Scoop it Forward

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The ‘punny’ folks over at Ben & Jerry’s have annoucned two new exclusive flavors that along with tasting good, encourage people to volunteer in their local communities. Launched in conjunction with an affiliated website, the company, which is famous for its charitable and community-oriented ways, is hoping people volunteer more by offering a free pint of ice cream.

After registering for a volunteer activity — and forwarding the volunteer program to five friends — that person and each of his or her friends will receive a coupon for a free pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, redeemable at Target stores, while supplies last.

The two new flavors are:

  • Berry Voluntary; which is raspberry cheesecake flavored ice cream laced with white chocolate chunks and raspberry swirls;
  • Brownie Chew Gooder; which is a vanilla caramel ice cream with fudge brownie pieces, finished with a caramel

Will You Be Mine?

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Send a Valentine’s Day Card to your honey and  help United Way earn some money! Target, a long time United Way supporter has created  Super Love Sender which lets you send a quirky Valentine’s Day, football-inspired video card to friends and family all while raising funds for United Way.

For each card the online community sends, a vote is cast to decide how Target divides $1 million dollars between five national charities to fund educational programs. You can send up to 10 cards per computer, per day. The total number of votes determines the percentage of the funds United Way Worldwide receives.

Vote today by sending these customizable e-cards and enable United Way to raise important funds to support national education programs that help children enter school ready to learn, read proficiently by 4th grade and graduate on time. Super Love Sender will run through February 14 combining football and love just in time for Super Bowl XLIV and Valentine’s Day.