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I get some crazy ideas.
So last year when I asked a few of my fellow bloggers to join me in using our couponing skills to make a united effort to give, I wondered if they might think my idea was…well…crazy.
But they didn’t. In fact, they actually wanted to do it again!
So this year, we decided to ask our readers to give again. But this time…I wondered if we could reach for a goal of 10,000 items in one week’s time?
I was pretty sure that this time they might officially call me loopy.
But no. I was wrong. Again.
Instead, 127 bloggers and hundreds upon hundreds of couponers dug deep, gathered the fruits of their savvy money-stretching fingers, set out donation bins in their neighborhoods, contacted their news stations, gathered their coupon clubs, held donation drives, and GAVE.
And when I thought you couldn’t give anymore, you just kept right on GIVING.
-And our 10,000 item goal? You blew right by that number like it was a mere handful.
-So we set a new goal. 15,000 came and went like it was a Dr. Oz freebie (I’m guessing most of you understand what I mean.)
-So we thought, could we actually reach 20,000? Double our goal?!
The numbers keep coming, but as I write this post, the numbers have been tallied and during the week of May 8-14:
26,639 items
were given to those who are struggling.
26,639 NEEDS were met.
And now, my tears are flowing. I’m humbled, blessed, and speechless at the way people (complete strangers!) across the country joined forces to give to those in need. I am convinced that couponers are some of the most generous people I will ever meet.
This slideshow made up of pictures shared on our Couponing for Community Facebook page demonstrates this truth far better than my words ever could. (And this isn’t even the half of what was given!)
After you watch it, would you please just leave a comment or a link to your blog if you were a part of this effort? I want to honor YOU.
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| A free slideshow by Smilebox |
So honored to be a part of something so incredibly important! Thanks for all that you give back, and for allowing us to join in!
Kaley, thanks so much for coming up with this awesome event! 🙂
Great job everybody .I wish i live near to the place. will try to make it like a vacation visit next time when you do this. so that can be part of it.
Thank you for doing this. So honored and humbled to be a part of it!
A huge thank you goes out to you for getting this rolling. I am honored to be a part of this, and to show my own girls just how big an impact we can all make was an amazing lesson for them.
Thank you for giving us a way to share our blessings with those in need. I hope my small donation helped in some way.
Thanks for being the kick in the pants I needed to actually go donate the stuff I’ve been saving up to donate. It was a great event! I can’t wait to see what we can all accomplish next year.
Thanks for sharing all the pictures! It’s so amazing to see what an impact we can make with coupons.
Awesome! I loved watching the video and seeing how much was donated! No matter how big or small the items were, everything makes a difference. Thank you for all of the time you committed to this! See you next year!