charity Archive

  • Swapping for a Cause: World Swap Day

    Swapping for a Cause: World Swap Day

    Happy World #SwapDay, everybody! To celebrate, we're offering up some very special items today in exchange for donations to Goodwill's Fresh Air Camp.

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  • Swapping Cookies for a Cause

    Swapping Cookies for a Cause

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and  I really can’t think of anything more festive than a good, old fashioned Cookie Swap. Whether it’s it’s a tin full of snickerdoodles or a batch of blondies, the world needs to know about your favorite cookie recipe. That’s why our very own tandem events team, [...]

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  • Make Sure You Know Where Your Charitable Donations Go

    Make Sure You Know Where Your Charitable Donations Go

    Certainly you’ve seen the bins around town that allow you to drop off your old clothes and go. Perhaps you’ve even donated through those bins before. Presumably, the clothes make their way to a charity in need. But do you really know where those clothes end up? Most likely this isn’t even a question you have [...]

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  • Swap of the Day: Children Swapping Sugar Cane Fields for Schools

    Swap of the Day: Children Swapping Sugar Cane Fields for Schools

    From time to time we like to shine the spotlight on swapping stories that really reach our hearts, and today is no exception. Since the launch of our Swap4Schools program we’ve been keeping an eye out for stories that revolve around the swap movement and our own school system. However we recently read about the efforts [...]

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  • Swap of the Day: Clipping and Swapping for a Cause

    Swap of the Day: Clipping and Swapping for a Cause

    Coupons always remind me of my grandmother.  She used cut them all out of the Sunday papers and arrange them alphabetically in a special coupon box that she took with her on every shopping trip.  For the longest time, I thought this strange little ritual was something only my grandmother and her friends took part [...]

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  • Swap of the Day: UK Doctors Swap Scalpels for Bicycles

    Swap of the Day: UK Doctors Swap Scalpels for Bicycles

    Three British doctors are swapping out their scrubs for cycling shorts and pedaling across France to raise money for the Help For Heroes charity. Jeremy Collyer, Ken Sneddon and Paul Norris, all from Queen Victoria Hospital in England, are participating in the fundraiser to help injured British service men and women get the proper care [...]

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