Giving Made Simple by Sam’s Club (CLOSED)

mommy23monkeys | 08 April 2010 | Giveaways, Sharing the Savings | , , | 105 Comments

I am SO excited to be able to tell you what Sam’s Club is getting ready to do!!

They have FOUR MILLION DOLLARS to give away to charity…and YOU get to choose who get’s it!  Pretty awesome, huh?

Sorry…I could not say “Four Million Dollars” without doing a Mr. Evil voice.  :)   LOL

Enough silliness…this is important stuff!

Sam’s Club has slated 8 charitable organizations to receive money:  4 are youth organizations and 4 are entrepreneurship based.  One winner in each category will receive $1 million dollars, 2nd place in each category will receive $500,000 and the remaining 4 charities will each get $250,000.00.  That’s a huge amount in today’s economy.  And these funds are going to directly benefit our future…youth and entrepreneurs.  Here are the charities that are in the running:

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Because you’re a Sam’s Club® Member, we believe you play an important role in our organization and should have a say in how we support the community. By voting on your preferred youth education or entrepreneurship organizations, you’ll help determine the portion of the $4 million donation that each will receive.

Visit the Giving Made Simple website to learn more about each organization and to cast your vote.

Important Stuff To Know:

  • Today until May 2nd:  Vote Once Daily ONLINE (every 24 hours) for your favorite charity at Giving Made Simple OR on Facebook.
  • April 10th: Vote in STORE at your favorite local club.
  • April 16th:  Double Points Day!!  Be sure to vote this day!!
  • Follow Sam’s Club on Twitter and use #samsgiving to join in on the conversation (heads up – there will be a twitter party or two coming soon!).

The BEST part of this whole thing??  Everyone gets something!  Even the “losers” get $250,000.00.  That’s just awesome to me.  I think this whole promo is so important, and I think my readers will, too.  I have faith in you that you will vote and I am willing to bet that at LEAST 500 mommy23monkeys readers will make their voices heard in this decision.  What do you think?

So Go!  Vote!

Oh, did I mention that there is actually something in it for you, too?  Besides the warm fuzzies you get  for supporting great organizations?

Sam’s Club is letting me give away TWO $50.00 Sam’s Club gift cards.  These can be used to purchase a membership (if by some odd chance you don’t have one) or to just enjoy yourself shopping.  SUPER!

This giveaway is a little different, though.  I have 2 sets of available entries;  one set for current Sam’s Club members who can vote and one set for non-members who can at least encourage others to vote.

Sam’s Club Members:

VOTE!  It’s that simple.  Visit Giving Made Simple and vote for the organization that you feel should get the $1 million dollar prize.  Leave me a comment telling me what organization you voted for, and if you feel inclined, tell me why.  You can vote daily, so you can enter daily.

Extra Entries and Entries for Non-Members:

Encourage others to vote every single day.  Tweet about Giving Made Simple and this Giveaway.  OR, if you can’t tweet the you can promote this on your Facebook page and link to this giveaway along with the Giving Made Simple Facebook Page.  If you Tweet and Facebook, then by all means, do both.  You’ll get an entry for each.  You can Tweet/Facebook post once DAILY for a maximum of two extra entries each day.

Sample Tweet (feel free to copy):

WIN 1 of 2 $50 Sam’s Club Gift Cards & Help Decide the charity to win $1million!!   http://bit.ly/ctaWqV #samsgiving @mommy23monkeys

Basically – MEMBERS can receive max 3 entries daily and NON-MEMBERS can receive max 2 entries daily.  I hope I’m not confusing anyone.

This giveaway is open to US residents only and will close on May 2, 2010 at 10pm San Diego time.  2 winners will be chosen with Random.org.  Winners will be notified by email and have 72 hours to claim their prize.  The winners of the $1 million dollar prize from Sam’s Club will be announced on May 4th.

