Archive for the ‘Causes’ Category

You may remember, back in June, I introduced you to my cousin Anna’s new baby brother Ben.

For those who need a refresher or are new to the site, Ben was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome on Father’s Day.  You can learn more about Ben, his family and his journey via his Caring Bridge site.

Since birth Ben has had numerous surgeries and trips to the hospital.  In addition to being one of the cutest little bugs I know (see evidence below), he’s also quite expensive.  Yep. More expensive than normal.

Here’s where we need your help!  There will be a special Ben-efit on Sunday December 6th, 2009 from 1-5 PM at Riverside Ballroom in Green Bay WI.

We are currently in need of donations for a silent auction, raffle and door prizes and monetary donations if you would prefer to go that route. If you would like to donate an item for the silent auction, raffle or door prize, please send an email to me @ annegyounger(at)gmail(dot)com . If you prefer to make a monetary donation to help out Ben and his family, you can use the PayPal Donate Button located below (Just please note in your transaction that is it for the Ben-efit). Any and all help we can get  is a great help.

Thank you from myself and the Willems & Meert Family.

A fellow blogger, friend, mom, sister etc.  and her family are facing a very hard time right now.

@MckMama and her family are on a very bumpy road.

Little Stellan is currently in the hospital battling SVT for the 3rd day in a row.

Last I heard, they were going to be transporting him to Boston via flight for life.

I ask you to pray for Stellan & his family and we hope he makes a great recovery.

He has already beat so many odds in his short lifetime this far, we want to see him beat some more!

Please send your loving words of encouragement to @MckMama on Twitter or stop by her blog My Charming Kids and leave her a little note to let her know you are thinking of them in their time of need.

If you would like to read more of Stellan’s Story, please go here.

You can also view a video report about him here and here.

You know you are a sister:

• When other sisters just like you check in on you daily via a blog, a phone call, a tweet, an email, text message or any other type of communication.
• When your sisters from all over  the country rally together when you need the most support and do everything possible to help you from afar.
• When you are quiet for a few days and your sisters organize a search party to help find you and make sure everything is okay.
• When you lose someone you love and your sisters are there to help you pick up the pieces in any which way that they can.
• When you are going through a divorce or breakup, a miscarriage or are recovering from a health related issue, thousands of your sisters send virtual prayers and ask others to pray for you as well.
• When you meet one of your sisters IRL for the first time,  you feel as though you have known each other your whole lives.
• When your sisters in the virtual world hear you are having a rough time financially or your child’s brand new bike was stolen start chipping in here and there to help you out without your knowledge.

To me, this is how you truly know you are a sister with other mom bloggers.  I have only been a mom blogger since April 2009 but was an avid reader before that.  I have seen these sisters that I speak of come out in droves when another sister is in need.  I have seen this community do amazing things.  When I refer to something another sister wrote while speaking to someone, I tell the story as if that sister is my sister in real life.  I feel very close to each and every one of my sisters even though I have never communicated with most of them.  Reading their posts everyday and seeing that they are experiencing a lot of the same things I am helps me to bond with them in a way that I cannot explain to non bloggers.

I love the blogging community and all of the love, help and support that each and every sister shares.  I have learned many things about myself as a person, a mom and a wife thanks to my sisters and I hope that I too am one of their sisters!

For more information, click HERE.

This giveaway is now closed.  The winner is comment #2 from Daisy! Congrats!

I am so excited to announce that the Feel Your Boobies Campaign has generously given me a bag of Boobies stuff to give away to one of my lucky readers! This prize is valued at $65.00 and has some awesome stuff that I’m just going to have to purchase for myself now! They have provided me with a Boobies trucker cap, a Boobies bag, a Boobies t-shirt in pink, a Boobies bumper sticker and a Boobies key chain (all pictured below)…..that’s A LOT of Boobies!!!

Wanna win some Boobies swag??? Here’s what you do!

* To Enter: Head on over to Feel Your Boobies and go over all the information they offer and read Leigh’s story then come back and leave me a comment telling me what useful information you learned from the Feel Your Boobies site. (This is required before you may use any of the extra credit options. Please leave your email address in your comment if it is not visible in your profile.)

* Extra Credit!You may do any or all of the following, just don’t forget to leave a separate comment for EACH one you do:
1. Blog about this giveaway with a link to this giveaway and to the Feel Your Boobies site. (Be sure to leave a link to your post in your comment)
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3. Add my button to your blog. The code is located in my side bar. (If you already have it, just let me know!)
4. Follow me Anne54304 Twitter and tweet about the contest. Leave the link to your tweet in your comment. You can do this once a day! Just come back and leave the link each time you do.
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9. Shop for Boobies in the Feel Your Boobies store leave a comment letting us know that you made a purchase than just simply forward your confirmation of purchase email to annegyounger(@)gmail(dot)com .

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* Don’t have a blog? You can still earn extra credit entries by emailing 5 friends and invite them to enter the giveaway. Email must include the link to the giveaway and be cc’d to me annegyounger (@) gmail(dot) com .

This giveaway will end at 11:59pm CST on September 30, 2009