Category: Causes

  • What are You Doing for Lunch or Dinner Today??

    The Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Community Service Committee needs your help to raise money for our annual Project Angel Tree, where we purchase and donate Christmas presents for hundreds, sometimes thousands of children in Wake County’s foster program. We are proud to partner with BOCCI ITALIAN TRATTORIA & PIZZERIA,…

  • What are YOU Doing on Saturday?

    I have two great options for you fellow Raleigh kids! 1 – Raleigh Wide OpenSpecifically, the 11:00am parade through Downtown… where you can see yours truly (and Nick will very likely get volunteered, too) volunteering with Shop Local Raleigh! PS – Go see my buddy Mike for great prizes from…

  • More Ways to Support Letters for Lyrics

    In June I told you about Letters for Lyrics from Zac Brown Band and Dodge, which was a campaign I loved in its original format then. But my friend Amber sent me a tweet today letting me know about a new component they’ve added to this campaign and I love…

  • Tweet for the Troops!

    Let me just start out this post with a full disclosure-esque statement: I am so privileged to be associated with the team at Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q. (I provide marketing and PR services for the NC-based restaurant brand.) Even if they weren’t a client, this post would so be happening!…

  • Happy Birthday to the SPCA of Wake County!

    If you’ve been thinking about adopting a critter, this would be the weekend to do it! As I’ve written here before, I am a fan of the SPCA of Wake County (as well as the county adoption center and the many local organizations that pull from shelters regularly until an…

  • “Letters for Lyrics”

    I’ll be sending a handful of letters. How about you? Kudos to the Zac Brown Band boys for their support. Check out the full video of “Free” which includes a longer look at their USO visit.

  • Just Sayin’…

    Miss ya cuz… Stumbled upon this great memorial written to Henry online: “I had the honor of going to high school and graduating Garner Senior High with Henry. I joined the Marine Corps a few months ahead and remember the day I hear of his passing. I was so proud…

  • Local Country Music Events to benefit Nashville Relief Efforts

    Two posts in one day? Looks like somebody (this girl right here) is back on the bloggin’ wagon! Just a quickie for country music fans who’d like to do something to help our country neighbors in Nashville, courtesy of local country radio station 94.7 WQDR: Stop by tonight (Thursday) 8p-10p…

  • Accessorize with Pi Phi on Tuesday!

    In Raleigh? Ready to do a little shopping for a great cause? PERFECT! Come join us 🙂 Renee and I will be there all day with I Heart Retail and mark. and would love to see any of you local readers! LOTS of great vendors including Swagger Gifts, Beleza, Undertoad,…

  • Any Local Twilight Fans Here?

    I typically – as a rule – only watch one genre of movies: funny movies. (This hasn’t always been the case, but several years ago movies seemed to have just gotten a lot more graphic and I just can’t deal with that.) I’ve rarely hopped on the bandwagon for “must…