The Green Frugal

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UPDATE: Congratulations to our DonorsChoose gift card winner, Andrea Lisa Lopes!

And thank you to all who shared their volunteer experiences and ideas. It is great to hear that so many of our readers are involved in helping out their communities. It is truly inspiring!

This coming Sunday, the team here at Cash4Books.net is going to a volunteer event where we will help to clean up Cathedral Park in Portland, OR. Stay tuned for more details about our experience!

We can't wait to help clean-up beautiful Cathedral Park! Photo Credit: iadk, Flicker

This got me thinking about the many benefits of summer volunteer events. You can get your whole family outside and actually enjoy the sunshine and warm weather. Additionally, if you pick the right volunteer event you can actually get yourself and your family some decent exercise. I know I was pretty sore after one of our previous volunteer events. Finally and perhaps most importantly, you are able to give back to the community!

We’d like to hear from you about summer volunteer event ideas that are great for the whole family. Or let us know about a previous volunteer event that you enjoyed. We’ll pick our favorite and the winner will get a $100 Donors Choose gift card!

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Strapped for cash?

Here are four ways to make money fast!

1. Sell some of your gently used books.
2. Gold is at an all time high. Selling some of this precious metal from your jewelry box will pay off quickly!
3. Clean out your closet. Resale shops are always looking for great styles of used clothing.
4. Old electronics sitting around collecting dust. Not anymore! Go online and see who is buying used electronics; online buyback companies are buying everything from used cell phones to modems.

Happy selling.

Claire F.