Travel and Help Your Favorite Cause at the Same TimeIf you enjoy traveling and donating to charity, check out BiddingForGood, the new online site where travelers of all interests can find great deals, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting hundreds of different charities. The charities post their auction items, rich in travel packages, online. The bidders have the chance to win a package at a bargain price, while helping buy textbooks for schools, protecting coral reefs, researching disease, supporting a symphony, among many other good causes.  Say you fancy a trip to the Napa Valley Wine Country or Hawaii this summer. Simply visit the website, type your destination into the search box, and peruse the results. If  you’d like to narrow the results to your favorite cause, use the drop down box to select it.
Here are some of the trips up for bid on the day that I wrote this: Two round trip tickets to Israel on El Al valued at over $2500, leading bid at $2,500, benefiting Hillel. A 2008 Indy 500 Experience for two, which includes 3 nights at an Indianapolis Marriott, tickets and transportation to the race, valued at $5,000, leading bid at $3,500, benefiting Holistic Health Association. A 3 day, 2 night stay in a luxury ocean view suite on the California coast, valued at $1,250, opening bid at $550, benefiting Rhode Island PBS. A five day Memorial Day cruise from New York City with ports of call at Boston and Halifax, valued at $4,125, opening bid at $1,375, benefiting Steps-2-Success. A 7 day western Caribbean cruise from Miami, valued at $3,950, leading bid $1,363, benefiting HOPE for Pets, Inc. Why not place your bid, and while basking in the sun at your destination, think about the good that your trip has done for your cause! www.biddingforgood.com Edited by Ellen Schofield |
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