Give Back to Your Community With $100 Cash Giveaway
It is time for the fourth annual 12 Weeks of Giving series! I cannot believe how quickly time speeds by. There are only weeks left in this calendar year and with the holiday season approaching the giving spirit is in the air.
I am honored to have Brandy from Happily Blended joining me this year for the 12 week challenge. Instead of only giving gifts at Christmas we take this time to show how you can give back to your community over a 12 week period no matter how big or small your gesture is. What is truly important is the thought and effort to make a difference!
Throughout the 12 Weeks of Giving series we plan to get our family involved. I believe it is important to teach my children that giving is more important than receiving. Plus what better way to bond with my family than to work together to help others?
I hope you join along with us throughout the rest of 2014 and share your photos and progress online by using hashtag #12WeeksGiving. Whether you send a handwritten letter to a distant friend to brighten their day, volunteer your time serving at the local shelter or donate money to a cause close to your heart – we want to hear about it! Share photos with us on Instagram, tweet with us on Twitter, connect with us on Facebook and join the conversation in the comments.
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To kick off the first week of the 12 Weeks of Giving series we are giving back to our readers! To help you bless someone in your community we are giving away $100 cash to one lucky reader. Entry is simple, tell us how you would use the $100 to give back to your community in the comments below and follow the steps on the Rafflecopter form to enter.
If you were given $100 how would you use it to bless someone else?
Yes, I would spend it at the small mom-and-pop stores we have in town.
I love supporting local stores!
I will use it to help out my Thanksgiving Food Bank this year. They are in dire need of Turkeys for the needy!
That’s a great way to give back! I love it. Our family was blessed one year with a Thanksgiving meal when my daughter was in the hospital having brain surgery. I’ll never forget what that meant to us.
I would buy some food to donate to our local food bank
My teen loves to participate in the local food drives. Providing food to those in need is so important.
I would buy food to donate to the local food bank.
Donating food can really bless someone’s day.
I would donate food to our town’s food pantry!
I would buy books and toys for the elementary school in my town.
I would donate food to our local food bank.
I would use it to buy supplies and books for my grandson’s preschool.
I Would Buy Groceries For A Family In Need.
I’ll use it to help our church toy drive and holiday dinners for shelters.
If I won the $100 cash prize I would give back in my community by supporting our local school by buying supplies for the classrooms.
I would use it to buy underclothes and other essentials for our local home for abused children
I would use to purchase supplies for the ronald mcdonald house
I would buy sweaters for those who need it this upcoming winter. Buying food and donating to my local food bank is also a great ideas ^_^
I’;d buy from Goodwill.
I would get food to donate to my local food bank.
I would donate to our local food bank.
I would donate the $100 cash prize to my local fire dept. They could use it to buy water to keep stocked on the fire trucks and squads. Or use it to buy toys to keep store on the fire trucks and squads to hand out to the young children on fire or squad runs.
I would support my local animal rescue.
I would make donations to the animal rescues.
I would use some of the money to buy canned goods for the annual holiday food drive 🙂
I would buy canned goods for the food drive at my kid’s school..
I would donate to my boys’ school’s canned food drive.
A local radio station has an adopt a family program for Christmas. We would adopt a family and help them out for Christmas
I would donate to homeless and food shelters.
I would buy my son’s school some much needed supplies. They are trying to start afterschool programs and need materials.
Toys for Tots (Christmas gifts for underprivileged children) and Harvesters (food for the hungry)! 😀 Thanks for the giveaway!
I would buy a coat or two to donate to the ‘Coats for Kids’ program!
Helping support the people around my area.
I would donate it to my daughters teacher so she could buy supplies. People don’t realize how much money our teachers spend out of pocket to stock their classrooms.
Buy some books for the local school
I would use the money to donate to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
I would donate to my local food bank.
I would buy produce and honey from local farmers markets. Support local agriculture.
I’d support my church.
I would donate food to my local food bank!
I would buy some food to donate it to the food drive at my kids schools and use the rest to shop at our normal local businesses.
I would do a food drive with my daughters school and use it donate food and promote the drive.
Give turkeys to those in need this Thanksgiving
Well…whether I win or not, I give back once a week by going downtown to minister and feed the homeless. If I did win, it’d help me to bring a few more things.
Thanks for the chance.
I would use it to purchase food for the local Food Bank.
I would find crafts from local artists to buy as presents, or maybe treats!
I’d love to use the $100 to buy gifts for our local Toys for Tots drive – that would be fantastic!
