Helping Homeless Pets Flash Giveaway

I have always loved animals. Since I could crawl I've been chasing them around and trying to save all the lost and hurt animals. I have been able to volunteer by fostering dogs in my home. And all of my pets have been rescued. It is heart wrenching to see all of these animals that have been abandoned or abused.

Kitty Mattrazz shares the compassion... well for a young girls she has way more compassion and heart than many people. It warms my heart that she is willing to spend so much time helping others.

Well, this all started with Kitty! She started a page to raise money for the Arizona Humane Society, being a fellow Arizonian and knowing Kitty a bit, I offered to help out. So here we are setting up these great giveaways in which we've had some fantastic bloggers enter and some great companies sponsor!

If you are interested in donating to this great cause and Help Kitty reach her goal head over to her Donation Page every little bit helps.

If you are a business or company who would like to sponsor a Prize in our upcoming Giveaway, Please e-mail me at CouponsandFriends@Gmail.com.

If you are a blogger and would like to join us Head over to the sign up page.

So Lo La' Deals has Sponsored a $15 Credit! If you haven't checked out their site yet, it's new but they're getting some great deals.

One winner will receive a Prize pack from Noxicare including a bottle of Noxicare cream and a t shirt.

This Giveaway will run from 7/12 12:01est am- 7/20 12:01est am

Enter on the Rafflecopter below.

Good Luck!

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The Importance of Giving Back

I am a huge believer in teaching children the value of kindness. After all, it is the small kindnesses that really get us through our day. I like to model these things to my own children by helping out in the community or giving to charity. I also believe that this is an important thing to do all year long, not just during the holidays. Giving back does not have to be massively involved. 

One thing our family does is foster dogs. We only have one dog at a time and medical & food are paid for. There are so many benefits to this. First, of all, this is a dog that was on "death row", so you are saving a life. Second, my children get the experience of caring for another being. Third, the dogs are usually sweet and loving. And finally, it allows companionship for the dog we currently have. We can not afford another dog on our own, so fostering allows us to have additional doggies. If you would like to learn more, you can read about it on How to Be a Foster Parent for Dogs. Or check out Last Chance Animal Rescue on Facebook.

Another activity I have done with my boys, are Blessing Bags. These are ziploc bags filled with amenities and food. We keep these in the car in order to hand out to homeless people. I sign up for a lot of freebies, as well as coupon. These items are the things that I have put into my bags. Joy's Hope has a great article on what to place in Blessing Bags. 
My husband raised money and shaved his head for the St Baldrick's Foundation which provides research for children with cancer.

Some other ideas:

1. Volunteer - a great place to start http://www.volunteermatch.org/
2. Donate books to the local library.
3. Donate used phones. http://www.ehow.com/how_6932689_donate-used-phones.html 
4. Can you sew? Check out Nancy Zieman’s Top 10 Sewing & Quilting Volunteer Groups
5. Join a walk to support medical research - what a great way for you to get exercise, as well as raise money for an important charity! The Walking Site lists events you can join.

 If you have other ideas, please leave them in the comments. Many of us want to help our communities, but don't know where to start.