Category Archives: giving back

the power of pink

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the power of pink
To celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, catching fireflies is partnering with The Pink Fund, a local non-profit who provides financial aid to women & men with breast cancer.   This cause hits close to home since almost everyone on our catching fireflies team knows someone that has or has had breast cancer.  We hope to make a difference by donating 20% of the proceeds of all our pink ribbon items to help other women & .
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join us for the 4th annual mega march

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join us for the 4th annual mega march
Here at catching fireflies, we believe it's important to give back to our community and are big fans of furry friends of all shapes and sizes. We originally adopted our first cat, Tuesday, eleven years ago from a local humane society and she has given us great joy, amusement and love throughout the years. Since then we added two other cats, Piper & Shideh plus a Basset Hound, Gus to our four-legged family. If .
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giving back to the community

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giving back to the community
Each year at this time, we like to showcase some of the charities that catching fireflies proudly supports.  We're happy to help these groups raise money by donating $60 gift card books to their fund raising events. BRAS for a cause benefiting Gilda's Club Metro Detroit Their mission is to create welcoming communities of free support for everyone living with cancer – men, women, teens & children – along with their family & friends. .
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a simple way to spread joy

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a simple way to spread joy
  I love what this charity is doing. What a fantastic and artistic way to teach children about giving to those in need. Color A Smile collects crayon drawings from school children. Every month they distribute these drawings to Nursing Homes, Meals on Wheels Programs, and Individuals all across the country. Their goal is to make people smile!   To get started, just print a few coloring sheets, have you kids color away and send them off to .
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giving more than just a gift

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giving more than just a gift
If you’re looking to give more than just another gift this season, consider pairing up a little something with a donation to a charitable organization.   Then, when your friends and family receive your thoughtful themed present with a note about the donation you made in their honor to help others with greater needs than your own… you’ll truly be celebrating the real reason behind Christmas. Here are a few of our clever ideas… Have .
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arts & scraps to the rescue

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arts & scraps to the rescue
We’re proud to donate our pretty paper scraps and various wood pieces to Arts & Scraps throughout the year, but since we’re moving our design studio this month, some heavier purging needed to happen. After 6 years in a warehouse space, we accumulated a lot of extra stuff that wasn’t serving a worthy purpose so it was time to clean house! It makes my heart happy to know all our crafty goods will inspire .
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2008 humane society mega march

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2008 humane society mega march
It was a magnificent day for the 3rd Annual Humane Society Mega March. Gus, Steve & I met the rest of team catching fireflies admist the load of other animal lovers. Meet our 2008 gals: Sara, Danielle, Courtney, me, Steve & Judy (not pictured – Angela)  Together with your help we raised $1462!!!  Thank you so much for your support!  The reason why we’re walking?  Meet our fantastic 4 legged team members… Roxy, Miss .
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local charities we love

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local charities we love
Each year at this time, we like to showcase some of the charities that catching fireflies proudly supports.  We’re happy to help these groups raise money by donating $120 gift card books to their fundraising events. Meadow Brooke Elementary, Long Meadows Elementary, Rochester High School Senior Party Babes in Toyland Daycare – going towards raising funds for new playground equipment. Paint Creek Center for the Arts has been dedicated to promoting the arts and .
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michigan humane society memorial

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michigan humane society memorial
Steve and I were so touched by the recent letter we received from the Michigan Humane Society.  Thank you Paula, Nicole, Michelle, Heather, Stephanie & Trisha for the donation you made in Samson’s memory. catching fireflies is proud to sponsor just a thoughtful and giving charity. Many many thanks!

seed a dream this christmas

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seed a dream this christmas
Even though I’m in the gift-giving business,  I still believe volunteering or donating to a charity is often far more rewarding than loads of presents under the tree. What better gift to give someone who has everything than a donation via them to someone who has nothing?  Trickle Up empowers people living on less than a dollar a day to take the first steps out of poverty, providing them with resources to build micro .
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