{"id":2242,"date":"2012-02-12T04:03:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T21:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2013-04-16T18:13:35","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T22:13:35","slug":"choose-our-birthday-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/choose-our-birthday-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"choose our birthday charity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you believe our Rochester location will be 6 spankin’ years old this March? To celebrate we’ll be offering 20% off EVERYTHING at both our locations<\/a> on Saturday, March 10 + donating 7% of all our sales that day to a Detroit charity. There are so many fantastic non-profits making a difference in our city, it’s hard to choose just one.<\/p>\n

So we need your help! We’ve selected 3 charities and would love for you to vote for your pick.<\/p>\n

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The Focus:Hope<\/a> mission: Recognizing the dignity and beauty of every person, we pledge intelligent and practical action to overcome racism, poverty and injustice. And to build a metropolitan community where all people may live in freedom, harmony, trust and affection. Black and white, yellow, brown and red from Detroit and its suburbs of every economic status, national origin and religious persuasion we join in this covenant.<\/p>\n

They’re changing Detroit by educating for the future, transforming communities & fighting hunger.<\/p>\n

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The Detroit Free Press Summer Dreams<\/a> program is all about one thing: helping kids. Helping kids make new friends, learn new skills, dream new dreams and enjoy a summer they will always remember, no matter where life takes them.\u00a0 These programs provide hope, change lives and grow character. This is your chance to make a difference in a child\u2019s life.<\/div>\n

For more than 19 years, the readers of the Detroit Free Press have supported metro Detroit camps with donations to Summer Dreams. The 53 camps benefiting from this year\u2019s program serve more than 20,000 children, 57% of whom are minorities. Of the camps, 36 serve children of low-income families, 14 serve children from middle- and low-income families and three serve children of all economic backgrounds.<\/p>\n

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Cass Community Social Services<\/a> is dedicated to making a profound difference in the diverse populations it serves by providing for basic needs, including affordable housing, promoting self reliance and encouraging community inclusion and improvement.<\/p>\n

Some of the many creative ways they’re fighting poverty & creating opportunity is through green industrie<\/a>s & micro-enterprises<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We’re looking forward to blessing one of these amazing groups this March.\u00a0 And don’t you agree… it’s soooo hard to choose!\u00a0 Help us decide with your vote below.\u00a0 Thank YOU for helping us make days brighter for those in our community.<\/p>\n