Posts by category: Volunteers

July 19th, 2010 | Birthdays, Giving, News, Press, Volunteers

Claudia & Michael Cuddyer

228 less fortunate children will have Happy Birthdays thanks to the great support of the Minnesota Twins Wives and players who filled birthday bags following their winning game on July 18th. Special thanks to Claudia and Michael Cuddyer for helping to organize this fun event. 

Watch for some great autographed Minnesota Twins items to be auctioned off  during our Social Summer Online Fundraiser throughout August. 

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July 14th, 2010 | Volunteers

Scoop It Forward, a summer-long promotion, invites people to discover volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch.org. Once signed up for an opportunity, you will receive coupons for free, service-themed ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s. The two special flavors, Berry Voluntary and Brownie Chew Gooder are available exclusively at Target stores throughout the nation.

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July 9th, 2010 | Children, Family, Giving, Kids, Volunteers

Two year-olds through kindergarten age children who participate in the Sunday School program at Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church earned their own money by doing chores, sacrificing a trip to McDonalds and saving their allowance to purchase birthday gifts which filled 62 birthday bags.  One young girl even used her own birthday money.  Bre Pilon, who organized the event, said “The response is amazing even at such a young age.  Thank you for giving us this opportunity to teach our children to think beyond themselves…”

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June 2nd, 2010 | Birthdays, Children, Donations, Kids, News, Volunteers

Cheerful Givers is proud to be one of 154 nonprofits qualified for the Top-Rated Women’s Empowerment Nonprofits List and during the coming weeks will be promoted as a top-rated organization on GreatNonprofits, Guidestar, and beyond.

Supporters and volunteers submitted reviews to earn this honor. Here are a few examples of what they said or you can read them all.

“I’ve seen the results of this organization in… Kids get to receive a gift on their birthday, which wouldn’t necessarily be a given without Cheerful Givers. Parents get to experience the joy of being able to provide a gift to their children. Volunteers of all ages get to learn that giving can be fun!”

“In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are… helping people understand that the emotions of a child are just as important as keeping them healthy and well fed.”

“If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could… give gifts to every kid in the US and make such a difference in their lives!”

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May 26th, 2010 | Birthdays, Children, Giving, News, Press, Volunteers

Thanks to donations from local businesses and the school’s own fundraising, more than 30 students were able to make 50 birthday bags, the third year in a row the Skyline High School Key Club in Washington has contributed to our cause.

And not content with their successes, the Clubbers are planning on reaching out to their peers at Eastlake High School to stage a bigger event in the near future.

Read article about them in today’s Sammamish Reporter.

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May 7th, 2010 | Birthdays, Giving, Press, Volunteers

GreatNonprofits is a local community website which allows nonprofit organizations to harness all the goodwill of people who know us best – volunteers  and supporters.   

In partnership with GuideStar, Kiva, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, MADRE, Wider Opportunities for Women, Dress for Success, Women’s Media Center, Women’s News Network, and Women’s Philanthropy—Women’s Issues, this campaign is identifying the top-rated women’s nonprofits  

You can read what others have said about us and add your review  here.

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