Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts That Give Back

http://gifts.rescue.org/

Just in time for Mother’s Day, the International Rescue Committee has launched its collection of charitable “Rescue Gifts” — perfect gift options for the last-minute shoppers who want to celebrate the special moms in their lives, while also helping to support vulnerable refugee mothers and their families around the world. The IRC’s symbolic “Rescue Gifts” offer shoppers gift options for loved ones that can have a lasting impact on the lives of uprooted families living in the midst of conflict or natural disaster in places like Syria, the Central African Republic and the Philippines.

 

Gift options like a safe delivery ($24) can ensure critical supplies and assistance to help make childbirth safer — and happier — for both mother and baby, and maternal health care ($52) can provide a mother-to-be in places like Kenya with the advice, medical assistance and other support she needs to keep herself and her baby healthy.  In a country like Afghanistan, $56 can send a young girl to school for a year and give her the chance of a better life.

 

For shoppers who still haven’t found the right present for the socially conscious or eco-friendly moms in their lives, “Rescue Gifts” can be purchased and personalized e-cards sent right up to Mother’s Day itself.  Celebrity watchers who want to give back can shop the favorite gift collections of the IRC Voices, including Morena Baccarin, Rashida Jones, John Legend, Jencarlos Canela and Sarah Wayne Callies. Morena, a new mom herself, has chosen gifts that are all focused on supporting mothers and empowering women and girls in some of the world’s worst conflict zones. 

 

Ingrid & Isabel, a maternity apparel company, will match all “Rescue Gift” purchases to the IRC up to $30,000 as part of the IRC’s Mother’s Day campaign.  There are more than three dozen gift options at varying prices. The recipient of each “Rescue Gift” will receive a personalized printed card or an eCard describing the gift and how it will impact the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Gift buyers can see the catalogue at www.rescue.org/gifts. 

 

About the International Rescue Committee: A global leader in humanitarian assistance, the International Rescue Committee works in 40 countries offering help and hope to refugees and others impacted by violent conflict and disaster. During crises, IRC teams provide health care, shelter, clean water, sanitation, learning programs for children and special aid for women. As emergencies subside, the IRC stays to revive livelihoods and help shattered communities recover and rebuild. Every year, the IRC also helps resettle thousands of refugees admitted into the United States, in 22 cities across the country.  A tireless advocate for the most vulnerable, the IRC is committed to restoring hope, dignity and opportunity. For more information, visit www.rescue.org, and follow the IRC on twitter, @theIRC / @IRCpress.

Boogie Wipes Launches Yearlong “Motherhood’s Snot Easy” Contest - Win a Year's Supply of Boogie Wipes or a Disney Cruise!

::GUEST POST COURTESY OF MY FRIENDS AT BOOGIE WIPES::

 

From wiping gunky noses to changing diapers and years of lost sleep, Boogie Wipes® knows that motherhood is snot easy. (GET IT? sNOT easy? L.O.V.E. IT!) To honor moms and create an opportunity for priceless home video footage, Boogie Wipes® is launching a yearlong “Motherhood’s Snot Easy” contest. Each month starting in May 2014 for Mother’s Day, ten families will win a year’s supply of Boogie Wipes®, one case per month. And, in May 2015 a grand-prize winner will be chosen to win a 7-day Walt Disney Cruise for four.

HOW TO ENTER: To start the entry process, moms must get out the video camera and film their children answering four questions, capturing what children really think about moms in priceless videos. Moms will ask their kids the following: 

1. What does mommy cook for you at dinnertime?

 

2. What type of clothes does mommy like to wear?

 

3. What does mommy do all day? Is she busy?

 

4. Does mommy pick her nose?

When the video is complete it can be uploaded on the Boogie Wipes® contest page to complete the entry process. For rules, regulations and full entry details for the “Motherhood’s Snot Easy” contest visit: www.boogiewipes.com.

 

About Little Busy Bodies

The first-ever saline nose wipe, Boogie Wipes®, was invented by two moms as a solution for their kids’ sore, red, stuffy noses. Little Busy Bodies Inc. was founded in May 2007. Sales of Boogie Wipes® reached $1 million in the company’s first year of business and by 2009; Little Busy Bodies tripled its revenue to $3.4 Million. Boogie Wipes® are now sold in 50,000 retail stores across the U.S. and Canada including Walmart, Target, Walgreens, and Toys ‘R’ Us.