like to find an Avon representative in your area.

If you are interested in purchasing In Bloom from Avon’s online site, click here.

Would you like to learn more about In Bloom and Reese Witherspoon? Click here for more information.

How about watching an interview with Reese Witherspoon regarding her product, I’ve got that for you right here.

Anything else I can do for you today? Just let me know!

Americans Choose The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Donation or Gift? Americans Choose the Gift that Keeps on Giving

New American Cancer Society survey reveals positive findings surrounding donations in lieu of birthday or holiday gifts

ATLANTA – November 10, 2009 – As the season for celebration nears, the American Cancer Society, the Official Sponsor of Birthdays^TM, today announced new survey results that reveal positive findings surrounding the gift of a donation in lieu of birthday or holiday gifts. The survey of 1,044 U.S. adults revealed that nearly half of consumers are likely to ask for or give a donation instead of a traditional gift. In addition, results show that women may be more charitable than men when it comes to asking for a donation in lieu of a gift this holiday season.

Key findings of the American Cancer Society’s donation survey include:

This year, nearly half of adult consumers are at least somewhat likely to change conventional gifting traditions by asking for or giving a donation in lieu of birthday or holiday gifts.

• Women may be more charitable than men, at least when it comes to asking for a donation in lieu of a gift this holiday season.  The survey showed that almost 50 percent of women are very or somewhat likely to ask for a donation in lieu of a holiday gift, compared to less than 40 percent of men.
• Giving to health causes, like the American Cancer Society, is among the top causes on wish lists this year. Of those women who would prefer a donation in lieu of a birthday or holiday gift, they would most likely prefer a donation in support of a children’s cause (no. 1) or health cause (no. 2).
• Finally, the survey predicts that the average donation in lieu of a gift this holiday season will be just above $50, an amount that can make a significant impact.

The American Cancer Society invites people to visit www.morebirthdays.com where they can give the gift of a charitable donation and help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. People can also participate in the movement for more birthdays by visiting www.officialbirthdayblog.com, becoming a fan of more birthdays, taking a similar donation quiz on Facebook or by following the movement on Twitter (@morebirthdays).

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.

Radio City Christmas Spectacular Give Away

Radio City Rockettes. Three words, huge memories.

The earliest I can recall thoughts of becoming a Rockette  involve a tri-fold mirror located on the first floor of our city’s H.C. Prange Co. As soon as I set foot in front of that gorgeous mirror I started a high-stepping chorus line which involved the three of me doing my best interpretation of The Rockettes’ precision dance kicks.

This holiday season, Madison Square Garden Entertainment is giving each one of us an opportunity to bring the Rockettes home with us for the holidays by presenting us with with a colorful and breath-taking pop up book.

My dear readers, when this package arrived on my doorstep my hands shook. When I opened the package, my heart stopped and the little girl in me came rushing back when I opened the fabulous pop up book. The vibrant colors,  the engaging pictures, the intrict cut outs and pop ups were all brilliantly prepared by Brushfire, LTD.

After devouring the book all by myself, I shared it with my six and eight year old children. I didn’t want to zoom in too close to the pop ups, I’m encouraging you to add this to your holiday shopping list so you can be as excited to see the pop ups, too!

But wait, there’s more! Hidden inside the pop up book is a 32-page hardcover storybook of the show. Yup, two books.

If you are lucky enough to be in near Radio City Music Hall, be sure to visit the Rockettes. Tell them I said hi. Don’t tell them about me and the tri-fold mirror. I’m still trying to move past that one.

And if you are interested in purchasing this incredible First-Ever Pop-Up Book of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, I recommend you head immediately to the Radio City Music Hall Official Shop* and order your book today. I guarantee that sharing this book during the holiday season will become a famliy tradition. The price of the book is $35 (which just happens to be the amount you need to spend at the Radio City Music Hall Official Shop that will entitle you to a free reusable solider shopping  bag).

While exploring the RadioCityChristmas.com website, I also found these super sweet coloring sheets.  My kids are busy working on those right now.

I’ve reviewed the pop-up book and the hardcover book. I’ll admit the quality is phenomal, the craftmanship beyond compare, the price of $35 is quite reasonable when you consider you purchasing a book that is about to become a cherished holiday tradition within your family.

Now I am giving you the opportunity to win this pair of books for yourself.

Yup, my kids will just have to be content with their coloring sheets because I am giving away my copy that I received for review.  Are you ready? Entering is simple, for each item you do leave a comment to let me know. Each comment is one entry.

• Follow me on twitter, @CandidCarrie … Leave a comment telling me that you already follow me on twitter or tell me you just started. Each comment is one entry.
• Watch for me to tweet about my spectacular give away and then retweet it at least once.  Alright, I really want you to retweet the heck out of this give away, but once is fine with me. Tell me about your retweet in a comment. Honor system is just fine, I don’t need proof. You’re my people, you wouldn’t lie to me.
• Join the Facebook Fan Page for CandidCarrie.com. Become a fan, tell me in a comment and you’ve got another entry.
• Got a blog? Connect to this post with a link and encourage other’s to own a piece of Radio City Music Hall’s history by joining my give away or purchasing a copy of the book for their very own.

*The book is also available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.