Charity Miles...

I’ve been on a diet this week (Thanksgiving Food Hangover) and that means that I’ve been working out.

Today I happened to notice mention of an app called Charity Miles. Naturally, the title intrigued me and I began to hunt down said app.

Charity Miles is an app that tracks your outdoor activities (i.e. running, walking or biking) and donates money to charity per mile that you complete. How awesome is that?!

They have a list of charities that you choose from before you start your workout, once your charity is selected you start your workout (must be outside, no treadmills etc because it uses gps) and it starts tracking your miles.

I tested it out on my lunch break today - I ran for Stand Up to Cancer.

25 cents per mile for walkers and runners

10 cents per mile for bike riders

A little can go a long way…and you’re already going to work out today right? So why not do some good for someone else while you are doing good for yourself?

According to their website, the Charity Miles challenge launched June 2012 and will end May 31, 2013...so get going!

*I believe it’s only available for Androids and iPhones right now – and you have to have a FaceBook account to use it because it links through there. It looks like enough people have complained about the FaceBook aspect in their reviews that this may change sometime in the future.

Full of Reason…to work out while helping charities.

Win Win.

 

Love,

Elyse

 

Wrapped in Love...

Giving gifts is absolutely one of my favorite parts of Christmas. I especially love giving gifts that give back to others. Unfortunately, it’s not likely that I will do all of my shopping on these websites and it’s not likely that you will either.

But…I’ve got great news! Not only can you purchase gifts for those that you love but you can show love to orphaned and impoverished children all over the world through Love Without Boundaries at the same time.

If you’re planning on doing some shopping on Amazon.com, first go to www.lovewithoutboundaries.com and scroll down until you see the Amazon logo on the bottom left of the page. Click the logo to enter Amazon's website, do your shopping, and Love Without Boundaries will get a minimum of 4% cash back on all of your Amazon purchases to help children in need. 

Win – Win.

Gift giving wrapped in Love.

 

Love,

Elyse

Love146...

This blog has always been a place where I come to discuss inspiration, hope and reasons to get involved.

As I sat at my computer this evening wasting time on some of my favorite shopping websites, I happened to notice that one shop noted that they are partnered with Love146. I had never heard of this organization so I decided to head over to their website to see what it is all about.

A couple of things…

-          If you’re anything like me…you will tear up when you read the history, the stories and the statistics on their website…have a Kleenex close by.

-          Child slavery and sex trafficking is something we hear about all of the time but sometimes the concept slips out of reality for us because we’re only exposed to it on television shows and movies…we pretend it’s made up because the reality is too devastating to dwell on.

I’m not going to relay all of the information that I gleaned from the website or paraphrase the stories…you should go read them. It’s been a little awhile since I have felt so moved by an organization’s cause, story and purpose.

Read all about it here… http://www.love146.org/

Get Involved here… http://www.love146.org/get-involved

Multi-task here (Christmas Shopping and Supporting an Amazing Cause? Yes please!)… https://love146.definingapparel.com/products_results.php

What if #146 was your daughter…son …sister…brother…niece…nephew…the possibilities are endless and the results…devastating.

 

Love,

Elyse