Easter Seals

Easter reminds us of spring and bunnies, chocolate eggs and jelly beans. But year round the folks at Easter Seals work to help those with disabilities to enjoy a better quality of life.

Check out the Easter Seals Wisconsin website eastersealswisconsin.com and see all the good things this charity does.

From all of us at BuyWisconsinLand.com - Happy Easter everyone!

Great Lakes Mitten Campaign

The 'State Mitten War' (see blog post from December 8th) has blossomed into the Great Lakes Mitten Campaign!

Pure Michigan and Travel Wisconsin have teamed up to collect mittens for local charities.  But you only have until January 15th - so check out this website to find the collection location nearest you - Mitten Love

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One Special Christmas Card

One Christmas card travelled back and forth between two friends for over 50 years. By Suzanne Loudamy tricountyleader.com

In 1950, Acker Hanks began sending a Christmas card to his friend Lee Kelley and this year, it has received its last post.

The two men had met right out of college as they began their careers. Hanks was a teacher in New Waverly and Kelley started his job with the U.S. Forestry Service.

Full Story The traveling Christmas card

Happy Holidays! A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at BuyWisconsinLand.com

Giving from your Heart

You've finished the shopping and wrapped all the gifts (see the last post!) but now you want to give just a little more.

It seems most people have a charity or two they like to donate to. But sometimes you wonder how much of your dollar is really going toward the cause?

Two great sites that can help are CharityWatch.org and CharityNavigator.org These sites rate charities based on percentage of money going for administrative costs and financial dealings, plus let you know which are most popular as well as new groups who need your help and much more. It will help you feel better knowing your dollars really are helping someone this holiday season.

From the BuyWisconsinLand.com team: Roy, Jerry, Mike, Lance and Shelley, we wish everyone a very joyous Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season.