Last week I was proud to go to a special breakfast event at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Our local 77Kids store invited several Minnesota mommy bloggers to get together and learn more about the 77Kids Wish-4-Snow charity initiative for the holiday season.
Wish-4-Snow is driven by people like us! With our help, 77Kids will donate the maximum amount to Children's hospitals across the country! Here's how you can help:
- Visit the Wish-4-Snow site and design your own virtual snowflake. If 100,000 snowflakes are made 77Kids will donate an additional $25,000 to Children's hospitals throughout the United States.
- Shop at 77Kids stores and donate a little money with your purchase. You're able to donate as little as $.77 and it's added right onto your receipt. You and your kids will also be able to decorate a snowflake that will be placed on display in the store!
Wish-4-Snow benefits local children's hospitals, including:
- Children’s Health and Wellness Center at Danbury Hospital
- Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper
- University Hospital (Cherry Hill/Philadelphia)
- Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital (Syracuse)
- WakeMed Children's Hospital (Raleigh)
- Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (Hartford)
- Children’s Memorial Hospital (Chicago)
Participating bloggers pictured above (with their children), from left to right: Beth (Anti-Supermom), Mimi (Marvelous Mom Reviews), Sarah (Minnesota Mama's Must Haves), Rachel (Empowering Mommy), Myself and Aubrie (The Buzz 4 Moms)
The other Minnesota mom bloggers and I had so much fun at our 77Kids store! Every 77Kids store has a “Magical Window Display” and it definitely enchanted my children. They were both absolutely enthralled by the fact that we could push buttons on the outside to make the “skiing birds” race down the hill!
In addition to socializing over a lovely breakfast, we did some fun buzzing about the initiative, played with each other's kids, watched our kids model some clothes and did a little shopping with the gift cards 77Kids provided for us.
Since I'm always on the lookout for baby deals, I was able to get a total of 6 items and spend just a little more than the $50 gift card I received at the event. While I bought some absolutely fabulous items on clearance, my favorite item is this Zip Up Skull Sweater for Haiden (Yes, I paid full price, but I had a gift card!):
Honestly 77Kids is working so hard with bloggers like myself to get the word out about Wish-4-Snow, and I personally want to see it succeed! Take less than a minute out of your day, go create a snowflake and help 77Kids reach their 100,000 snowflake goal. It really does take less than a minute, and you can create as many as you want!
I want to help 77Kids reach their goal of creating 100,000 snowflakes on Wish-4-Snow, and 77Kids wants to help me help them!
Want to win a $50 Gift Card to spend at 77Kids stores or at 77Kids.com?
To enter, go to Wish-4-Kids and create a snowflake. Then, come back here and leave a comment letting me know what you wished for!
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77Kids provided the gift card for the giveaway in addition to hosting the event at the Mall of America. I also received breakfast and a gift card at the event.
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