Seasons greetings, friends. If you’re reading this, then it looks like you survived the big weekend of holiday shopping. Congrats! Whether you braved Black Friday crowds, supported the “little guy” on Small Business Saturday, or shopped from home in your PJs on Cyber Monday (or maybe all three!), we hope you found some great deals and some fun gifts for your loved ones. Thank you so much to all of you who chose us for your shopping needs and visited our website to take part in our storewide #THANKFUL sale over the holiday weekend. We truly appreciate your business, your feedback, and all of your support!
If anyone is kicking themselves for missing out on our sale this past weekend and would like advanced notice for the next one, now would be a great time to sign up for our newsletter! (A little elf told me there might be another special event during the month of December…) We send out email updates to let you know about things like giveaways and upcoming sales, as well as updates on new products we’ve added. You’ll even receive a 10% off coupon just for signing up.
As many of you probably know, today is Giving Tuesday, a day when people across the country donate to their favorite charities. At Mason Jar Lifestyle, we love collaborating with non-profits to support worthy causes. For a list of some of the groups we’ve worked with in the past, check out our Giving Back page. We’re always taking requests, with special consideration given to organizations in Colorado, especially the Denver area.
One of our company’s first donations was to Forgotten Felines Rescue. They have a network of foster parents that care for cats and kittens and help get them socialized for their “forever homes.” This is a picture of Barney (adopted from FFR) befriending his new family.
He was immediately very sweet and loving with all the tiny humans in his life, due to the devoted care he received in his foster home, and he’s now a cherished member of the MJL household. Because this organization does such great work, we were happy to hear from them later when they had a donation request, and we jumped at the chance to give back.
For those of you planning to make a donation today (or anytime, really), there is a fantastic website available to make the decision a little easier and make sure your financial contributions are being used as effectively as possible. The site is Charity Navigator, and they provide ratings and detailed information for almost every charity group that files their information with the IRS. It’s an amazing tool for choosing non-profits, to help you make sure you donate to the ones that use as much money as they can directly toward supporting their causes.
We’d love to hear about some of your favorite charities. Leave us a comment to let us know which groups are at the top of your list and what it is you love about them.
