Good Dog Deeds

TGIFYGDF…Thank Goodness It’s Feed Your Good Dog Friday!

July 24, 2009 by Rose Caplan

It is predicted to be a beautiful day in Atlanta on Saturday!

The Queen of Hearts Foundation, co-founded by Katy Atterbery and Carmen Perez, brings its Cardio Kids program to the Green Market at Piedmont Park, and invites you and your kids to “a day for Awareness and Heart Health Education dedicated to Children. The Cardio Kids is all about an ECO Play Day to share fun outside. Games and activities to get their hearts pumping and to share information as to why it is so very important for them.”

The event takes place in a market setting at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Cardio Kids’ tent is set up as a drop by where they will lead activities on the hour.

Destination: Atlanta, GA – Queen of Hearts Foundation’s Cardio Kids tent at the Green Market.
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Piedmont Park’s Green Market
Address: 1071 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!

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Wednesday Wide Smile

July 22, 2009 by Rose Caplan

You’ve heard it said that two heads are better than one. Well, two hard working passioniate women show us that two hearts are better than one. Through their vision and hard work, and the creation of the Queen of Hearts Foundation, their combined passion will help make countless hearts stronger.

Most women over the age of 50 don’t live to talk about their heart attack. As a matter of fact, most women don’t talk about heart attacks at all.

Katy Atterbery and Carmen Perez know this all too well through their personal experiences with family and friends. So they took their shared passion and mission and created the Queen of Hearts Foundation. Their goals are to make a difference and empower women regarding their heart health through awareness, education and information.

Katy and Carmen believe that the lives of women of all ages will be saved by raising awareness of heart disease in women and through heart health education, and dissemination of information regarding same. Women will live longer and stronger lives through early awareness and detection, understanding their heart history, impact of lifestyle choices and knowledge of overall heart health.

It is also Katy and Carmen’s vision for the Queen of Hearts Foundation to engage kids of all ages. Its Cardio Kids Club will facilitate programs that will educate today’s children and get them in tune with the beat of their hearts; understanding how peer pressure and the stresses of being a kid can impact their heart health.

Further, through community outreach and interactive initiatives, the Queen of Hearts Foundation will strive to educate the community and unite neighborhoods through its Healing the Heart Program – Informing the Community Campaign.

The Queen of Hearts Foundation helps make hearts stronger through heart health awareness, education and information. Now that’s something to smile about!

And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!

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TGIFYGDF – Thank Goodness It’s Feed Your Good Dog Friday!

July 10, 2009 by Rose Caplan

This weekend…spend an hour giving a part of yourself to others. Give the gift of life with your blood donation.

According to the American Red Cross, the summer months are a tough time of year to collect enough blood for patients to help them battle an illness or injury. People are away on vacation. High school and college students are out of class for the summer. And, many businesses and industries that host blood drives have fewer staff available to give blood.

Yet the need for blood is constant, no matter what the time of year. Every two seconds, someone in America needs blood. There are countless reasons why someone may need a blood transfusion, including: surgery; serious injury; cancer or burns. Also people with blood disorders may require blood during their treatment.

The reason people give blood is just as varied. They may know someone who has needed blood. They are aware of the continual need for blood and want to make a difference. Or, they know that such a small percentage of those who can give actually do; and some see giving blood as a simple way to give back just because they can.

Please consider taking an hour this weekend and donate blood. You can find a location nearest you by going to the American Red Cross website.

For further information, or to schedule a donation time, you can also visit givelife.org, or call 1-800-GIVE LIFE.

And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!

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Wednesday Wide Smile

July 8, 2009 by Rose Caplan

One person turns her intention to give the gift of life into far more benefits for her community than just by volunteering to give blood.

Vanderbilt Junior Caroline Tredway decided one of the things she wanted to do this summer while home from school was give the gift of life. So she went to the American Red Cross website to sign up to give blood, and there she found information about how to do so. What Caroline also found was how to sponsor a blood drive. So sponsor a blood drive she did!

First things first….Caroline called the American Red Cross to arrange things. Then she put her plan in motion. She reserved her community’s clubhouse, as a suitable location for donors to come to; and, to announce the blood drive, she made and put up posters and banners around the neighborhood, and with local businesses. Caroline also contacted family and friends to encourage them to come out and volunteer to give the gift of life, and then she scheduled donors for appointments.

Caroline’s blood drive took place on Wednesday, July 1. 27 volunteers came out to give blood. Caroline was on hand to greet them, hand out informational packets and then visited with each volunteer as they gave blood and recovered with juice and cookies before leaving.

Due to Caroline’s insight and efforts the American Red Cross blood bank was 22 pints richer that Wednesday evening. All thanks to just one person who saw an opportunity to expand on her original plan.

And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!

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July 1, 2009 by Rose Caplan

If there is one thing in any of the U.S. News & World Report video series
50 Ways to Improve Your Life 2009 that you can use to improve your world, then it’s worth the few minutes it takes to watch them.

Here are ten ways from one of the videos titled Your World :

50 Ways to Improve Your Life Your World

Learn About Abraham Lincoln
Plant a Square-Foot Garden
Hypermile When You Drive
Help Those Hit by the Recession
Switch to a Push Mower

Air Dry Your Laundry
Practice Spreading Tolerance
Ditch the Phone While Driving
Get Your News Online
Buy Laptops for Kids

And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!

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TGIFYGDF – Thank Goodness It’s Feed Your Good Dog Friday!

June 26, 2009 by Rose Caplan

Three giants in the entertainment industry died this week…Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. All three had a huge impact on society in their own way and will be remembered for that which they wove into the lives of millions of people all over the world.

You know you don’t have to be an entertainment giant to make a difference in the world and leave it a better place. One person performing an act of kindness or a good deed done on behalf of another will result in more of the same, and so on. We can not underestimate the far reaching infinite effect on the world of just one person making the choice and doing something good. So if you are looking of ways to make a difference this weekend (or any other day in the future for that matter) and affect the lives of others in a positive way, check out the new All for Good website.

All for Good lets you browse activities and find events based on your location or interests. It is the “Craigslist for Service” created by a volunteer group of individuals from the technology, marketing and public sectors who were inspired by the call of President Obama to engage more Americans in service. All for Good makes finding a good deed project in your community easy as pie. Check it out on All for Good’s website by clicking here – allforgood.org.

Remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so you good dog always wins!