I’ll give it to my friend who has many health problems and money shortages.
Thanks for the contest.
I would use it at one of our local farmers market!
Donate it to the local food shelf.
I would buy shoes for disadvantaged kids at school.
i would use it to coupon and donate things to local charities.
I give back to the community every year as I donate to the food bank, sponsor the locate Relay for Life and sponsor 1-2 kids during Christmas for the Giving Tree.
I would love to shop locally with the $100.
i would help a family out with a thanksgiving dinner
I would support local small businesses.
volunter at the humane society
I would look for a local cause to donate to!
I would give to the soup kitchen.
I would give the money to my church because my church does so much for the community!
I would donate some of the money to our local food drive for the hungry.
I volunteer at a local pregnancy center and I would buy some diapers and baby food to help them out.
I could use this to buy Christmas gifts for our annual toys for tots type drive that we hold in our little town. Some families really really DO need the help. We have a lot of working poor here.
I would buy more fabric and sew quilts for the orphanage and local hospital.
I would buy neighborhood garbage bins
I would give the money to our church.
I would help with the Animal Shelter here, as I recently rescued my dog and became very aware of the needs for blankets, dog food, cat food, and just vet care for heartworms and the like.
I would donate a portion of it to my friend’s gofundme account. She recently had a baby and the baby was in the NICU for a few weeks and they have a huge amount of medical bills.
I would love to use it to buy dog and cat food for our local rescue group!
I would help in the fundraising efforts at my daughter’s school.
It is almost time for the holiday drives—we will be collecting food, warm clothing and blankets, and toys. Our small community has many members who are elderly and many families with small children and babies. Many are struggling.
I’d go and buy a bunch of books to donate to the library.I’
donate to a local food drive
I would be able to buy gifts for all of the residents of an Elderly Apartment Complex in our small southern town!
I would go buy homeless food.
I would go buy food for some homeless folk.
I would donate to the Women’s shelter here. I usually donate food to the needy in my county as often as possible and I’d like to start giving back to the shelter now as well. They usually ask for clothing and sometimes food which I would be more than happy to provide this holiday season.
I would use it to help our Reservation’s after school program where I volunteer.
Collect and buy books to donate to my local library is what I’d do,
I’d give to Harvesters, a local food bank that our Scout troop volunteers regularly at.
I volunteer in a nursing home twice a week and I would do bring them food and other goodies.
I would take a day off work and volunteer.
Host the coffee hour at church.
I have always dreamed of working with foster kids. This would be a great way to donate to help kids in need.
I’d love to spend it all on Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox ministry. It may not be my immediate community but it’s still a need and a community across seas.
I would donate to the local humane society.
I would probably stock up on some staple items to hand out to the homeless people that stand on the side of the road with signs in my town.
I would donate it to a local charity
Buy toys for the Golden House womens shelter.
I’d donate to the local animal rescue.
I would give it to the local food bank.
I had wanted to donate thanksgiving meals at the homeless shelter but I didn’t have any money to do it with.
I would donate it to the school the elementary school I work at.
I would help some homeless people, give them some food and new clothes
I would donate to my food pantry.
I would donate to the teachers’ fund
I would donate food to pantries.
I would use it to get Christmas toys for needy children this year.
I’d donate the money to a good cause.
I would buy a thanksgiving dinner for a local family who couldn’t afford it this year.
I would buy food for the homeless, and give to my church’s homeless ministry. 🙂
i would give to the church
i will donate to the less privileged
In my country we are going through some extremely rought times, I would like to buy crafting materials and make jewelry and other little presents with a couple of friends of mine, to be given as Christmas presents (a luxury for most people right now), or to be donated to a bazaar for a good cause.
I would volunteer at the local food pantry or homeless shelter if I won.
I would buy health and beauty and donate to our womens shelter.
i will buy toys for kids this Christmas
There is a local veterinarian that saves animals from the shelter – she could save 9+ animals with this amount of money. They deserve a second chance
I want to have a Christmas dinner and invite everyone I know who doesn’t have a place to go for the holiday so they won’t be alone.
I would help with our community cat program.
I would buy food and toiletries for the local homeless shelter.
I would assemble little kits for homeless people… toothbrush, toothpaste, socks, hairbrush, $5 giftcard to a fast food place, etc
I’d donate it to an indie writers community. Or towards a new *park* in my city.
I would buy toys and donate them
I would donate supplies to my local childrens group.
Food bank.
