WHAT IF 100,000 PEOPLE.......

I was thinking, we’re in the midst of tax season and soon people will be receiving their tax refund. For some people, a tax refund is like getting extra money they didn’t expect or having someone repay a loan that they forgot about.

Then I got to thinking, "what if 100,000 people donated $10 from their tax refund to Haitian Relief efforts?" That would be $1,000,000.00 in donations. In receiving a tax refund, it’s money we’ve managed to do without all year long. So I ask, would we really miss $10.00 from our tax refund? For those of you that say you would not miss $10.00, I challenge you to donate $10 of your tax refund to the charity of your choice helping Haitian earthquake victims.

But I won’t let you go empty handed. For your display of generosity, Gifts For One Gifts For All will give you a DONATION REFUND in the form of a $10 eCOUPON to its online gift store. A minimum purchase of $20.00 is required to redeem the eCOUPON. With a purchase of $30.00 or more, 20% of your purchase will be donated to the charity of your choice. Now what if the 100,000 people redeemed their eCOUPONs for a purchase of $30.00? I estimate $4.00 would be donated per order times 100,000 to equal an additional $400,000.00. There’s the potential to raise $1,400,000.00.

There are several organizations raising money for Haitian earthquake victims. One website that has recently caught my attention on Twitter is A Home In Haiti (http://ahomeinhaiti.org/).  The organization operating this website has led an effort to acquire tents for Haitians before the rain season begins.  This website allows donors the option of purchasing a tent directly from their website and they've arranged for free shipping of the tent donation to their facilities or allow donors to make a donation to the organization for tents to be purchased.  I have made one donation through my fundraiser donating $0.50/new follower on Twitter or this blog to Haitian Relief efforts and I'll be making another in the near future.

While the focus is on raising money for organizations providing relief for Haitian earthquake victims, I understand that other not-for-profit organizations are experiencing difficulties raising funds for their programs. Therefore, the Gifts For One Gifts For All Donation Refund is extended to any not-for-profit organization benefiting from the donation of your $10.00 tax refund.

To receive your Donation Refund, follow Gifts For One Gifts For All (www.twitter.com/Gift41Gifts4All) on Twitter or send an email to info@giftsforonegiftsforall.com and type “DONATION REFUND” in the subject line. You'll receive a response providing the eCOUPON code for $10.00 OFF at Gifts For One Gifts For All on 3,000+ gift items.

Please share this blog post with your family and friends.  Don't forget to read the other blog posts for other ways Gifts For One Gifts For All is helping Haitian earthquake victims. 

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CAUGHT YA CARDS

There have been movements like "Pay It Forward" and "29 Gifts in 29 Days Giving Challenge" that encourage people to help one another.  The good deeds can range from something as small as giving your spare change to someone in need to something that will have a life-changing impact on the lives of others.

This has inspired me to come up with a way I can use this blog and my online gift store, Gifts For One Gifts For All to encourage and reward people for doing something positive.  Then I remembered a course I took geared at recognizing people doing something nice for someone else that was above and beyond the call of duty.  As part of the course, we had a homework assignment, where we were given "Caught Ya!!!" Cards.  What are Caught Ya Cards, you ask?  The cards provided in the course where cards given to individuals that had performed an act of kindness or went to extra mile to help someone.  The person observing the act of kindness would fill out the card providing the name of the person performing the act of kindness and describe the act and give the card to that individual.  The purpose of the cards was to recognize people doing something positive and encouraging them to continue their acts of kindness.   

I've decided to build on this concept as part of my commitment to encourage and reward people to perform acts of kindness by creating my own Gifts For One Gifts For All "Caught Ya" Cards.  The Gifts For One Gifts For All "Caught Ya" Cards commend the recipient for doing something nice and rewards them with a $10.00 OFF eCOUPON to the online gift store.  A minimum purchase of $20.00 is required to redeem the coupon and if the recipient spends $30.00 or more, then 10% of their purchase is donated to cause supported by Gifts For One Gifts For All in its Shop For A Cause Program. It's a great way to recognize and reward someone for commiting acts of kindness and give them an opportunity to continue to do something positive when they shop.

My goal is to distribute as many "Caught Ya" Cards as possible and raise money for worthwhile causes.  But I don't want to have all the fun, so anyone looking to join in on the fun can reproduce or request Gifts For One Gifts For All "Caught Ya" Cards to distribute themselves to people they see performing acts of kindness.  If you're interested in receiving Gifts For One Gifts For All "Caught Ya" Cards, just email me at info@giftsforonegiftsforall.com and type "Caught Ya Cards" in the subject line.