I am thrilled to be among a group of amazing bloggers who are helping American Girl with their Shine on Now initiative. From now until July 31st, girls and their parents can go to shineonnow.com and put their collective efforts to powerful use. Visitors can contribute up to 100 free stars each day to help American Girl reach its goal of collecting one million stars by the end of the program. If the target is reached, American Girl will donate its maximum gift of $1 million dollars in clothes, books, dolls, and money to four designated charities - Kids In Distressed Situations, National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, National Wildlife Federation, and Save the Children. YOU CAN HELP! It's SO EASY! ALL you have to do to have a star donated is go to the site, fill in your child's name and a parent's email address, and click donate. You don't even have to wait to get a confirmation email!  You'll see a graphic pop up with a star and a star outline, you … [Read more...]