Organizations to Help Low Income Students Get Free Laptops
I am unemployed college leaver from UK currently in Kenya. I am in desperate need of a free working laptop. My financial aide is not adequate to provide me with money to buy. I am kindly writing to ask if there is anybody or organisation that can offer me one for free.
Free Yarn and Other Craft Supplies for a Nursing Home
A friend and I volunteer at our local nursing home and we need yarn, embroidery floss, hoops, plastic canvas, and needles. So, if anyone has extra and would like to donate or has suggestions for where we can procure donations, please help.
Finding a Free Used Refrigerator
How do I get help with a refrigerator asap? My boyfriend got hit by a car and now having a lot of medical issues and had to have surgery. He will be out at least a year. I can't afford to rent one now. Thanks and God bless all.
Link: Shop With iGive To Donate To Charities
I found a site called iGive.com. It gives a percentage of my online purchase amounts to this charity when I shop stores through their site. These are online stores that I shop from anyway.
Getting Food and Utilities Help in Georgia
Where can I get help with food and utilities in my area, Alpharetta, GA?
Determining Fair Market Value for Donations
I am the director of a non profit school for students with autism. We recently received truckloads of furniture and so forth from a local business and I need to write their donation form. Do you have a place on here where I can look up an estimated value of these items?
Where Can I Get Free Yarn for Charity Projects?
I am trying to keep my seniors busy and in the process address needs of needy communities. We are knitting and crocheting various items and for us to do this we need yarn. If anyone has left over yarn to donate l would be so grateful once again to have it. Thank you in advance.
Donate Clothes Not Worn After A Year
Peter Walsh, a professional organizer, has said that people wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time. He suggests hanging clothes backwards and rehanging them forward after each use. After one year, everything still backwards can be donated.
We have about 200 good books (mostly "pg" love stories) that we wish to give to a charity. Any ideas?
Does anyone know of who or what kind of organization may have a use for our old cellphones? I hate to throw them out!
Overseas Coupon Program - Sending Coupons to Troops Families
I read that we can send coupons to our service men and women overseas. I definitely want to do that. I need the address, etc. so I can do that and spread the word to my other friends. I am retired, so I have lots of time on my hands.
Does anyone know where I can donate fabric in Los Angeles?
What Agencies Give Laptops to Underpriviledged Veterans?
I would like to know where to find information (if available) on agencies that give out free laptops to underpriviledged veterans or students. I'm an Iraq Freedom veteran. I'm also currently studying for my RN license.
The Cinderella Project For Prom Dresses
It's almost prom season, and I know there are many girls out there who can't afford prom dresses. Check out The Cinderella Project for information on free prom dresses for those who can't afford them. They have different sites for every state.
My sister-cousins and I make gifts bags for the Senior nursing home every Christmas and the seniors love these. We use items from freebies and small items we collect on sale, off-season, or after a holiday.
Centerpiece Ideas for School Fund Raiser Dinner
Our school is having a spaghetti night dinner to raise funds for our 5th grade end of year activities. We will be using red and white check table cloths. I am in charge of the centerpieces and they will be raffled off at the end of the night.
A retirement center near our church used to accept used Christmas cards after the holiday was over. They would use the blank inside cover (minus any writing), cut around the design and make gift tags which they would sell. No one at this center is doing it again.
Finding Home Repair Help for People on Fixed Low Incomes
My mom and dad live on a very strict social security budget. Their floors in their small home are falling down, the pipes are old and run. They can't afford much and I can help work, but not much money to pay out for someone to repair their home. Is there any help available for them?
I have some old trophies to donate, any ideas where I can donate them?
Links: Donations to Charity without Spending a Dime
Donate each day by simply clicking on the following sites.
My Frugal Life: Ask And You Shall Receive!
I recently became involved in volunteering to teach swimming and surfing at the Ninos de la Promesa Orphanage in TJ, Mexico. The goal of the "Out of the Boat Swim" program is to help children gain confidence by teaching them to swim and become water safe in the ocean.
My Frugal Life: Share Your Blessings
I live in west Michigan, which is experiencing unemployment rates far higher than the national average. I live on Social Security Disability with a small allowance for food stamps.
Avoiding Charitable Bankruptcy
It feels good to donate to a charitable cause. I write the check that I know will buy the last ingredient needed to find the cure for cancer, and it feels good. Then, I write the check to help pay for books at a school ravaged by floods, and it feels good, too. Next, there are the checks to preserve historical monuments, to feed homeless puppies, to cheer co-workers during times of loss, for multiple sclerosis, for women's shelters, polar bears, fire stationsgasp. All this charitable donating is leaving me feeling broke. How can I stay charitable and stay out of the poorhouse myself?
In 1995, the Garden Writers Association started a public service campaign called Plant a Row for the Hungry. The program's goal was to help stamp out hunger by establishing networks of gardeners in communities across the U.S. and Canada that were willing to grow a row for the hungry to donate to local food programs. Here is how you can be among the thousands of gardeners who are helping to feed the hungry each year by giving away a row of what you grow.
