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GivingHandsWe were working on a t-shirt order for a non-profit organizations fund raiser. (For those who aren't aware, our primary business is custom imprinted products and FreePromoTips is done in our "spare time.") As we were getting to know this new client, we stumbled across the idea that FreePromoTips can actually have a small, yet positive impact on society. By simply encouraging people to participate in helping others, we can make a difference.  On this page we would like to spotlight a a few non-profit organizations and encourage you to share your personal stories about helping others. 

In our own little way we can make a difference.  FreePromoTips CARES!

"Social Responsibility" is a nice buzz word and may be considered hip these days, but the bottom line is that even in the slower economy many of us are facing these days, we will benefit from thinking outside our own needs and doing what we can to help others.  From this perspective, the FreePromoTips CARES! section of the site was born.

The goal of the FreePromoTips CARES! page is simply to raise awareness for the idea that we can all do something positive to help others if we choose to.  This revelation came as we learned more about Help the Children, an international organization that does many great things.  Below we are listing just a few groups that we are personally know personally that do great work.  

Of course there are all kinds of organizations that do good things, so our encouragement is to support whatever tugs at your heart.  In the comment section below, we invite you to share your stories about your involvement with charity organizations. What have you done that has been rewarding?  Is there a non-profit organization you would like to mention?  What benefits have you seen from giving back?  This is your opportunity to motivate people to help others!  This should go without saying, but we encourage you to check out any organization before supporting it. 

In challenging economic times, these groups are struggling for donations, but it's not all about financial contributions.  You can also contribute time.  Get involved on a local level with charities in your community. Your help will be appreciated and you'll meet some great people.  Who knows, it could also lead to some beneficial business connections.  The PromoTip here is that being a leader in life and in business, is really about serving.  Get involved.  The rewards are great!

"Leads the fight to cure and treat ALS through global, cutting-edge research, and to empower people with Lou Gehrig’s Disease and their families to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support."
  
Scott Mackler, M.D., Ph.D. brother of Harvey Mackler, principle of popular
industry supplier companies Gempire and Floral Promotions, was featured on 60 Minutes
Click here
to view his inspirational 60 Minutes story. 
Click here to learn more about Scott.
 
"Through collection drives, letter writing campaigns and donations of requested items or funds for shipping expenses, OPERATION GRATITUDE provides civilians anywhere in America a way to express their respect and appreciation to the men and women of the U.S. military in an active, hands-on manner." 
 
This multi-faceted organization connects cultures, bridges generations and transforms lives. They have four distinct focuses: Family Legacy , Father's Heart , Camp Life and Tree of Life.  Former industry member Clay Hughey has chosen to work with this fine organization on a full time basis.  To learn more, contact Clay via e-mail: clay@legacymissions.org or phone: 972.620.2020, ext. 115
 
"The Promotional Products Education Foundation was founded by industry leaders as a way to give back to the promotional products community. PPEF provides college scholarships, professional development grants and special needs scholarships to the promotional products industry." 
 
"Help the Children’s mission is to increase self sufficiency by providing food, clothing, personal care items and medical supplies without regard to political affiliation, religious belief, or ethnic identity."

YOU CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OTHERS! 
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Spearheaded in our industry by Charlie Johnson and Brandon Mackay from SnugZ, Pay it Forward is changing lives. Click here for for more information on this powerful program and your free Pay it Forward bracelet. The goal is to give away one million bracelets as people "Pay it Forward."  We CAN make a difference. 
 
SHARE YOUR TESTIMONIALS...
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0 #4 2008-12-18 17:13
I was contacted earlier this year from the local person in charge of fund raising for the March of Dimes. She wanted someone to agree to print shirts for different business teams who would walk in the fund raiser. I agreed and wound up with several accounts for other items. One organization that I did some shirts for called after the "march for babies" and asked if I could come by and talk. She was in charge of the Breast Cancer Survivors Network, and a 25 year survivor. She needed to raise money as they have no national affiliation. We brainstormed and came up with a t-shirt idea that she wanted to try, just to see. The original order was for 75 shirts. We printed the shirts for $1 over cost, front and back print. Since then we've printed over 700 shirts as they really took off and now I see them everywhere. This is a 100% non profit and the director even pays for her gasoline out of her pocket. Her web site is www.bcsurvivorsnetwork.org.
 
 
0 #3 2008-08-15 20:05
GIving money is a nice thing to do, but once you write the check, you feel good, and that\\\'s that. To me, giving your time is much more important in many ways. I have been a mentor for the past 6 years, to a boy who lost his mom two days before his 7th birthday. He truly needed a female role model. For one hour each and every week, I went to whatever school he attended (elementary and jr. high), to play games with him, listen to him play the piano, watch him draw, help him with schoolwork or whatever else it was he wanted to do! Last year, we each spoke to a room of over 400 people, at Mentor Appreciation Night, about what having and being a mentor meant to each of us. Now that he is going to high school, he feels he doesn\\\'t want a mentor anymore, which is fine. But I know that we will always be in touch. He gave more to me, in that hour each week, than I could have ever given to him!
 
 
0 #2 2008-08-14 09:01
I have worked the last two summers as the volunteer coordinator for Arizona Magic of Music & Dance. It is a week long summer day camp for kids and young adults with mental & physical disabilities. On Monday they are cast for a part in a play, and by Friday they put on the play. Besides learning their lines and what they need to do on stage; they participate in set construction, gymnastics, and other fun things developed around their needs. On Friday when they perform the play there is not a dry eye in the house.
I have been extremely honored to be a part of getting this camp started. I have not only felt the feeling of helping these kids; I have also made some good business contacts too.

Fields has been kind enough to donate lanyards the last two years, and bag makers donated back packs which were being discontinued; Hart Leigh Promotions have donated flashlights, and clappers. Donations of discontinued items can be used. Please contact me if you have anything you can help us with. We are a 501c. You can learn more about our organization at www.azmagic.org

Thanks,
Sue Grzybowski
Lee Wayne Corp
 
 
0 #1 2008-08-14 08:56
I recently got my set of Pay it Forward bracelets. I have passed them all out in different ways, but just last week a client of mine came up from Tennessee (I am in Chicago) to bring his son to visit with me. His son is just starting his last year in college as a graphic design student. They came to visit me because I offered to show him the big city, and because he was interested in the implementation of graphics in the real world. I planned a full day for him starting at On Time Promotions and letting him see all the different services we offer (Dad didn\'t even know the breadth of what we could do!)talking with many folks here about the role of a graphic designer. From there we met up with my husband and his business partner in a small graphics design business for lunch and conversation (the business partner also used to be an admissions director at a arts college), and then on to a real live ad agency-one of my clients. John was able to get a real sense of the different levels of graphic design and what he needed to work on to get involved in it when he graduates. The following day I met them at the sculpture studio that I work in on weekends to show them around and introduce them to my personal passion. As we had lunch that next day, I gave each of them a \"Pay it Forward\" bracelet as they thanked me for the eye opening and very personal tour of my Chicago. I explained what it was and how it worked--adn how to go to the website to get even more bracelets--and asked them to return the favor not to me but to pass it on!
They promised that they would!
This process works!
Holly
 

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