Let’s Fight Against Hunger (giveaway)

by Jennifer Sikora April 28, 2013 82 comments
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Jennifer, 5 Minutes for Mom’s assistant, shares her insight into the Nestle & Walmart’s fight against hunger, in this giveaway. This post is compensated but her opinions are her own. I hate to hear about kids, [...]

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How to Throw a Party with a Purpose

by Jennifer Sikora April 27, 2013 0 comments

Jennifer here – Last year there was a horrendous tornado that ripped through a town close to where we live. There was tons of devastation and families were torn apart. It was sickening. My daughter [...]

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Pin for a Cure

by Jennifer Sikora March 21, 2013 1 comment
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Here are 5 Minutes for Mom, we love jumping on board to help bring awareness for causes that raise funds to help families who are struggling with life debilitating diseases. We feel like that by [...]

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The Rewards of Being a Foster Care Family

by Jennifer Sikora March 11, 2013 0 comments
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Children first experience the world through their family, but sometimes circumstances make it difficult for their birth parents to look after them – this is when foster care families can turn a child’s life around [...]

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Thanks to Hasbro- One Family Will Have a Happy Christmas This Year

by Jennifer Sikora December 5, 2012 1 comment
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I love when companies get behind a cause and jump in with both feet! Hasbro is one of those companies. When they heard we needed toys for our Under the Tree program, they offered to [...]

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World Kindness Day: Be Kind Every Day

by MariaLC November 13, 2012 0 comments
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It’s World Kindness Day today, a day that encourages individuals to overlook boundaries, race and religion. The World Kindness Day was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement and is observed in many countries, [...]

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ONE Campaign: ONE Moms Ethiopia Trip (Video)

by MariaLC November 13, 2012 0 comments
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Last month, ONE Moms traveled to Ethiopia to help share stories of hope and resilience. ONE is a grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa, by raising [...]

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Under the Tree 2012

by Jennifer Sikora October 30, 2012 4 comments
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I will never for Christmas 2008 as long as I can remember. My husband was laid off and so was I around the beginning of the holiday season. With money already tight, I knew that [...]

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World Food Day and GROW Week

by ChristieO October 17, 2012 0 comments
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When is the last time you went food shopping? When is the last time that you threw away leftovers, expired food, or tossed another bag of that bagged salad that turned brown before you could [...]

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Mother’s Day Giveaway 2012 – Bloomingdale’s Crystal & Resin Necklace by Aqua

by Lesley May 2, 2012 80 comments
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You wouldn’t know it by looking at me but I love jewelry. I just never wear it very much – as long as I have on my wedding rings I’m accessorized. Between the kids pulling [...]

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