Fun Balloons for a Great Cause!

Loyalty, friendship and fun create a special connection comparable to few other things. This meaningful interaction helped inspire the MyOwnPet balloon line, allowing children to simulate that experience (using a little imagination!) with any animal, whether penguin, pig or pony.

Canines for Disabled Kids (CDK) is a non-profit organization connecting children with disabilities to canine-assistance programs and resources. The CDK mission is twofold, first, to help families with disabled children obtain service dogs through education, financial aid and advocacy and second, to make families aware that these resources even exist.

There are approximately 52 million Americans with disabilities in the United States and about one percent use service dogs. With a higher demand than supply, canine assistance programs often impose disability or age-specific requirements along with waiting periods of up to 10 years. Children with disabilities under the age of 12 are often the ones denied training assistance dogs.

Seeing the challenge, Canines for Disabled Kids began to bring awareness to families with special need children, encouraging the placement of assistance dogs with these children. Since 1998, CDK has sponsored over 130 assistance dogs and provided services to more than 15,000 individuals.

Canines for Disabled Kids is helping children with disabilities gain independence and participate more fully in society. We want to bring this program to the thousands of families who are unaware that help is out there.

HELP THE CAUSE:

For every MyOwnPet balloon purchased here, $5 will go directly to help Canines for Disabled Kids.

Visit http://www.caninesfordkids.org for additional details

Donate directly to Canines for Disabled Kids here

Spread the word! And get involved along with friends and family

I was not compensated for this post.  I was given this information and decided to share it with our readers. 

Team Continuum....Charity Information and Giveaway!

I can't think of one person who has not been touched by cancer.  Unfortunately, the disease takes many of our loved ones away too soon.  Fortunately there a wonderful charities out there working hard to rid our lives of this horrible disease and to provide comfort and support to those fighting cancer.  It is my  pleasure to tell you about a very special charity, Team Continuum.  Read on...

Not Called Team CAN For Nothin'

Founded as a not for profit charitable organization in 2003, Team Continuum provides immediate, vital, non-medical assistance to cancer patients and their families. What we do is quite simple, but has a direct, profound effect on their lives.

Team Continuum is honored to be an official Charity Partner of the New York Road Runners. With several hundred entries we are among the largest independent teams in the world-class 2010 ING NYC Marathon. Athletes who did not get in via the lottery or did not register at all can secure their entry by joining the team and registering online at www.teamcontinuum.net. Benefits include coaching, race day gear, and a private pre-race pasta party.

For more information visit our website www.teamcontinuum.net or call 917-595-4168.

What a wonderful cause and one I am so happy to share with you all.  I certainly hope you will spread the word about the important work Team Continuum is doing for the braves souls battling cancer and their families.  Go Team Continuum!! 



In honor of Team Continuum, Reviewed by Mom is hosting a giveaway of a Team Continuum shirt (one size fits all) for 2 winners.  I know whoever wins will wear this shirt proudly to support a great cause. This giveaway ends on FRIDAY so please hurry and get your entries in and please, whether you enter or not, spread the word to support Team Continuum!  Here is how to enter...

Mandatory Entry:  Leave a comment telling me your favorite charity and what you do to support them.  You must complete this entry for all others to be counted.


For Extra Entries:

1.  Follow this blog= 1 entry

2.  Like Reviewed By Mom on Facebook =1 entry

3.  Like Team Continuum on Facebook=1 entry

4.  Enter one of my other giveaways & let me know you have done so = 1 entry per additional giveaway entered.

5.  Follow Team Continuum on Twitter= 1 entry

6.  Follow Reviewed By Mom on Twitter = 1 entry

7.  Blog, Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway & let me know where to find it (each can be done up to TEN TIMES PER DAY with at least an hour in between) = 1 entry per each

8.  Write a review of RBM on Alexa and let me know you have done so  = 3 entries

Please leave a separate comment for each entry and be sure to include your e-mail.  Contest is open to US residents and will end on May 13th.    The lucky winner will be announced by e-mail on May 14th and will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.  Good Luck!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post   The opinions in this post are entirely my own. Your experience may differ from mine. This post has not been reviewed or edited by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this review. The sponsor of this giveaway is responsible for prize fulfillment and shipping the winner(s) their prize.