Stamp Out Hunger: Saturday, May 8th! Great Way for All of Us to Make a Difference!

Did you know that food banks everywhere have experienced a 30% increase in demand as the economy has worsened?

While so many of you have already started "Clipping for a Cause" on your own too, there is another way you can help coming up this Saturday, May 8th!!

All you have to do is place a bag of non-perishables in your mailbox. Your mail carrier will then take them and deliver them to your local food bank.

It's so unfortunate that right here in our own neighborhoods, people are struggling to make ends meet. Together, we can make a difference and pledge to "Stamp Out Hunger." Please click here for more information.

A Great Deal Starting at Publix Tomorrow--Thanks to my Friend Jason!

OK yall, I am convinced after this one that my coupon buddy Jason has way too much time on his hands! I needed a Tylenol after reading through this deal because my head hurt so bad thinking about it! (JK) Anyway, I thought I would share it with you, after of course he informed me of the $10 commission he was charging for me to put it up on my site!

That being said, I am directing all questions and headaches to his site!!! Click here to visit One Man's Plan for Free and Cheap Groceries!

Here's the deal:
There is a coupon in this week’s flyer for a $10 Publix gift card when you buy a $50 Prepaid Amex card. There is a $4.95 activation fee, but it is still worth it as you come out $5 ahead as you will have $60 worth of gift cards with only $55 out of pocket. You can roll this into a second transaction. If you do that on your first transaction then get the $25 groceries and the $50 BP card, you can use the $10 coupon for the BP card, the $10 Publix gift card, and the $50 Amex to come out ahead of the game making the BP card even cheaper. Even without any other coupons, it still is an awesome deal. Money makers would make this one even better!

$50 BP card
$25 groceries
=$75 total

-$10 BP card Coupon
-$10 Publix card
-$50 Amex card
=$5 left to pay

Best Ways to Donate for FREE or Pocket Change Starting Thursday at Publix!

Ragu Pasta Sauce, Assorted Varieties, 16-26.3oz jar BOGO (Buy one, get one free) $2.19
-$.75/1 Ragu Pasta Sauce, Any 16- 66 Oz. (Target Coupon) – 04-25-10 RP
*Check to make sure your store considers Target a competitor. If so, the sauce will be 0.35 cents!

Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, Assorted Varieties, 13.5 to 15.2 oz box, BOGO $2.39
-$1.25/3 Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts, any 8 ct + packages – 03-28-10 RP
Makes each box .78 cents!

Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing or Farmhouse Originals, 16oz bot BOGO $3.45
-$2/1 Hidden Valley Farmhouse Originals Dressing, Any 16 Oz. – 03-14-10 SS
FREE After Coupon

Dove Anti-Perspirant Deodorant, Assorted Varieties, Invisible Solid 2.6 z pkg (Doen't Include Dove Ultimate) BOGO $2.29
-$1/1 Dove Body Mist Or Deodorant, Any – 04-25-10 RP
You pay .15¢ per item after coupon!

Nivea Body Wash is priced at $3.89 (Green Advantage Buy price through 5/21) .
There is a $4/1 Nivea coupon from 05-02-10 RP which makes it FREE!

Thanks, I Heart Publix!

FREE Carefree Sanitary Napkins-In Great Demand at Food Banks Everywhere!!

Although not the most fun and exciting item to put up on the conveyor belt at the checkout line, food banks everywhere are in great demand of donations such as sanitary napkins. All of us gals need these, but imagine being rationed 8 to a bag each time you needed them. Because they are "non-food" items, clients are unable to use their food stamps on these products. The reason for the 8 per bag is because each donated package is torn apart and then divided among small plastic bags to assure that each woman gets some. As you can see, the demand for these items far exceeds the supply.

Currently, WalMart, Publix and Rite Aid have Carefree sanitary napkins for under a dollar! (0.94 cents and 0.99 cents for the 18-22 count). There was a $1/1 coupon in 4/25 Smart Source for any Carefree product, making them free!

If this is something you use..by all means, take advantage of it yourself! If not, please consider picking it up and donating it to "Clipping for a Cause" or your local food bank if you are outside of the Atlanta area!

Recent Stats...3 Months In

A lot of you have been asking..."how many items have been donated to date?" "How much have you saved?" "How much has been spent out of pocket?"

Well, here ya go!

I looked back on past blog posts and the very first one was dated February 4, 2010.

Since then:

2,277 Items Have Been Donated (including Mobile Food Drive items)
Amount Saved: $779.92
Amount Spent Out of Pocket: $30.44

3rd Mobile Food Drive-734 Items!!!!!

First off, thank you to every single person who donates to our monthly food drives. To have a vision, and see it come alive month after month is indescribable! On Thursday, "Clipping for a Cause" gathered and donated 734 ITEMS that were distributed among three different organizations. If this is the first time you have heard about a "Mobile Food Drive," the concept is simple. It's very similar to the Salvation Army's way of gathering donations. Neighbors, friends and community members are asked to place a bag on non-perishables outside of their doors to be picked up and delivered for them. If interested, please contact me! As part of our effort to "stock the shelves," we do this once a month!

In April, all personal hygiene items benefited the residents at the Villa Lodge and Suites in Lawrenceville. Nearly 200 items from soap, toothpaste, razors, medicines, dishwashing liquid, vitamins, etc. were delivered to these families in need!

All cold/freezer items were delivered to The Quinn House of Lawrenceville. Employees at the Quinn House care for and prepare food for 40people each day. There is a need for everything and I absolutely love going there. They are so gracious and thankful for everything.

All non-perishable food was donated to the Southeast Gwinnett Co-op. In an effort to reach out to as many different people, we rotate non-perishable donations between the Lawrenceville and Southeast Gwinnett Co-ops each month. Over 400 items were donated during this mobile food drive to Southeast Gwinnett Co-op!

"Clipping for a Cause" Excitement Wednesday Night!

This past Wednesday had to be the most unbelievable night since "Clipping for a Cause" first began. As we gathered in the room and began to sort through the OVERWHELMING amount of donated coupon inserts, you could feel the excitement in the air! To put it into perspective, Kellie, my right-hand-woman and "The Organizer" as I will proudly label her, had to create a new organizing system! There were so many donated inserts that in some cases, just one date (ex. 3/21/10) had to have an ENTIRE binder just for itself!!! What a great problem to have!

If I had to guess, I would say there were at least 100+ coupon inserts spread out on the tables. We spent the night clipping away...and this week, two of our main items we concentrated on were Lunchables (currently 10 for $10 and there is a $1/1 coupon in 3/21 SS) and Mahatma Rice (always 0.99 for short grain and there is a 0.50/1 coupon in 4/25/10 RP making it free).

30 Lunchables were delivered already to The Quinn House of Lawrenceville on Friday, and one of the residents explained to me that "he could eat all of them in one sitting!" More are on the way, as we divided up all of the coupons and shopping between us!