Announcing Over 370 ?Must-Shop? Stores, Where Every Online Purchase Gives Back to Charity at No Extra Cost to Consumers

Portland, OR (PRWEB) August 31, 2011

CafeGive? the online shopping site where every purchase benefits charity, today announced 13 new stores have joined the cafegive.com roster bringing the online shopping mall to over 370 stores. Cafegive.com provides links to the online stores so that consumers shop directly at the stores they love, get the same prices and the same discounts. The percentage of purchase that goes to a charity for each store is published on the website. And it?s free. It doesn?t cost anything to give back to worthy causes year round.

Shopping on CafeGive is as easy as 1-2-3. 1) Choose Your Cause - Visit CafeGive.com and select from over 125 causes that your shopping will support. 2) Go Shopping - Simply click on your favorite store and shop like you normally would. 3) Every purchase you make gives back. The stores pay for referring you and we make sure a percentage of your purchase goes to your cause. It's effortless! Use CafeGive for online shopping & give back with every purchase.

?Cafegive.com amplifies grassroots giving. We take a natural daily activity like online shopping and make it benefit causes,? commented CafeGive CEO, Sandra Morris. ?Shoppers can select from over 120 causes that help globally, nationally and locally and the amount that each store gives is documented on our website. Each individual purchase can make a small difference, but collectively we can make a big difference.?

Here are 12 new stores that just joined CafeGive for your shopping and giving pleasure.

Bebe: A distinctive line of contemporary women's apparel and accessories. Bebe fashions are aimed at breaking the mold by offering stylish women distinctive and inspirational fashion with an unmistakable hint of sensuality.

For Teachers Only: Actually for everyone! It's the place to go for personalized pens and pencils, brain teasers, light bulb pencil sharpeners and other cool tools that make learning fun! Focused on supporting the educational community with affordable yet high quality products, For Teachers Only provide products to motivate students and recognize their achievements.

Sam?s Club: It?s hard not to be attracted the big box collections of self-stick notes, clips, rubber bands, printer paper, trash cans, chairs, electronics, computers, towels and chips - you can never have too much. And they have free shipping.

Diaper.com: The largest online baby care specialty site in the United States. Tired of the 'diaper runaround' - midnight store runs for diapers, frustrated searches for the right diaper size, wasted time waiting in store lines and traffic? Diapers.com is a better way.

Wag.com: Carries thousands of pet products ? from food, treats and toys to collars, habitats and grooming essentials ? across all the brands you already love, and lots of new brands to discover.

Beautybar.com: Find all your favorite specialty brands, the most exclusive beauty collections are here and are delivered right to your doorstep in as little as a day. Serving beauty devotees, novices and everyone in between, Beauty Bar is also the place to discover the latest beauty innovations and find the perfect gift.

Orvis: Offering distinctive clothing, home furnishings, gifts, and dog products and their world famous fly-fishing gear. Each item is rooted in authenticity and the outdoors, and all products are backed with a no-questions-asked guarantee.

Hammock.com: Whatever your choice or need, you're sure to find a hammock you and your family will love and use for years; whether on the beach, camping, in your own backyard, or even in your home, we've got your hammock, hammock chair or hammock with stand.

Crate & Barrel: Affordable, contemporary furniture, home decor, gifts, housewares, registry items and more. Crate and Barrel has everything you need to make your kitchen a functional and fashionable place to cook is here in the kitchen and food section. Shop the furniture collection to create a space you'll love to live in. Find furniture for every room, every style and every budget.

Swell: Surf lifestyle and killer surf lifestyle apparel and gear that help support the waves and beaches we all love. Swell offers products that support Surfrider, other eco-initiatives, and global greening. Definitely worth checking out.

Campmor ? For the serious recreational equipment enthusiast. They have all the gear for the outdoors including tents, racks, climbing, camping, winter sports gear, summer sports gear and all the fashions to go with the outdoor lifestyle. Their gear guru?s will help you with any questions or just provide great tips.

CB2 - The affordable and modern version of Crate & Barrel for the modern home. Design that's clever and in the moment, that's spare and simple but with great attention to details, that's priced smart so we can all have it all (and feel smart doing so). The only attitude you'll find at CB2 is creative, fun, happy to share.

CafeGive.com uses affiliate compensation fees as well as some direct relationships with online stores to support giving activities. Every time a consumer makes a purchase through the CafeGive website, a percentage of the affiliate compensation is paid to a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that the shopper selected.