I’ll pay my tithe
I would part of the money to my local food bank
I would use the money to buy ingredients to bake cookies for our church’s charity bake sale
support local small businesses.
I do make a donation every month, but if I win, I’d donate 10% of it.
Donate to the food bank or a winter clothing drive. Cold weather season is coming so both are needed!
I would use it for a food shelter.
I would like to donate to SPCA
I would donate to the library 🙂
I would support our local food bank
I would donate to an animal shelter
I would support local buisnesses, farmers markets and craft fairs.
I donate all my contest winnings to charity
i would buy pet food for the food bank so many pets go hungry
If I win I would use the money to buy supplies and food for the feral cat community I care for here.
I would donate to our local shelters and such!
I would buy toys for Toys for Tots.
I’d put food and supplies for the pet shelter near here
I would donate 50% to the animal shelter!
Re:OMG, I would buy much needed grocery. Wow, $100 is fab. & splendid. 2 fingers snap. It is tight, fly & off the chain. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity. Dear Santa: I’ve been nice. My X-Mas wish this year is to win this contest. Starving artist here desperately needs the cash to shop and eat again.
i would donate it to an orphanage near our home, so that those kiddos’ Christmas would be bright and full of happiness 🙂
We volunteer and donate at our local dog shelter.
I’d buy giftcards and give them to those in need
I would donate to the cat shelter.
Buy a child Christmas presents
I’d use it for treats for my Sunday School kids 🙂
I want to foster to elephant preservation.
I would buy some candies for the abandoned children !
I would donate food to our local animal shelter.
I’d donate half to Animal Aid Unlimited of India, and the other half to Free the Bears Fund.
i salt and clear the snow for my elderly neighbors
I hope to win to buy a toys for my nephews
I would donate sports items to my community. The teens in our village have been wanting to have a volleyball or basketball.
I would definitely get some food and accesories for a pet shelter or use my help in any NGO that would require it.
i’d buy food and give it to a charity which will give it to poor people
I would buy clothes for my kid
i would donate the money to my church..they are starting a bus service so they could use some help
I would donate to the local Toys for Tots program.
I would donate 1/2 to the local animal shelter.
I would use the funds to buy toys to donate to the Toys for Tots program. They do good work.
I’d use it to purchase toys for Toys for Tots, so children of the community who could get toys. Thanks.
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If I won, I would buy and donate food to our local shelter, The Hospitality House for their holiday meals. 🙂
I would buy toys and donate them
would put towards our church toy drive
would buy health and beauty ^^
i would buy a gift for my mother
im gonna donate to a geriatric institution where i previously work
I would buy candies for the children
I would donate some toys to Toys for Tots
Would donate to local Humane Society
I would use the money to purchase things for needy people.
Would give it for cancer research
I’d donate to a community food bank.
I volunteer for Zumba fundraisers about every other weekend!
I’d donate it to the Livestrong program at the local YMCA
i would help someone in need
I am having activities all year long with orpahns from the local orphanage. They are bright kids and I will get them some presents 😉
I would probably buy toys for the kids at my neighborhood
I’m a volunteer teacher for Burmese migrant students in Thailand – money is always tight in the schools here, so $100 would go a long way! Some of my older students are currently preparing for the upcoming GED test, so I would definitely use the money to help cover their transportation fees to the testing site in Bangkok and use the rest for basic school supplies!
I would volunteer at the local animal shelter
If I were to win $100, I would pick out some nice toys for the Toys for Tots program and give whatever is left to the local animal shelter (because cats and dogs deserve a good Christmas too!)
if i won i would add it to the money i am donating for my mararthon runnning for charity
I would donate it to the local shelter that we got our ktties from!
I would use it to buy ingredients for homemade goods of all kinds to send out/giveaway this Christmas. So excited! x
I will be donating food to the local food drive
we donate every yr saving thru the year and buying toys for our local toys for tots chapter my dad did this as a marine and we continue to thank you for your generosity
I did. I donated a plushie coin purse from my shop for a bid. the money goes to henry allen foundation 🙂
I’d buy a microwave oven for the nursing home my father is in because too many residents are being served cold food.
I would help some local orphans with it!
I’d donate it to our local women’s shelter.
I would donate to my church.
Give to my local food bank
I would volunteer to help the youth basketball program.
If I could win the 100 I could take a day off work and work at the soup kitchen downtown.
i’d sponsor a feeding program to a less fortunate school in the barrio and donate school supplies
I would either donate it to my church for use in the shoe box ministry or give it to a needy family in town.
