Helping Kids in Need Buy School Books

I've posted before about the need for text book for kids without. I earn amazon gift cards from converting points through Superpoints. Some of you joined me on Superpoints. Thank you to those who've joined and do their daily spins on the lucky wheel. It may not seem like much, but it does help. When you spin and win, either my Darling Daughter also wins, or I do. Depending on which one of us you joined under. In both cases those those winning spins earn points which earn Amazon Gift Cards and help towards the purchase of a books like you see above. This group of books was for 1 student and even used cost in excess of $700.00, but we were able to help with that cost. To date I've earned $100.00 using Superpoints, and DD has earned 70.00 ish. The need continues and so we continue. We spin daily, we do surveys, we watch video's, and sometimes we've bought Groupons through Superpoints and get awesome deals for an evening out at a reduced cost AND get Superpoints! I blogged about a night out at Huntington Park Here. Check it out.

Additionally, both my Darling Daughter and I have joined Swag Bucks. We don't spin there, but we do watch video's, play games, do surveys and other similar things. What earns swag bucks there collectively is doing searches. You can can use Swag Bucks as your search engine and win Swag Bucks, you can add the Swag Bucks Tool bar. Both methods work well and earn you extra Swag Bucks. Once again, those Swag Bucks are being converted into Amazon Gift Cards and those too are helping with the purchase of books for kids in need.

Join one or both, you can help the cause...........AND earn gift cards you can use for your own family. Both Superpoints and Swag Bucks have excellent coupons you can clip and print, and or attach to your local grocery loyalty card to save you and your family money. Both are easy to and quick to join. I'm happy to help you get started, so if you join....sing out. If you've already joined to help the cause...many thanks!

Pop back tomorrow....and everyday to see the wonderful items good folks like yourself knit and crochet and donate to those who need our help.

You don't need to be a knitter or a crocheter to help by joining either Superpoints or Swag Bucks.

**Would Linda J from Texas please make contact, or leave a comment with your email addy. I've searched high and low over the last week trying to find your email.**

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

Helping People

Not one of us can eradicate homelessness. Not one of us can feed all the hungry. Not one of us protect all those in danger. Not one of us can cure all the ills, or educate all those in need. But, together one day at a time, one stitch at a time, one point at a time...WE CAN make an important difference. We can and do warm people in need with our knitting and crocheting. And together with our points from Superpoints, we are helping (though much more is needed) kids in need obtain school text books.

The above school books were delivered to my Daughter, Christine the other day. These were purchased (used) from Amazon with the help of Amazon gift cards obtained from converting points from Superpoints. We're working hard, my Daughter and I to continue to earn Superpoints to convert them to Amazon Gift Cards, so many more books are needed. To give you a feel for difficulty of this task (AND THE NEED to have MORE of YOU JOIN US), the above used Health Text Book cost $42.00. That's one used book for one student. So, please join us. 3 simple quick steps will help

1. Click any of the highlighted superpoints words above
2. Fill out your mini registration
3. Verify your email address, AND complete your mini profile/and or post a photo

That's it! With those 3 easy steps, you've begun to earn points. Spin daily to gain additional points. Do surveys, play games, shop and or clip coupons. When you earn points so do we. So, it's a win win. There are many things you can do with your points for you and your family. Enjoy and please Help us Help those kids!

SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO'VE ALREADY JOINED AND SPIN DAILY, WE TRULY APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. (It's best to open a 2nd email account if you're going to do more then spin...much nicer keeping all your email separated.).
2012 Donations:
Hats: 502
Scarves: 285
Slippers: 126
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 30
Mittens: 262
Squares: 359
Socks: 124
Rain Poncho's 209
Cotton Washcloths 369
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes etc).


All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!

The Kids Need YOUR Help

Please Help Kids in Need Get These items and more! Click the bottom below and join

I've posted about this little button previously. Perhaps you've seen it? It's called Superpoints. To join, you need to invited. So, I'm inviting you all. Why? Several reasons. It's fun, you watch video's, you can play games, you can clip coupons and save money, you can buy things and get special deals, you can spin the wheel. In all cases you earn points. Points are awesome and can be used in a variety of ways. You convert points into gift cards and or cash. There's a nice selection of gift cards to choose from too. Perhaps you like Best Buy, or Pizza Hut...I've chosen Amazon Gift Cards thus far when I convert points, but you can also convert to PayPal and earn money. Amazon has everything under the sun for yourself, and your family. Use it for your Christmas Fund if you like.