About CafeGive

CafeGive is a unique online marketplace that lets consumers shop for a cause. Cafegive.com is a free service connecting online shoppers to hundreds of brand-name online retailers and local and national nonprofit organizations to earn for their causes. In addition, CafeGive provides social networking tools to allow nonprofits and consumers to create specific fundraising goals and extend their reach to family and friends. The CafeGive website is the company?s first social responsibility related application combining philanthropy and online shopping. CafeGive is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. For more information visit http://www.cafegive.com

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What?s in a Name? Strategic Marks, LLC Plans to Bring Back the Brand Names You Remember

Irvine, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2011

What do Atari?, Astro Pop?, Flicks Candy?, Bonomo Turkish Taffy? and Mini Cooper? have in common? They are all brand names that, once upon a time, were big businesses and part of the public vernacular, then died off and were recently resurrected by loyalists who couldn?t see those iconic brands fade away. More and more die-hard fans of some of the most iconic brands that faded away are focused on bringing them back with a real passion, not just to fit a corporate product mix. Strategic Marks, LLC, a company based in Irvine, CA, is one of a handful of companies with plans to revive some of these long-lost brand names since many brand icons are pieces of ?Americana? history and American popular culture.

Good trademarks are those that establish a strong and favorable connection, in the minds of the consumers, between a specific good or service and the source of that good or service. Therefore, even when the product leaves the marketplace due to company consolidation or because it was pulled off the market, consumers still hold strong feelings and attachments to these brands. In many cases, the loyal customers are the ones taking charge and acquiring these brands, making sure the mistakes that originally caused the brand?s demise won?t be duplicated.

?I started the company as a hobby by first acquiring the rights to Astro Pop?, (one of the most popular candy suckers in the world which Spangler Candy stopped making in 2004) then started acquiring other defunct retail and food brand trademarks that once emotionally resonated with the consumer during its heyday. It really is a personal thing with me?, says Ellia Kassoff, the CEO of Strategic Marks, LLC. ?It all started when I couldn?t find my favorite candy sucker, Astro Pop? in any of the stores and called the manufacturer. When they told me they discontinued the product, my heart dropped. I asked myself, how can they just discontinue one of the most iconic candy brands around just like that? I then called the CEO of the company and asked if the rights for Astro Pop were for sale. Two years later, I own the brand!? After doing research on why companies drop brands I was amazed to find out sometimes, it?s just a matter of simple ?brand management?. Many large companies have a financial formula and if the brand doesn?t meet the formula, they simply drop the product. Other examples include when Macys bought Federated Department stores and closed many of the old department store names that people loved. They just didn?t need them anymore. In one day they all faded away. Leaf Brands was one of the top 10 candy companies in the US, with iconic brands such as Jolly Rancher?, Milk Duds?, Whoppers?, Heath Bar? plus they had the market share of gumball machines with their Rainblo? Bubble Gum line. When Hershey bought the US division of Leaf in 1996, all those brands became Hershey and the Leaf Name was tossed aside.? Everyone in the candy industry remembers Leaf so we acquired the name and restarted the company. When we made our debut at the National Candy show in May, it was as if the Leaf name hadn?t died. We had customers asking us to bring back the bubblegum and make a new malted milk ball. It was so amazing!? One article ran saying, ?Major Confectionary Company Leaf Brands announces new product at the Sweets and Snacks Show.? ?I started laughing and said, Wow, we?re only two days old and we?re already a ?major confectionary giant??

Ken Wiesen, an attorney from NY brought back Bonomo Turkish Taffy? and Machinery manufacturer Jim Tjerrild brought back Flicks Candy? after Ghirardelli stopped making the favorite movie chocolate bits back in the 1980?s. ?These were our favorite candies growing up and no one stepped-up to resurrect them so we decided to do something about it,? Says Ken. ?The brands are our babies! There are quite a few of us out there that are buying up our favorite brands.? Ken continues.

?Consumers miss the unique and special things these nostalgic brands provided. So much these days is generic and lacking that special touch,? said Kassoff. We just want to bring back some of the memories and happiness these old brands gave us growing up. We?re talking to mall owners that would love to license the old department store names and re-open them. We?re really excited about these stores coming back! More selection, more competition, better service.?

Brand Expansion

The key to success with any of these brands is not only re-starting them but also extending the line of the brands. ?With Astro Pop?, we decided to create Astro Pop Sodas?, A Giant 2lb Astro Pop, small versions called Astro Pop Asteroids? and plans are to create a frozen Astro Pop. ?We have to move the brand forward and not keep them the way they were.? Kassoff explains.

