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Ovation: “Speak Now … Help Now”
I’ve never liked her. While I think she’s an “ok” songwriter I don’t think she can sing very well and I’ve been whining for years that she’s over-exposed. But she’s starting to win me over. In an...
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Ovation: Selling Items Online, Even Violins, To Raise Money For Charity Is A...
If you’re like me, you’ve got a thing or two around the house that you don’t use or that you don’t find particularly pretty to look at but you’ve been keeping it for years because “it might be...
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Ovation: Amount Of Charitable Giving Increased In 2011.
I like to think that I do my part when it comes to charitable giving. My household makes contributions to several different charities each year, maintains memberships in a few organizations,...
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Ovation: What To Do When Your McNugget Resembles George Washington.
I’m not always the best “shopper”. I try to research big purchases to be informed and I like to shop around online to be sure that I’m not paying too much. I always look for coupons or codes that...
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Ovation: Charlie Sheen To Donate $1M+ To USO.
I’ve never been a big fan of Charlie Sheen. I think his performance in 1986’s Platoon was pretty good but, other than that, it seems to me that he’s always pretty much playing “himself”. I enjoyed...
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Ovation: “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together”.
In response to Hurricane Sandy, several members of the entertainment community quickly volunteered their time and talent to organize a benefit concert to aid victims of the storm that devastated the...
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Ovation: Secret Santa Gives Hundred-Dollar Bills To Victims Of Hurricane Sandy.
One time we were waiting in line at McDonald’s behind a young man with a big genuine smile wearing ill-fitting clothes and looking like he was “down on his luck”. He ordered a hamburger from the...
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Ovation: A Boy Who Hosted A Toy Drive Instead Of A Birthday Party.
I’m going to a Christmas party on Saturday night where guests have been asked to bring a toy to donate at the door. I’ve participated programs like this before so I know that the toy I bring should...
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Ovation: Bauballs – A Festive Way To Raise Testicular Cancer Awareness.
When we decorated our Christmas tree last week, we decided that it was time to part with some of our ornaments. We had amassed a collection of almost 1,000 over the years and we decided that we didn’t...
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Ovation: Zuckerberg Donates Almost $500 Million To Charity.
I know some very philanthropic people … old family money that allows them to make donations via a charitable trust created for just this purpose. They are approached by many worthy causes on an almost...
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Ovation: Oprah Winfrey’s Yard Sale.
I will never hold another yard sale. Never. I’ve tried to turn unwanted items into extra spending money by holding these sales but find them to be an extraordinary amount of work with very little...
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Ovation: Lillian Weber Sews Little Dresses For Africa.
I can’t sew to save my life. Being an arts-and-crafts sort of person, I’ve learned to piece together different projects over the years using a needle and thread and even, to a small extent, a simple...
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Ovation: Phil Laboon, The Most Generous Non-Groom Ever.
My household is comprised of Julia Roberts fans. We have our own copy of every movie in which she has ever starred since her first significant role in 1988’s Mystic Pizza. Every time someone stumbles...
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Ovation: #WakeUpCall – The New Ice Bucket Challenge.
Summer is over and the age of the Ice Bucket Challenge appears to be behind us. Replacing it on social media, however, appears to be a new viral charity effort known as the #WakeUpCall campaign....
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Ovation: Nick Cannon Donates $2 Million Pair Of Shoes To Charity.
At our house there is always a Honey Do List. Like most homes, there’s always something around the house or the yard that needs to be fixed, painted or replaced. The projects on the list aren’t...
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