FTC disclosure:  Sam’s Club provided me with two $50 gift cards to give away to my readers and one $100 gift card for my participation in this campaign throughout the month of April

Thanks for sharing me with your friends!
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105 Comments

  1. Lori A. says
    09 April 10 at 8:02am

    promoted via twitter
    http://twitter.com/ljatwood/status/11884803224
    ljatwood at gmail dot com

  2. cynthia hofmann says
    09 April 10 at 2:04pm

    Rhea, thank you for bringing awareness to the Sam’s Club Giving Made Simple Contest and how valuable each person’s vote is. I work for Junior Achievement’s HQ operations and have seen first hand the impact of our programs. Entrepreneurship education helps kids have the knowledge, skills and confidence to believe in themselves and to create success. I encourage everyone to learn about all the non profit organizations involved and vote for the one that “feels” right – I can say with great pride, that Junior Achievement’s programs focus on today’s youth that are tomorrow’s leaders! http://www2.samsclub.com/Giving/About/Junior

  3. Wendi P says
    14 April 10 at 9:40am

    I am a Sam’s Club member and I voted for the YMCA because their programs are affordable and fun for the entire family!

  4. Wendi P says
    14 April 10 at 11:00am

    I tweeted today, thanks!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12176091398

  5. Tweets that mention WIN 1 of 2 $50 Sam’s Club Gift Cards & Help Decide the charity to win $1million!! #samsgiving 5/2 -- Topsy.com says
    14 April 10 at 11:25am

    [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Wendi P. Wendi P said: WIN 1 of 2 $50 Sam’s Club Gift Cards & Help Decide the charity to win $1million!! http://bit.ly/ctaWqV #samsgiving @mommy23monkeys 5/2 [...]

  6. Robin says
    14 April 10 at 4:07pm

    tweet: http://twitter.com/TwiMommi/status/12189315100
    Robin´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday: Pasque Flower My ComLuv Profile

  7. Nancy says
    14 April 10 at 4:07pm

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12189376015

  8. Lisa C. says
    14 April 10 at 7:45pm

    Tweet:
    http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12199987582

  9. Nancy says
    15 April 10 at 12:27pm

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12239882501

  10. Wendi P says
    15 April 10 at 12:29pm

    Tweeted today, thanks!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12239936631

  11. Wendi P says
    15 April 10 at 12:31pm

    I voted for the YMCA again today. YMCA is in third place.

  12. Not So Average Mama says
    15 April 10 at 3:26pm

    [...] Mommy 2 3 Monkeys [...]

  13. Robin says
    15 April 10 at 3:48pm

    I tweeted today: http://twitter.com/TwiMommi/status/12248612750
    Robin´s last blog ..Huge Flirty Apons Discount, Just in Time for Mother’s Day!! My ComLuv Profile

  14. Lisa C. says
    15 April 10 at 6:01pm

    Tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12254967693

  15. Nancy says
    16 April 10 at 5:47am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12280639735

  16. Giving Made Simple ~ Double Points Day says
    16 April 10 at 8:25am

    [...] week I introduced you to the Sam’s Club Charity promotion, Giving Made Simple.  This is where YOU decide which of 8 charity organizations get what part of $4 MILLION [...]

  17. Robin says
    16 April 10 at 9:34am

    tweted today: http://twitter.com/TwiMommi/status/12292251991
    Robin´s last blog ..Huge Flirty Apons Discount, Just in Time for Mother’s Day!! My ComLuv Profile

  18. Lisa C. says
    16 April 10 at 7:29pm

    Tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12318928393

  19. Lisa C. says
    17 April 10 at 8:19pm

    Tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12376732218

  20. Wendi P says
    18 April 10 at 4:40pm

    I tweeted today, thanks :-)

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12424386788

  21. Wendi P says
    18 April 10 at 4:42pm

    I voted for YMCA again today. Still in third place.

  22. Nancy says
    19 April 10 at 3:12pm

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12478707556

  23. Wendi P says
    19 April 10 at 7:24pm

    I voted for YMCA again today and they are still in 3rd place.

  24. Wendi P says
    19 April 10 at 7:25pm

    Tweeted today, yay!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12491231380

  25. Lisa C. says
    19 April 10 at 8:16pm

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12493917917

  26. Nancy says
    20 April 10 at 12:00pm

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12532032958

  27. Wendi P says
    20 April 10 at 7:22pm

    Tweeted today, yay!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12551920549

  28. Wendi P says
    20 April 10 at 7:23pm

    I voted for YMCA and they are still in third place.

  29. Lisa C. says
    21 April 10 at 6:42am

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12576867842

  30. Nancy says
    21 April 10 at 10:11am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12587655716

  31. Wendi P says
    21 April 10 at 12:37pm

    I voted for YMCA again today. Thanks!

