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Susan of Living with Punks is offering a sew-along project for those wanting to contribute a little something special to the kids in Japan suffering from the March 11th devastating and debilitating earthquake.

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If given the choice my son would eat Lunchable for ever meal. Although I'm not a fan of sending my son off to school with one of these yellow box o'processed edibles Kraft is attempting to improve the nutritional quality of their Lunchables and they are also doing something pretty great right now...that's worth a few kudos.

Build/Make/Craft/Bake recently posted an interview with 7-year old Holden Lee...a kid breathing new breath into the ol' lemonade stand idea. With his mom as his business partner this mini-entrepreneur/philanthropist sells killer tees in his Etsy shop. The shirts cost around $18 and feature special creatures imagined up by Holden complete with their own unique bios...also created by the kid.

We love The Actors' Gang of Culver City, a troupe of performers dedicated to bringing high-quality theater to the community.

LA Kids Consignment is back this weekend with a massive Spring sale boasting, "Over 40,000 amazing kids' items from 375 families--All at 50-70% off original retail prices!" This is one of three sales held throughout the year which began as an idea over four years ago by Kristin Nelson who, wanting to make a little extra money to help support her family while she stayed at home with her young son, started having sales with her friends in her driveway.

It's impossible to turn a blind eye to the recent Australian bush fires tragedy. Totally devastating the State of Victoria, wiping out whole towns, with a death toll exceeding 300, the relief and recovery of this disaster will cost an estimate of around $500 million.

Tuesday, February 24th families are invited to various IHOP restaurants nationwide to celebrate National Pancake Day. From 7-10am guests will be served up some piping hot, tasty flapjacks for a really great cause.

I'm completely enamored with the Obamas and basically they could say "cut off your toe" and I'd say "which one?" So, it's no surprise that I'm pretty psyched with President-elect Obama's Call to Service event happening on Monday, January 19th in honor of the Martin Luther King holiday.

I'm so annoyed by this whole Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) put together by our Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) which is set to go into effect early this year. Admittedly I have a small handmade obsession stemming from my stumbling upon ETSY. I love handmade goodies.

One Voice a non profit organization whose mission it is to help "families living at poverty level within our community" is preparing for their annual Holiday Food Program Giveaway