Shopping For a Cause

So most of us don't need a cause to go shopping, but it is so much fun when we have a good excuse to buy something awesome!

A good friend of mine Rina Gonzales is part of Inland Agency Shop to Stop Breast Cancer. Yep, that is right, you get to shop for an awesome cause!

Here is an excerpt from their blog that explains the event...

Shop to Stop Breast Cancer is an event like no other – it’s a fundraiser that’s FREE!!!

How is this event Free? Your contribution (minimum of $50) which guarantees your entrance into the Shop is returned to you in the form of “Inland Agency Bucks”.

The Shop itself consists of a wide range of items – from Baby Gifts to Collectibles (think vintage items!) to electronics to housewares to purses to jewelry – too many good things to list. Even better, all of the items in the shop are a GREAT deal – a good shopper will leave with items that exceed the donation amount.

Why Shop? All donations to this event go to Inland Agency’s Breast Health Program which is one of the few providers of free mammograms to women under 40 in Riverside County and San Bernardino County. Plus, the Shop is fabulous, it is always well stocked (think Designer Purses, Awesome Gift Baskets, Original Artwork…again, I could go on and on.)

Where do we get the Shop items? The primary source of the Shop inventory is from community donations through our re-gifting campaign. Basically, we seek out donations from the Riverside/San Bernardino Community by simply asking our community to clean sweep unused items from their closets - you know the gifts from well-intentioned friends/family that are just, shall we say, “Not you”? We also get a good deal of donations from restaurants, local businesses, and theme parks, etc.
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This years event was a huge success and now they are gearing up for next years event, which will be March 29, 2010 at the Marriott Riverside.

So if you are in Riverside County, San Bernardino County or anywhere in California, give to a great cause and then go shopping!

For more information go to www.shoptostopbreastcancer.blogspot.com

~Roshel~