  32. Wendi P says
    21 April 10 at 12:38pm

    Tweeted today, thanks again :-)

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12593923192

  33. Nancy says
    22 April 10 at 7:26am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12641795748

  34. Jessie C. says
    22 April 10 at 12:20pm

    tweet.http://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/12656252959

  35. Jessie C. says
    22 April 10 at 12:21pm

    FAcebooked.http://www.facebook.com/tcarolinep?v=wall&story_fbid=111232262249352

  36. Lisa C. says
    22 April 10 at 1:24pm

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12659194197

  37. Wendi P says
    22 April 10 at 8:08pm

    Woooo Hoooo. YMCA is now in first and I just voted for them, yay!

  38. Wendi P says
    22 April 10 at 8:08pm

    Tweeted today, thanks :-)

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12679289389

  39. Nancy says
    23 April 10 at 9:26am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12711486462

  40. Lisa C. says
    24 April 10 at 2:18pm

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12784019700

  41. Nancy says
    24 April 10 at 5:56pm

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12793055204

  42. The Art of Being Mom » Blog Archive » Reminder to vote for Sam’s Club’s Giving Made Simple program! says
    24 April 10 at 6:25pm

    [...] Mommy 2 3 Monkeys [...]

  43. Susan M says
    24 April 10 at 8:24pm

    tweet http://twitter.com/scm74/status/12800114549
    Susan M´s last blog ..Date Night movie premieres Friday, April 9, 2010 My ComLuv Profile

  44. Wendi P says
    24 April 10 at 8:38pm

    I voted for YMCA today and they are still in first place, YAY!

  45. Wendi P says
    24 April 10 at 8:38pm

    Tweeted today, thanks so much :-)

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12800704252

  46. Nancy says
    25 April 10 at 3:47pm

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12847152805

  47. Lisa C. says
    25 April 10 at 5:03pm

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12850770359

  48. Wendi P says
    25 April 10 at 6:06pm

    Voted for YMCA today and they are in 1st place :-)

  49. Wendi P says
    25 April 10 at 6:06pm

    Tweeted today, thanks so much!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12853853906

  50. Susan M says
    25 April 10 at 8:56pm

    tweet http://twitter.com/scm74/status/12861478024
    Susan M´s last blog ..Date Night movie premieres Friday, April 9, 2010 My ComLuv Profile

  51. Nancy says
    26 April 10 at 6:09am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12881835285

  52. Wendi P says
    26 April 10 at 12:02pm

    I voted for the YMCA again today and they are still in first place, YAY!

  53. Wendi P says
    26 April 10 at 12:02pm

    Tweeted, thanks so much :-)

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12898978384

  54. Lisa C. says
    26 April 10 at 3:50pm

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12909489908

  55. Lisa C. says
    26 April 10 at 3:56pm

    Voted YMCA

  56. Lisa C. says
    26 April 10 at 3:57pm

    Tweeted today: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/12909489908

  57. Susan M says
    26 April 10 at 8:26pm

    tweet http://twitter.com/scm74/status/12923189690
    Susan M´s last blog ..Date Night movie premieres Friday, April 9, 2010 My ComLuv Profile

  58. shel says
    26 April 10 at 10:13pm

    I voted using the Facebook app for Girls Inc. (Michelle Hudak)
    shel´s last blog ..Winner: Yoplait My ComLuv Profile

  59. shel says
    26 April 10 at 10:14pm

    Tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/auntiethesis/status/12928222468
    shel´s last blog ..Winner: Yoplait My ComLuv Profile

  60. shel says
    26 April 10 at 10:15pm

    I promoted the giveaway on my Facebook profile:
    http://www.facebook.com/AuntieThesis?ref=profile
    (Michelle Hudak)
    shel´s last blog ..Winner: Yoplait My ComLuv Profile

  61. Nancy says
    27 April 10 at 6:15am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/12944465980

  62. Mellissa C says
    27 April 10 at 11:30am

    tweeted http://twitter.com/Missybeez80/status/12958475295

  63. Robin says
    27 April 10 at 11:32am

    tweeted today: http://twitter.com/TwiMommi/status/12958581512
    Robin´s last blog ..A No-Nonsense Guide to Popular Wines: Review My ComLuv Profile

