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AbundaTrade’s Fundraising Kit Equals a Fun, Free Way to Fund Your Cause!

We’ve all done it. Bought something (a chocolate bar, cookies, popcorn, wrapping paper, magazines, etc.) that we probably did not really need or want in order to support our loved one’s (child’s,niece’s,nephew’s,grandchild’s, neighbor’s child’s, etc.) organization (sports team, scout troop, musical band, etc.) only to find out later that they only receive 30 or maybe 40 cents per dollar purchased.

Why not try a whole new concept in fundraising? One where the organization you are supporting gets to keep 100 or even 110% of the proceeds. And the best part is no one has to buy anything they do not need or want. In fact, they get to clear out their closets, declutter their media centers and bookshelves and feel great about supporting your cause!

It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

1. Get an estimate for your trade items online (to earn an extra 10% for your cause) withAbundaTrade’s Online Calculator, or simply box up your used or new CDs, DVDs, video games and books.

2. Ship your items or drop them off at our warehouse in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

3. We will process your trade within 72 business hours and donate your cash to the Cause of your choice. (Trade values are based on actual online marketing value and are subject to the condition of the items when they arrive for inspection at AbundaTrade’s warehouse. See condition details.)

Or click on AbundaTrade’s (free) Fundraiser Kit where you can view and download everything your Organization needs to hold a Win-Win Fundraiser: Your supporters get rid of used or new items they no longer need or want. Your organization does not have to ask supporters for cash donations or to buy something they don’t need. Unwanted items do not end up in a landfill, but instead someone else will ultimately buy and reuse them, aka reCommerce in action. And, last but certainly not least, your Organization gets 100-110% of the cash for your cause!

So start going through those cluttered corners and then head on over to AbundaTrade.com and support your favorite cause!

Hammers and Handlebars

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There’s a group of folks doing good work in Charleston today…and they may be heading your way! From what I gather, they are modeled on other popular walk-, run-, or swim- “a-thons” for which donations are collected on behalf of various worthwhile causes. In this case, Bike & Build participants take it one step further. In addition to raising funds for their cause–affordable housing–they actually engage in house building projects along their bicycle route.

Bike & Build offers several multi-state and cross-country routes each summer, with a variety of origination and destination points. The 4100 cycling route that departs, tomorrow, from Charleston, South Carolina, will travel through the South, across the High Plains, over the Rocky Mountains, and peak into the Northwest, before finishing on the Pacific coast, about ten weeks later, in Santa Cruz, California. Their schedule will incorporate 16 days of house building in various communities along the way, in conjunction with local housing organizations. This route will feature a multi-day “Blitz Build” with Pike’s Peak Habitat for Humanity in Colorado Springs, which will result in the completion of an entire house.

The first day of building for Bike & Build SC2SC (South Carolina to Santa Cruz) is here in the Charleston area. Tomorrow, Thursday, May 27, they will put down the hammers and begin pedaling westward. Other building stops will occur in or near such cities as Decatur, Alabama; Little Rock, Arkansas; Provo, Utah; and Boise, Idaho.

To learn how to join an upcoming ride, or to see how you might support some riders along their route, visit the official Bike & Build website. Interested in donating the trade value of your used CDs, DVDs, books, or video games to Bike & Build? It’s easy! Visit our AbundaFundraiser page for details.

AbundaTrade is for the birds

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There’s a bizarre and sad, but hopeful, story making a buzz out of Valdez, Alaska. A pair of bald eagles were engaged in a courtship ritual in which they lock talons mid-air and spin while free falling. The plan is for the eagles to separate and catch flight just before hitting the ground.

Anyone familiar with the springtime shenanigans of twitterpated teenagers knows that things don’t always turn out as planned. These eagles were so caught up in the moment, they missed their exit cue and slammed into the packed snow. Sadly, the male died as a result, giving credence to the “death spiral,” which is used to describe this daring behavior. The female, though badly injured, is expected to live. She is undergoing rehabilitation at the Bird Treatment and Learning Center in Anchorage. If she makes a full recovery, they will release her to the wild.

This story made me think of my visits to the Center for Birds of Prey, here in Charleston. They, too, provide rehabilitation for injured bald eagles and other wild birds found throughout the southeastern coast of the United States. They also offer excellent educational opportunities for visitors to their facility, and through their outreach to schools and other community organizations.

The Alaskan bald eagles I described earlier suffered injuries in a purely natural manner; that is not often the case. Most bird injuries are human related, whether through actual malice, ignorant carelessness, or just the simple reality of our world encroaching on theirs livelihood. You can support the good work of either aforementioned bird center by donating, volunteering, or just learning what we can do in our daily lives to help reduce the number of injured birds. Please visit the links I’ve provided, above, for more information.

Another way to support these bird centers, or any other 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is with AbundaTrade’s Fund A Cause program. When you trade in used movies, music, books, and video games to AbundaTrade, tell us that you want to participate in Fund A Cause and we will donate your trade value to the non-profit of your choosing.

Speaking of birds of prey, we have enjoyed the return of nesting ospreys that are perched atop a telecom tower outside AbundaTrade world headquarters. In the woods on the other side of our building, is what we believe to be a falcon. It has a nest in one of the taller trees and was seen fighting with three crows the other day. We’ll post some photos if we can get a good shot of them.

AbundaTrade.com partnered with Charleston Friends of the Library