Previously I converted and order myself 2 needle holders, and the other I received a yarn organizer I'd ordered. In my previous post I suggested this could be a fund raiser for you and or your organization, or that you might want to use it to get socks for our folks under The Bridge and or in the shelters.

However, now I want to ask a favor of you. You are all big hearted and do what you can to help others. The proof of that is here on this blog, Bridge and Beyond day after day. Please join today, using the link HERE and or above by clicking on the button. You'll be helping my DD who's attempted to help kids in need in Missouri (St. Louis) obtain books and school supplies. She's an educator in St. Louis and works with kids in need. You're joining will help her with her cause AND give you the ability to do your own thing with the points you earn. Please help me help her, help those who need us all. Do let me know if you've joined. I'm happy to help you get started.

3 Important things, joining is FREE, fast and easy. You start earning points when you verify your email address and fill out your profile. The more you do, the more points you earn. Once you've joined, I suggest using a 2nd email address for things like surveys and deals....will help you keep your influx of emails separated.

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2012 Donations:
Hats: 484+6=490
Scarves: 273
Slippers: 125
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 30
Mittens: 258
Squares: 351
Socks: 122
Rain Poncho's 209
Cotton Washcloths 369
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes etc).

Fundraising for those in Need?

This is a bit of a different post here on Bridge and Beyond
This button appears with a link on my personal blog, Sandy's Space and I've posted it of late on facebook, so it's possible you've seen this before and know what it is. However, for those who don't...and because I've just had an idea; thought I'd post it here. Superpoints is a webpage where you do things to earn points, then you convert your earned points into gift cards and or money. Firstly you can save money through this webpage by buying some items you might have purchased anyway at a discount AND earn points in the process. You can print grocery coupons to save money and earn points. You can play games, watch video's, fill out surveys and earn points for doing so. Additionally, everyday you spin the above lucky button (30 spins in the beginning) perday. You can earn points with your spins. I've NEVER spun without earning something. It occurs to me, this could be used as a fundraiser. When you convert your points you have options of gift cards from places like Pizza Hut, Best Buy, Amazon and more. Amazon has everything under the sun. AND you can convert them to paypal money. Paypal provides lots of options too. You can purchase socks (something always needed at our shelters and for those under the bridge) through Amazon. You might want to get items for The Bridge, you might want to get items for your family so you have more money to buy yarn etc that you use for The Bridge. Either way, it seems like a fundraiser to me. And perhaps not just for the Bridge. Maybe you have something local you'd like to use this method for. Click on the button and join. Registration is fast and easy. Then verify your email addy and fill out your profile. That's it folks. I do suggest you set up a separate email account as there is an influx of email...this way you can keep it separate from your regular stuff.

Now before I had the bright idea of above, I had ordered these 2 fabulous needle organizers. I've had these in use now for a bit from the first round of points I converted to Amazon Gift Cards.

Here they are all nicely rolled up. One has my interchangeable Denise Set, and the other one has all my odds and ends...circular ones that is.

And I recently ordered this...a yarn organizer which I think will be good to tote to work and back, in the car, on planes...and use here at home when I'm using multiple yarns...you know like something is striped and you're looking for and untangling your yarn all the time. Argh. Anyway, if this works as well as my above needle organizers it will be great. Now, I'm feeling a bit selfish cause it was after ordering this that the idea popped into my head about fundraising. Though I am still spinning daily and earning points and hope to have more to convert; so perhaps it's not too late....and maybe...these organizational tools will aid in my quest to knit and crochet and be more efficient while making things for our folks in need here on Bridge and Beyond.

2012 Donations:
Hats: 476
Scarves: 269
Slippers: 121
Shawls: 2
Sweaters 3
Vest 1
Afghans: 24
Mittens: 257
Squares: 345
Socks: 120
Rain Poncho's 198
Cotton Washcloths 369
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes etc).

**Anyway, if you join please let me know; happy to help you in anyway I can.**

AND Want to remind you all, participation in the on going contest has been very slight. PLEASE get involved. I've got yarn and maybe other goodies to give away. Details were announced on July 1st post. It's not too late to get in on the action.

AND Please remember our mission is hand made vs store bought...AND have you noticed the change in square acceptance policy?

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!