{"id":3401,"date":"2012-08-26T10:35:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T14:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=3401"},"modified":"2012-09-18T11:37:14","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T15:37:14","slug":"help-us-choose-our-birthday-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/help-us-choose-our-birthday-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"help us choose our birthday charity"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re looking to celebrate 12 years of making days brighter at our Berkley store this fall.\u00a0 Because of our birthday, we\u2019ll be offering 20% off EVERYTHING at both our locations<\/a> and online Saturday, September 22 + 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\u2019s hard to choose just one.<\/p>\n

So we need your help! We\u2019ve selected 3 charities and would love for you to vote for your pick.<\/p>\n

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Alternatives For Girls<\/a> delivers three key services to homeless and high-risk girls and young women: AFG Prevention; the AFG Shelter and Transition to Independent Living\u00a0 Program; and AFG Outreach. \u00a0AFG programming is designed to address both the immediate and long-term needs of the young women we serve, empower them to seek and make positive choices, and affect lasting and meaningful change in their lives.<\/p>\n

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The Pink Fund<\/a> has been formed to help women and men suffering from breast cancer focus on healing, raising their families and returning to the workplace. The Pink Fund will provide short-term financial aid during the brief period of active treatment and recovery.<\/p>\n

“Wish I knew who said, “When Life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” The Pink Fund is the lemonade I made, only, in pink, of course, when I learned I had breast cancer.”\u00a0 – Molly MacDonald, 7 Year SurThrivor & founder<\/p>\n

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Camp Casey<\/a> is a 501c3 nonprofit horseback riding program for children with cancer headquartered in Michigan. Through generous donations and amazing volunteers, Camp Casey has spread the healing power of horses for over eight years.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re looking forward to blessing one of these amazing groups this September.\u00a0 And don\u2019t you agree\u2026 it\u2019s 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

Voting ends September 9, 2012<\/p>\n

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