Strategic Marks, LLC has received the rights to the following trademarks and is in the process of re-launching and re-establishing these brands via in-house brand development and outside licensing/partnership alliance model, with plans to focus on e-commerce, private label, as well as offer special signature products, and licensed/brand extensions:

Retro Department Stores

Joseph Magnin

Bullock?s Department Store

May Company

Robinson?s

Jordan Marsh

Filene?s

The Broadway

The Bon Marche?

Abraham and Straus

Candy

Leaf Brands, LLC

Wacky Wafers

Astro Pop?

Clothing/Lifestyle

Newport Ski Company

Newport Surf and Sport

Retailer websites are planning to launch in late 2011.

About Strategic Marks, LLC: Based in Irvine, CA, Strategic Marks, LLC identifies, acquires, redevelops, and monetizes iconic brand intellectual property.

About Leaf Brands, LLC: The original LEAF Brands were started in the 1920's. LEAF Brands, once the fourth largest candy producer in North America, brought candy classics such as Whoppers? and Jolly Rancher? to the marketplace. Members of the Leaf family have assembled together once again to revive the Leaf name and its famous image after the US division was sold to The Hershey Corporation in 1996 and left the United States. Products include Astro Pops?, Yummers!?, Farts? and David?s Signature Beyond Gourmet? products.

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Quit Nits Offers Effective, Non-Toxic Solution to Head Lice ? Quick, Pesticide-Free Treatment is Ideal for Back to School Season

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2011

No parent wants to discover that their child?s hair is crawling with head lice, yet this parasitic invasion is a fact of life for millions of Americans each year. Adaptable and resilient, head lice have been invading scalps for centuries by taking advantage of close person-to-person contact to spread. As the school year begins, panic stricken parents need not reach for harsh, toxic chemicals to kill nits and eggs, however. Effective and non-toxic treatments such as Quit Nits Complete Head Lice Kit can kill head lice and prevent re-infestation without exposing children, babies and pregnant or nursing mothers to pesticide risks.

When an infestation has been established the natural reaction of parents is to take action quickly but this need not mean reaching for chemical treatments that use pesticides. Quit Nits, a treatment made with natural active ingredients and distributed in North America by Hyland's Inc., works safely and effectively to kill head lice and nits, and includes a preventative spray to prevent their return.

Quit Nits Complete Lice Kit contains a 4 fl. oz. bottle of Advance Lice Treatment Cream to eliminate head lice and their eggs, and one easy-to-use Everyday Preventative Spray(1 fl. oz.) to prevent re-infestation. A short video explaining how to use the products can be found at http://www.quitnits.us/.

The Quit Nits treatment involves just two simple steps: (1) apply the treatment cream thoroughly to dry hair, and leave it on, covered with the included cap for four hours, and (2) wash the treatment cream out. No further combing is required to remove live lice, although a comb is included in the kit to help remove dead lice and nits from the hair. The fragrant Everyday Preventative Spray can be used both prior to exposure as a proactive measure, and after infestation to avoid reoccurrence and to condition hair. Parents in particular enjoy the reassurance of the spray to protect their own hair during the school year and in to summer camp season.

?What makes Quit Nits Kit and Spray so unique is its homeopathic formulation of natural ingredients. The plant-based ingredients in the product - Quassia Amara, Eucalyptus Globulus, Staphysagria & Sabadilla - have a long history of use against lice,? said John Found, technical director for Quit Nits. ?When parents face a challenge like head lice, having Quit Nits on hand in the medicine cabinet is a fast, effective and worry-free way to treat the problem,? Found noted.

Head lice, or Pediculus humanus capitis, have been found on the hair and scalps of people worldwide for many centuries. A wide variety of treatments have been used to eliminate them ? from rigorous combing, to smothering them with olive oil, peanut butter or petroleum jelly, to chemical treatments containing pesticides that can cause severe side effects. Spread by direct contact with the head or hair of someone already infested, head lice can also be transferred by sharing personal items such as brushes, hats and even linens. This is why it is important to treat the whole family for head lice, even if just one member is affected.

Because infestations affect mostly school-age children, whose development can be adversely affected by chemicals, the method of treatment used to control head lice is of concern to many parents. Quit Nits was created by mother-of-three, Leanne Preston, whose non-toxic formula has revolutionized the treatment of head lice from Australia to Europe, and is now available throughout the U.S. Quit Nits products are made with certified natural active ingredients that contain no chemical pesticides, and have a low allergy formula. They are safe for use by pregnant and nursing mothers, and for repeated use.

