Couponing for Community is back for another year of giving!

You may recall that I participated in the first Couponing for Community event last year.  It was such a huge success with over 80 bloggers participating and thousands of items donated by all of YOU, that Kaley over at  Cha-Ching on a Shoestring decided to make this an annual event!

Here is some of the information from Kaley:

So what is Couponing for Community anyway?

Couponing for Community is an effort by couponers all over America to use the power of couponing to make a united impact.  We invite you to join this community of couponers by using your couponing skills to give to a homeless shelter, food pantry, or a friend in need during the week of May 8-14, 2011!  May 14 is also National Stamp Out Hunger day, so giving is as easy as leaving a bag of non-perishable items by your mailbox.

What is the goal?

This year we are setting a goal of 10,000 items donated in one week’s time. We invite you to track your giving during the week  of May 8-14 and then share your story on our Facebook page. We’ll even have a giving tracker to tally up everyone’s efforts!!

What can you do now?

• First, head on over and Like Couponing for Community on Facebook!   That will help keep you up to date on the details of the upcoming event and give you a place to connect with all of the other participating!

• Second, as you shop over the next few weeks, begin to set aside items that you can donate during the week of May 8-14.  Note: Since we want to keep a tally of items given that week, make sure to keep track of the number of items that you give away.  You can even take a picture to upload on the Facebook page.

• If you have a blog and would like to participate, simply write up a post about Couponing for Community and then submit the direct link to your post on the ‘Join In’ tab.

Start getting those dontation items ready!

If you need ideas on products to purchase, check out the Give Freely post every Thursday.

Are you participating this year?

Welcome to Give Freely!

I’ve teamed up with A Frugal Chick and other bloggers to bring you this wekly post!

One in five Americans deals daily with the issue of not having enough to eat. Many of those are children. As couponers, we have the unique opportunity to buy items at extremely reduced prices (or even free) to feed our families.

The goal is Give Freely is to present you each week with freebies or near freebies from your local grocery stores. Because these items are so inexpensive we are hoping that you will spend the extra few cents to pick up a spare item to donate to your community center, church, local food bank or shelter.

If you are a blogger who does deals for a supermarket not on this list and would be interested in participating, please send A Frugal Chick an e-mail!

Please take this opportunity to help stop hunger in this country!

Here are the great deals this week:

County Market (to see the complete list of deals click here)

Vegetables, (14.5-15.25 oz) Store Brand 13.5 oz $0.50

Tomatoes, Store Brand (14.5-15 oz) 14.5 oz $0.60

Hunt’s Tomato Sauce (15 oz) 15 oz $0.67

Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna (5 oz) 5 oz $0.69
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Welcome to Give Freely!

I’ve teamed up with A Frugal Chick & other bloggers to bring you this weekly post.

One in five Americans deals daily with the issue of not having enough to eat. Many of those are children. As couponers, we have the unique opportunity to buy items at extremely reduced prices (or even free) to feed our families.

The goal is Give Freely is to present you each week with freebies or near freebies from your local grocery stores. Because these items are so inexpensive we are hoping that you will spend the extra few cents to pick up a spare item to donate to your community center, church, local food bank or shelter.

If you are a blogger who does deals for a supermarket not on this list and would be interested in participating, please send A Frugal Chick an e-mail!

Please take this opportunity to help stop hunger in this country!

Here are the great deals this week:

County Market (to see the complete list of deals click here)

StarKist Chunk Light Tuna 5 oz $0.50

Brook’s Chili Beans 15.5 oz $0.59

Del Monte Canned Vegetables (11-16 oz.) 11 oz $0.75

Cream Soups, Store Brand (10.5 oz) 10.5 oz $0.79

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Welcome to Give Freely!

I’ve teamed up with A Frugal Chick and other bloggers to bring you this weekly post.

One in five Americans deals daily with the issue of not having enough to eat. Many of those are children. As couponers, we have the unique opportunity to buy items at extremely reduced prices (or even free) to feed our families.

The goal is Give Freely is to present you each week with freebies or near freebies from your local grocery stores. Because these items are so inexpensive we are hoping that you will spend the extra few cents to pick up a spare item to donate to your community center, church, local food bank or shelter.

If you are a blogger who does deals for a supermarket not on this list and would be interested in participating, please send A Frugal Chick an e-mail!

Please take this opportunity to help stop hunger in this country!

[Read more…]