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Crafting Goodwill Across Central Florida Members of the Craft & Hobby Association Give Back

Elmwood Park, NJ (PRWEB) July 24, 2009

Inspired by the warm Southern welcome extended to the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) from Florida State Governor Crist and Mayor Crotty who issued a proclamation declaring July 27 – August 1, 2009 as Official Craft and Hobby Week across Florida in and a proclamation declaring July 31-August 1 as SuperCraft Weekend in Orange County, CHA is proud to announce that CHA members have collaborated with local and regional organizations to host and sponsor several public craft events in Florida between July 25 and August 1.    

On July 25, 2009, CHA member Kathy Peterson will attend the 5th Annual Orange County Back-2-School, Back-2-Health Event with District 3′s Commissioner Mildred Fernandez. The event includes free immunizations and health screenings, 2,500 FREE backpacks for local students pre-K through 12th grade. Kathy, a native of Southern Florida pulled her CraftForHealth.com team to host a kids’ craft area and coordinated craft supply donations for the onsite craft activities including crafting a brick wall of health and creative wrist bands. CHA Member companies ILoveToCreate a Duncan Company, CreativeHands, Darrice, and GlueArts all contributed craft supplies. The FREE event that will be held at Amazon Village Shoppes at 111000 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando from 9 pm to 2 pm. For more information about the medicinal benefits of crafting go to http://www.craftforhealth.com.

CHA Members also coordinated with the hard working folks at the Orange County Library to host a free one-hour kids crafting event on July 29, 2009 at the South Creek Library Branch. CHA, and its’ members FloraCraft and GlueArts donated the supplies and the time necessary to put on this Kids’ Crafting Event where children will be expressing their creativity and crafting Styrofoam animals.

July 28 – July 30, CHA members and members of the craft industry will be hosting a silent celebrity auction from the CHA Summer Trade Show in booth #1829 at the Orange County Convention Center. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Miami-based Leeza Gibbon’s Memory Foundation a non-profit that helps caregivers impacted by memory disorders and other chronic illnesses.

On July 31, 2009 from 5 – 11 pm at the Orange County Convention Center, CHA and Scrapbook Royalties, with members of the community are invited to participate in a scrapbooking fundraiser called, “the World’s Largest Crop Attempt” in efforts to raise money for the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation. For the novice, a crop is an event where scrapbookers get together to scrapbook using the hottest tools, and learn the latest techniques taught by celebrity scrapbookers. The crop will feature product giveaways, goodie bags for each participant worth more than $ 50, door prizes, a charity raffle, and will be attended by celebrity scrapbookers. This special event is open to the public and tickets can be purchased for $ 20 at http://www.craftsupershow.com.

CHA members donating to the crop include: Art Institute Glitter, Inc., Beacon Adhesives, Blumenthal Lansing Co., Copic Markers, Canon USA, C&T Publishing, Clear Bags, Crafty Chica, Creative Impressions, Faber Castell, Fancy Pants Designs Inc., Fiskars, FloraCraft, Flowersoft, Glue Arts , Imaginisce Jesse James & Co. , Liberty Scrapbook Supply , Maya Road, Me and My Big Ideas, Petersen-Arne, ProvoCraft, Sizzix , Soft Flex , Stampington Publications, Quick Quotes, Ultra Pro, and Unity Stamp Company.

The Craft SuperShow is open to the public and is the place to buy the hottest craft products, experience the coolest make-n-take craft projects, attend professional-grade education from industry experts, meet craft celebrities and participate in product demonstrations in a family friendly, air conditioned environment. For more Craft SuperShow information please visit http://www.craftsupershow.com.

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No More Breaking Your Back, Here’s Low-Maintenance Gardening

Apopka, FL (PRWEB) July 4, 2004

There’s no longer any need for a gardener to break their back and suffer chronic knee pain from the work of maintaining a garden. An Apopka man is now creating beautiful, blossoming gardens that require hardly any maintenance at all.

Matthew Urton, an expert on ecological water gardens, is selling them to gardeners who want relief from the drudgery of maintaining a garden. These water gardens provide owners with crystal-clear sparkling water (you can see all the way to the bottom), blossoming water lilies, colorful Japanese koi fish, and soothing, melodious waterfalls.

“People just love these water gardens,” states Urton. “It’s like they have their own personal vacation spot right in the backyard or even the front yard if they want to be the envy of the neighborhood. People love to sit for sometimes hours watching the living, vibrant beauty they have to offer. It is not unusual for a family to make the water garden the new family gathering place. It can quickly take the place of watching TV. The whole family gets to enjoy it. The parents get to relax and unwind after a grueling day at work. The kids get to watch the fascination of nature as it unfolds around them. Even the family dog can bark at the fish. These water gardens can even serve as mini wading pools, and can be the perfect cooling center on a hot, sweltering day. The enjoyment is endless.”

These water gardens can be installed by Paradise Ponds’ professional pond and water garden division of Terray Enterprises, Inc., or the homeowner can purchase a kit and follow the 20-step installation instruction on video tape or DVD. A water garden can be installed in as little as a day and provide many years of relaxing enjoyment. There’s also the added benefit that a water garden can dramatically increase the resale value of a home by as much as $ 10,000 or more.

People who would love to own a “beautiful blossoming water garden” can reach Urton at (321) 377-4162 during regular business hours.

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San Francisco Auto Repair Center Gives Back to the Community

San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) April 22, 2011

San Francisco Auto Repair Center is giving 10 percent off any of their offered services up to $ 1,000 as donation to a San Francisco Public School.

“The school budgets are being cut to the bone and the kids have needs, which are not being met,” said Gary Siegel of San Francisco Auto Repair Center. “We want to do our part to help.”

A lot of schools no longer have the capacity to provide students the supplies, materials and resources they require to learn. This situation can influence the student’s performance in such a way that the lack of materials may discourage them from performing better in class. In order to attend to this particular problem of the community, San Francisco Auto Repair Center decided to allocate a portion of its proceeds to help students. In this project, customers will be given the opportunity to choose which school the donation will go to. This offer is not combinable with any other discounts or coupons. To further give back to the community, San Francisco Auto Repair Center wants to expand its reach to other charities and non-profits with the same goal in mind. This is a great time for San Francisco Auto Repair Center and its customers to join hands and reach out to the community.

For more information about San Francisco Auto Repair Center, call them at 415-285-8588 or visit them at http://www.sfautorepaircenter.com.

About San Francisco Auto Repair Center

San Francisco Auto Repair Center specializes in smog test issues, check engine lights, and drivability problems. They also perform full service vehicle repairs, oil changes, brake repairs, door glass, as well as windshield glass repairs and replacements.

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