Quit Nits Complete Head Lice Kit can be found at chain drug stores, pharmacies, grocery stores, natural product stores, and supercenters, at a suggested retail price of $ 19.99. Quit Nits Everyday Preventative Spray comes in a 4 fl. oz. bottle with a suggested retail price of $ 9.99.

About Hyland?s Inc.

Hyland?s Inc., a division of Standard Homeopathic Company, develops homeopathic medicines with the highest-quality natural ingredients, following the strictest standards of preparation. With its commitment to excellence for over a century, Hyland?s consistently provides quality and integrity in every product. From Hyland?s Baby Teething Tablets to Hyland?s Calms Fort?, Hyland's cares for families at every stage of life. Consumers can trust all Hyland?s products to be natural, gentle, effective and safe for the entire family. For more information on products, visit http://www.hylands.com or http://www.facebook.com/Hylands.Health.

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Go "Back to Basics" with Vermont Castings Wood-Burning Stoves

Paris, KY (PRWEB) September 26, 2011

What if preparing dinner involved grabbing an axe to chop the wood for a stove, heading to the well for water and digging up the vegetables in a own garden? Get ready to go ?back to basics? ? living off the land is leaving the fringe and coming to a home near you. Vermont Castings, a leading full-line hearth and grill supplier, offers a heating alternative to gas with its Defiant? wood-burning stove.

?The self-sufficiency trend is evident in a variety of ways, from the resurgence of farmers? markets to the growing emphasis on ?green? products,? said Jess Baldwin, vice president of marketing, merchandising and product development for Vermont Castings. ?Even in our Western culture ? which emphasizes convenience ? there are plenty of big and small ways to become more self-sufficient without sacrificing style and comfort.?

Whether it?s a desire to save money, save the environment or live a simpler life, decreased reliance on commercial goods has emerged as a growing trend in these financially unstable times when varying degrees of self-sufficiency have become more commonplace. Here are ways that consumers can go "back to basics":

The Heat is On

For those looking for a heating alternative to gas, wood-burning stoves can create enough heat for an entire home ? or only one specific room ? and make a d?cor statement as well.

?Many people may not think of stoves as a viable home heating option, but they are very efficient and are surprisingly easy to use,? said Baldwin. ?From growing trees to chopping your own wood, using a wood stove is a clear-cut way to provide a basic necessity for your family.?

From beautifully crafted cast iron to sleek steel, the stoves from Vermont Castings offer the latest innovations, outstanding performance and distinct style. And all of the iron used to make their iconic, handcrafted wood burning stoves is 100 percent recycled.

The Vermont Castings Defiant? stove features a top-leaded design, allowing users to fill to nearly 100 percent of its capacity ? resulting in longer burn times and less loading. Easy to clean and maintain, Defiant also offers high efficiency operation ? which produces more heat from less wood for additional cost savings. And in colors from Classic Black and Majolica Brown to the deep red of Bordeaux and sophisticated white of Biscuit, Defiant offers the traditional beauty of fashionable and functional handcrafted cast iron that can proudly be showcased in the home.

What?s For Dinner?

Growing and raising your own food is a great step toward modern sustainability ? and greater control over what you and your family eat. From urban community gardens to raising chickens on a small farm to raising bees for honey, the possibilities for ?living off the land? are endless.

For those with a small space and budget, windowboxes and hanging baskets offer a variety of options for growing food, including herbs, fruiting plants and peppers. For larger spaces, organic vegetable gardens offer the potential for fresh produce as well as a supply for canning ? resulting in a year-round supply of homegrown food.

Composting household waste provides the additional benefits of sustaining and growing a garden, as well as cutting down on waste.

Use What's On Hand

Going ?back to basics? is as simple as decreasing reliance on convenience products and packaged goods and using every part of what's already on hand. Start by using rags instead of paper towels and cloth napkins instead of paper. Use strips or squares of old clothing to make rugs or blankets, or forgo the use of disposable diapers and use cloth diapers instead.

For more information about Vermont Castings products, visit http://www.vermontcastings.com/.

About Monessen Hearth Systems Company

Monessen Hearth Systems Company (MHSC) is a leading supplier of hearth and grill products throughout North and South America, Asia and Europe. Under its four brands, Vermont Castings, Majestic, Monessen and Ambient Technologies, MHSC offers a full line of direct vent, natural vent, vent-free, wood-burning and electric fireplaces, inserts, log sets and stoves as well as outdoor grills and heating products. With more than 600 employees and four locations, MHSC is proud to be on the cutting edge of design, efficiency and environmental responsibility.

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