A new baby is always such a wonderful blessing and I’m so happy.  Mother and baby are both well and my grand daughter is happy to be a big sister.  And in honor of the little one, I’m giving away a $25 VISA gift card.

You have to enter below and all entries WILL BE  verified.  The contest ends on May 23, 2013 at 11:59 PM EST and good luck to all who enter.

Baby image from Morguefile.com
VISA image owned by VISA corporation

Help A Mother Out is a non profit based in the SF Bay Area and the only thing that they do is collect diapers and give them out to their community partners.   Started back in 2009, Help A Mother Out  has given out over 1 million diapers.

Hosted by Kristen Sze, one of our local news anchors, this event showcased the plight of some parents to provide diapers to their children.  And the stats are bothersome. Some 22% of all children under five years old in the U.S. live in poverty, and one of every three families struggle to afford diapers.  What really got to me is when Lisa mentioned that she get calls from across the state from government agencies asking for assistance (The government?  Uhmmm how come they don’t already have a plan to help folks?!? a rhetorical question but cmon!)

And just think  Executive Director Lisa Truong came up with the idea of starting this organization after watching a Oprah show.  Yeah Oprah.

Here’s a video, shown at the event,  that has some of the clients that they have assisted and how the need for diapers is so urgent.

And I hope all mothers, god mothers, mothers in waiting and mothers of the community enjoyed their Mothers Day.

This giveaway features a prize/prizes that are being provided by a third party UNRELATED to Margs World.  Margs World is part of this giveaway for
PROMOTIONAL purposes only. Margs World hasn’t provided or
received any form of compensation.  Margs World doesn’t  have
any AFFILIATION OR RELATIONSHIP with the sponsor
nor will be responsible for fulfillment.

One winner will receive a cooler full of guacamole and salsa from Wholly Guacamole!

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This giveaway features a prize or prizes that are being provided by a third party
UNRELATED to Margs World. I’m a part of this giveaway for PROMOTIONAL
purposes only! I haven’t provided or received any form of compensation.  
Margs World doesn’t have any AFFILIATION OR RELATIONSHIP with
the sponsor nor will be responsible for fulfillment.

This giveaway really is close to my heart LOL.

Cheap Is The New Classy is hosting a group giveaway with the prize being sponsored by Twin-Star International and Tresanti.  And whats the prize?!?!?!?!

A Madison Thermoelectric Wine Cellar/Cooler

The Madison Thermoelectric Wine Cellar/Cooler which can hold up to….hold ya horses…24 bottles of wine! WooHoo!  Wanna see it?  Take a look…

OK now there a rule…The winner must live in the Continental US.

If you want to follow along and see how the contest is progressing, check it out on Twitter with this hashtag #momsnightoff

OK now you will enter using the Rafflecopter below and good luck to everyone!

PS. The winner will be selected by random draw and will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. Must be 18+ to enter. This contest is open to the Continental US only. This event starts at 12am on 5/1 and ends at 11:59pm on 5/21. The information you enter is only used for notification of winning entry. Please allow 4-6 weeks for prize delivery after confirmation. Cheap Is The New Classy or any other blog mentioned in this giveaway can not assume responsibility for prizes that are not honored/delivered by sponsors or that are late/damaged during delivery although we will do everything we possibly can to ensure you receive your prize. Thanks for entering and good luck!

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Happy Earth Day!

Today is the day but in many communities the celebrations happened last weekend.   Well what is Earth Day exactly.  Here’s an explanation as taken from the Bay Area Earth Day website:

“Earth Day is a day to promote awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. It is on 22 April. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisconsin) as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year. The first Earth Day was in 1970.

Nearly 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970. In the decades since, Earth Day has spread across the globe with thousands of events in more than 180 countries. From its beginning, the event influenced environmental politics, triggering such national legislation as the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. “Earth Day is a commitment to make life better, not just bigger and faster,” the organizers of the first celebration wrote in their manifesto. “It is a day to re-examine the ethic of individual progress at mankind’s expense.”

I didn’t participate in any Earth Day events; since every day is earth day I feel like I’m doing my part by

• using refillable water containers instead of throw away plastics
• using canvas bags for groceries (this one was made easier since they now charge for bags at grocery stores in my county)
• ‘Im learning about composting
• I unplug stuff not in use (my cell and laptop)
• I’m on public transportation (don’t have a car so this is a no brainer lol)

What are you doing this earth day?  Oh and I have some friends who are sharing their Earth Day plans, check out the links below

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Have a good one!

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Spartacus.

For those that didn’t know, Spartacus was shown on Starz and I was in love from the first episode.  And yes, its that Spartacus.  The Roman slave who broke free and with the aid of Crixus, Agron, Grannius, Mira, Naevia,  Saxa, Nasir, and a host of other slaves,  began a two year fight against the Roman Empire.
Now for the why I love this show…..lets start with some of the cast.

The pic above is that of the late Andy Whitfield.  He was Spartacus in the first season and he died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 39.  Ain’t he cute?  He was from Australia.  And he was great in the role so when he got sick, they (the production team and Starz) had to come up with a new plan. A prequel.  But when they realized that Andy wouldn’t be able to return they had to get someone new.

A new actor.

Enter Liam McIntyre.  He became Spartacus in season 2 with Andy’s blessing (awwwwww).  He brought that same kinda bad ass to the character as well.

Then they would say things like:
“One day Rome shall fade and crumble. Yet you shall always be remembered in the hearts of all who yearn for freedom.”-Agron
“Batiatus: The gods haven’t pissed on me enough for one day?”
Spartacus: “You will fall to command!”  Crixus: “You are not a fucking God! And I do not heed to voice upon high!”

There are even better ones on the Spartacus Quotes twitter feed Then add in all the fighting, slicing, blood, war, sex and you got some good tv.

Of course knowing history, I knew that it was coming to end. But that didn’t make last nights season ending any less sad and the credits ended with a tribute to the entire cast from all seasons and well take a look…

I will miss this show a lot but thank goodness for DVD’s and streaming video.

Were you a fan of the show?  Will you miss it?  If you didn’t watch, did I peek your curiosity a little bit?

Pictures credit: Starz