Oprah gives Big to Ron Clarke Academy

Oprah gives 365 days a year

One of the biggest surprises from this year's election year was the Ron Clarke Academy musical performance of "You Can Vote However You Like." In case you've forgotten the amazing kids who wrote the 2008 anthem, see below for a refresher course. They swept the hearts of voters across the nation, encouraging people to cast their votes, no matter what the political party.

Well one fan was watching, the Do Scores #2 winner, Oprah Winfrey, who had long been a fan of the academy since having them on her show several years ago. She donated $365,000 to the school, which reaches out to at-risk kids in Atlanta through creative teaching methods. Oprah admits that she frequents their website checking out all of their latest projects. When they're not singing and dancing on CNN, the kids can be found out in the community, or boasting about their high test scores, all in the name of new education.

Ron Clark received a call from Oprah herself, who explained the $365,000 donation as giving to the school $1000 for every day of the year. Now that's one amazing way to support education.

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Oprah Big Give

deko and posh here...Don't forget to watch Oprah tonight for the finale of The Big Give. Also, tomorrow on Oprah's show Fresno, California will be featured on her show along with the Cast from The Big Give and all the great things people are doing around the country. Make sure you watch and if you can't watch make sure you Tivo it, no excuses!!

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oprah's big give in fresno california

deko and posh here...

Hey V.I.T.s don't forget to help raise funds for Oprah's Big Give this Saturday, April 19th here in Fresno. To volunteer or donate please contact Captain Mike Bowman at 559-485-7500 ext. 124. Help us raise money to install smoke detector's in low incoming housing. We don't want to lose another person from a house fire and smoke detector's save people lives. Here is the link to donate and for more information http://www.kfsn.com/com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=646&Itemid=121.

L8R...deko and posh

women of worth

posh here...Women of Worth by Loreal can change the World. Loreal Paris invites us to nominate a Woman of Worth. Is there a Woman of Worth whose volunteer work is making a beautiful difference in your community? Nominate this woman at http://www.womenofworth.com from April 1-June 16, 2008 and she could be given up to $25,000.00 for her charitable cause. WOW! deko and I are nominating Dina Thomas-Virrueta the founder of dekoposh, Inc.

Not only is Loreal Paris giving $25,000.00 to the winner but they will make an additional $5000.00 donation in the names of each of the winners to The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF).

Join the community today!

G2G...posh

project O bracelet

posh here...you know I love fashion, so look at what I found. O Bracelets from Kenya: swarovski crystals in woven mesh with sterling silver orbs. They range from $28.00 - $70.00 and you can order them at Macy's at this link http://www1.macys.com/search/index.ognc?SearchTarget=*&Keyword=obracelet. When you purchase these you are helping transform the lives of the African women who make them. The money raised by the bracelets breaks down as follows: Fifteen percent goes directly to the women involved in the production in Umoja (or Rwanda); 10 percent is donated to Umoja to help them set up a water system; 5 percent goes to Rwandan staff and trainers for the extra production there; 10 percent for Fair Winds Trading administration costs of running the project in three countries; 15 percent covers materials; 10 percent for packaging (boxes, tags); 15 percent for shipping between Africa and the U.S; 5 percent for ground transport withing Africa; 15 percent for Macy's to set up their Web site and handle orders. No one is making a profit except the women. Wow, this is awesome. Help these women and go out and buy these bracelets.

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big give and channel 30

hey there, the owner of dekoposh, Inc. Dina will be on the news tonight at 6:00 pm, ABC channel 30. I think the challenge is on! deko and posh along with dekoposh, Inc. want to Give Big. We need your comments on how you can help us Give Big. We need to start Fund Raising and also volunteer on April 19th to install smoke detectors. Leave us a comment how you can help and let's begin the process together. And don't forget whatever you buy from dekoposh, Inc. today until April 19th, dekoposh, Inc. will be donating $1.00 for every sale to the Smoke Detector Program with Captain Mike Bowman.

Let's be a part of BIG GIVE!!

G2G...deko and posh

big give

hey there...deko and posh here!!

We need your help. We have a chance to help Captain Mike Bowman Give Big!!! All we need to do is volunteer to help raise money and install smoke alarms in Fresno County Homes. Read the following from channel 30 and log onto http://www.abc30.com/ for more information. We could really make a difference. We want to hear from you. If you can and are willing to help, please leave us a comment and we will put more details together. On April 19th, we need volunteers to help install the smoke detectors and we need to start raising money now! Let's be a part of Big Give with Oprah, Captain Mike Bowman, and Channel 30. Read the following from Channel 30...

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The popularity of Oprah’s BIG GIVE television show on ABC30 is huge and now, the opportunity to help people right here in the Central Valley has arrived!

Oprah challenged ABC30…what would we do with $10,000? We answered the challenge with a plan that could include everyone in Central California and have a real impact on saving lives right here at home.

ABC30 donated the $10,000 to the Fresno County Fire Department to jump-start their Early Detection Program…a mission that rose from the ashes of a tragedy in February of 2007, when fire took the lives of two little girls in Calwa. Their home, like so many in Fresno County, was not equipped with a smoke alarm. The mother, Sylvia Escalante, joined forces with Cal Fire and began a door-to-door campaign to install free smoke detectors in low-income neighborhoods.

Now, with ABC30’s $10,000 check and a generous discount on the price of each smoke detector from KIDDE, one of the largest smoke detector manufacturers in the world, the final push to install a smoke detector in 9,000 Fresno County homes is on…but we need YOUR help!

On April 19, 2008, the day before Oprah’s BIG GIVE Finale, the Fresno County Fire Department will travel to 4 Fresno County communities - Huron, Parlier, Easton and Tranquility - to go door-to-door and install smoke detectors in homes that have none. Cal Fire will need volunteers to help with this ambitious task and more money to reach the $45,000 needed to purchase the remaining smoke detectors.


This is what it’s all about…the time has come to GIVE BIG!

If you would like to donate to the BIG GIVE ‘Early Detection Program’, please send your donation to the following addresses in care of the Early Detection Program.

Fresno County Fire Headquarters210 S. AcademySanger, CA 93657559-485-7500
Or

Premier Valley Bank8355 N. Fresno St.Suite 180Fresno, CA 93720Contact: Kathy Stonecipher559-256-6464

Your donation is tax deductible. Use tax ID # 94-1750511 for your records.

To volunteer on April 19th, contact Mike Bowman at Fresno County Fire Department.559-485-7500 ext. 124

tell us what you are doing to make today a better tomorrow

hey there...sup!!! leave us a comment and tell us what you are doing today to create a better tomorrow. we want to hear from you!

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Oprah is doing it again

deko and posh here...Oprah is giving 10 people bundles of cash, but they must give it all away!! We all must watch Oprah's Big Give on ABC, Sunday, March 2nd at
9/8c. What would you do with all the money?? tell us-deko and posh want to know. L8R