I would buy food for needed families for Thanksgiving.
That’s so nice of you! In case I win I will give part of it to the old people’s shelter my grandma is in!
Thank you!!
i would use it to help ALS people
I would donate to dog and cat food to our animal rescue foundation.
there are so many things i could do! i think i would probably donate the money to local charities! there are some hospices and animal shelters who could really use it. i volunteer at a animal shelter and know how hard it is! every little thing helps the dogs and other animals life 🙂
I would use it to buy reading books for the local kids. I teach English and many local children have never had a book in their home.
I would spend it all at The Mission, a local homeless shelter that sells second hand items to generate income to keep the shelter running.
i would shop local to support small business
I’d use half to buy for toys for tots
No, I would put the money back into my couponing stash where about 1/2 goes to the needy & homeless to help my community.
I would use it to get reiki attunements and help those in need of healing 🙂
Donate to our local animal shelter.
use it to buy food and donate to charity
If I won, I would donate to my local food pantry!
Buy food for Thanksgiving banks
I would take my neighbor who is a single mom and recently lost her job to the grocery store using this money.
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im gonna buy foods & share to those less fortunate in our community,.
I do a lot of couponing and donate items to the local veterans
I would donate to help with the food pantry
I would give it to someone who has mental health issues and is presently unable to work.
I would donate to a local domestic abuse shelter. They always need things but especially, sadly, always at holiday times.
I would put it into my non profit which teaches people how to grow food from home and lead a more sustainable life.
I could use it to buy groceries that I could donate to shelters, especially around the holidays!
I would buy xmas toys for our local shelter
I would give it to the foodbank. Too many people can’t afford even the basics these days.
with this price, i would like to buy a book for the poor children in my area, so they can learn how to read and write.
Thanks for the chance!
I would help my neighbour who is single mum. I’d buy diapers, bottles and other things which are necessary for her baby.
I would donate some practice equipment to our high school swim team!
I would buy some toys to donate as christmas gifts.
I would donate it for some food to fill Thanksgiving baskets at church.
i would love to give back to my sons elementary school by donating some much needed supplies.
Presents for less fortunate kids!
I would help my parents who raised me and need help now…
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I would like to make a donation to my local animal shelter!
I would use it on education of orphans I happened to know.
My friends and I decided to get angel tree kids instead of buying each other Christmas gifts, I would use this card for that!
Buy food to donate to the food bank
We give to our sons school all the time
I help people in my community quite often. I help with food, pets, yard work and computer repair. It’s nice to help and they truly appreciate it. I would just keep doing what I’m doing but my budget would be bigger.
I would buy food for the local food bank in my town
I would use it toward gifts for kids on our local Angel Tree.
I know a family who needs a Christmas this year. I plan to have gifts delivered anonymously, along with some food.
I would use part of the money to buy some toys to donate to the Miami Children’s Hospital. I would also use part of the money to buy towels and other items to donate to Cats Exclusive Inc which is a non-profit clinic and adoption center that has helped my cats.
This is for the volunteer fire department.thanks
I would donate to the backpack program at my son’s school. Every Friday, they send kids from less-fortunate families home with enough food to get through the weekend. It’s such a great program.
I’d get food for the food bank.
We donate can foods to the local shelter.
I’d be able to give it to a family in my church that is struggling.
Thanks for the giveaway…we would donate the $$$ to our regional food bank.
i will give this money as donation to the church,.
Would love to help a family for Christmas!
I donate to the food pantry and also volunteer there when I can.
I would donate it to my church
I would buy groceries for our food pantry at church
Buy groceries for food pantry
I am one of the co-chairs for my local Relay for Life and I would donate it to the “closet” that provides women going through chemo with makeup and wigs.
I would donate it to our center to help women victims of domestic violence..
It could be used to buy quite a bit of canned good to donate.
I would buy gently used coats to hand out for the colder season.
I;d try to donate some of it.
I could use it to buy groceries and personal items that I could donate to shelters.
I’d use it to buy gas…much easier to give rides to others when I can relax about having a full tank!
My family helps at the family homeless shelter every Thanksgiving and we buy gifts for the kids at Christmas.
I would use it to buy gifts for the giving tree at my church. Thanks for the chance.
I would buy food for the food shelf
I would pick a 2nd angel from our senior citizens’ Christmas Angel tree
Hi. Did you choose/confirm a winner for this? Thanks.