Helping Hearts, Blog of Anne Sanders

Today is the official launch of my new and improved website at   www.annesanders.net or www.helping-hearts.net . It’s been a busy week for me, with a friend home from the hospital and a brother in law who just went in.   Besides visiting them, I also managed to pass on a kindness card to someone whose lunch I paid for in line behind me at Burger King yesterday.   Helping others feels SO good!         But I’m really ready to give away a t-shirt.   This month, if you sign up to get my newsletter, then you are entered into the contest to win a smoky blue “Awaken Your Hearts to End Hunger” women’s Sevenly t-shirt. Since I’ll be giving away a Sevenly shirt, I thought I should tell you about what Sevenly does and about a few other places where you can get clothing and support charity at the same time. What Sevenly does is pretty simple. Each week it designs a shirt for a new cause and then sells them for $22 and gives seven dollars of t...

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up quickly, I thought I’d provide a few shopping resources for the conscientious charitable shopper. Here is a list of places you can buy gifts that give in more than one way.   These gifts make the receiver smile, help someone in need and give you a good feeling inside.   Gifts That Give to Charities A number of companies now give a set amount or percentage of the sale to a charity when you purchase goods from them.   It’s an easy way to get a product that you would normally buy while also giving to a good cause. Gifts.com – has put together a list of gifts which give a portion of the proceeds to different charities including products from Ralph Lauren, LaCoste and Clarins Gifts that Give – designer products you can buy where 20 percent of proceeds go to charity Gifts That Give More from the Hunger Site – buy a wide variety of items from around the world and food goes to the hungry Shop For Good – items from well kno...