Friday, January 4, 2013
Here's an easy way to de-clutter your home while helping others in need.
Do you have a New Year's resolution to clean out the closets? Here's an easy way to find a new home for those coats you no longer need taking up space. Kroger’s Atlanta Division is teaming up with WAGA FOX 5, FedEx, United Way, Kiss 104.1FM, and the Atlanta Mission for the 2013 Project Overcoat campaign. From Jan. 5 – 19, Kroger customers and associates are encouraged to bring new or gently used coats to any Kroger location throughout metro Atlanta. “Temperatures are dropping quickly, and our coldest months are still ahead,” Glynn Jenkins, director of communications and public relations for Kroger’s Atlanta Division, said in a news release. “We hope that with the help of our customers and associates, we can give coats and blankets to …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Atlanta-based CARE, Habitat for Humanity and Project GRAD Atlanta are among the nonprofits trying to encourage people to pause in their shopping and find a way to help others.
Will donating to charity ever be as popular as shopping during the holiday season? A partnership of nonprofits hopes so. For many people, the holiday shopping marathon began on Thanksgiving day, with some national chains opening their doors just hours after the traditional turkey dinner. Then comes Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, which has morphed into Cyber Week. Now, there's a new campaign asking you to open your wallet _ Giving Tuesday. The Giving Tuesday website says the effort, coming on the heels of days devoted to consumerism, is designed "to create a national day of giving at the start of the annual holiday season. It celebrates and encourages charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations." …
