8 Jan 2013
SandyGiving-Feature

Photo: Sian-Pierre handing out shoes to Hurricane Sandy victims. (Ryan J)

After Kanye West, Alicia Keys and The Rolling Stones brought down the house at New York's 12/12/12 Concert for Sandy relief, many of us shifted our focus to newer tragedies, like, Instagram's Terms of Use. We figured the $50 million raised at 12/12/12 would be delivered to the hundreds of thousands of Sandy victims across New York, that all would be OK. But after recently heading down to Staten Island with UGG Australia to deliver boots to families who lost everything, I noticed that most were still in need of help. So if you've got time and want to do some good, below are five things Sandy victims could use.

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14 Dec 2012
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Photo: (Getty)

My family doesn’t have many holiday traditions, but I’ll never forget the year we were each allowed to open one present on Christmas Eve. I chose a small, square one from my grandmother. I ripped off the wrapping paper, opened the box and found a paperweight...with a dead tarantula inside.

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5 May 2011

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'Tis the season of star baby-bearing, with 99 percent of Hollywood (close enough) on the fast track to motherdom. For every celebrimom, there are a zillion other mothers doing their deal without pomp, circumstance, designer prams or tabloid praises. They are our moms, and they deserve extra-special treatment come Mother's Day, this Sunday, May 8. We've done a little research to help you think outside the (gift)box this year.

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16 Mar 2011
DonorsChoose

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Keep the cupcakes, ditch the kitsch. That's the idea behind DonorsChoose Celebrations, a new program that reroutes gifting budgets to support education funding instead.

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