  64. Susan M says
    27 April 10 at 7:03pm

    http://twitter.com/scm74/status/12979707571
    Susan M´s last blog ..Date Night movie premieres Friday, April 9, 2010 My ComLuv Profile

  65. Wendi P says
    27 April 10 at 7:06pm

    Voted for YMCA again today. Still in 1st place :-)

  66. Wendi P says
    27 April 10 at 7:06pm

    I tweeted today, thanks so much!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/12980344828

  67. Nancy says
    28 April 10 at 5:10am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/13002668853

  68. suasn smoaks says
    28 April 10 at 5:28am

    i voted for crf usa

  69. susan smoaks says
    28 April 10 at 5:29am

    http://twitter.com/fdp4life/status/13003523217

  70. shel says
    28 April 10 at 10:25am

    4/28 vote for Girls Inc

  71. shel says
    28 April 10 at 10:25am

    4/28 RT
    http://twitter.com/auntiethesis/status/13018176299
    shel´s last blog ..Winner: Yoplait My ComLuv Profile

  72. Wendi P says
    28 April 10 at 11:18am

    Voted for YMCA again today. Yay! They are still in first place.

  73. Wendi P says
    28 April 10 at 11:18am

    tweeted:

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/13020506764

    Thanks so much :-)

  74. Susan M says
    28 April 10 at 8:48pm

    tweet http://twitter.com/scm74/status/13047906928
    Susan M´s last blog ..Date Night movie premieres Friday, April 9, 2010 My ComLuv Profile

  75. Nancy says
    29 April 10 at 5:46am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/13066531743

  76. Wendi P says
    29 April 10 at 8:35am

    Tweeted today, yay :-)

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/13074855677

  77. Wendi P says
    29 April 10 at 8:38am

    I voted today and YAY the YMCA is still in first place :-)

  78. shel says
    29 April 10 at 8:59am

    4/29 vote for Girls Inc on Facebook (MichelleHudak)

  79. shel says
    29 April 10 at 9:00am

    4/29 RT
    http://twitter.com/auntiethesis/status/13076016015

  80. Susan M says
    29 April 10 at 8:31pm

    tweet http://twitter.com/scm74/status/13106843565
    Susan M´s last blog ..Date Night movie premieres Friday, April 9, 2010 My ComLuv Profile

  81. Nancy says
    30 April 10 at 5:00am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/13125122240

  82. Wendi P says
    30 April 10 at 7:19am

    Today’s tweet, thanks!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/13131550763

  83. Wendi P says
    30 April 10 at 7:26am

    Voted for YMCA today. Thanks!

  84. shel says
    30 April 10 at 8:41am

    4/30 daily vote for Girls Inc (Michelle Hudak)

  85. shel says
    30 April 10 at 8:42am

    4/30 RT
    http://twitter.com/auntiethesis/status/13135644037

  86. Lisa C. says
    30 April 10 at 6:11pm

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/13161097995

  87. Lisa C. says
    30 April 10 at 6:11pm

    Voted for YMCA

  88. Susan M says
    30 April 10 at 7:44pm

    tweet http://twitter.com/scm74/status/13164495945
    Susan M´s last blog ..Date Night movie premieres Friday, April 9, 2010 My ComLuv Profile

  89. Wendi P says
    01 May 10 at 9:24am

    Today’s tweet, thanks!

    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/13196358594

  90. Wendi P says
    01 May 10 at 9:25am

    I voted for YMCA again today. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they win tomorrow!

  91. Nancy says
    01 May 10 at 11:34am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/13202423015

  92. Susan M says
    01 May 10 at 1:32pm

    tweet http://twitter.com/scm74/status/13206938492
    Susan M´s last blog ..Date Night movie premieres Friday, April 9, 2010 My ComLuv Profile

  93. Lisa C. says
    01 May 10 at 7:24pm

    05/01 Voted for YMCA

  94. Lisa C. says
    01 May 10 at 7:24pm

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/13221602845

  95. Nancy says
    02 May 10 at 6:18am

    My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/status/13245127221

  96. shel says
    02 May 10 at 9:20am

    5/2 daily vote for Girls Inc. via Facebook (Michelle Hudak)

  97. shel says
    02 May 10 at 9:21am

    5/2 RT
    http://twitter.com/auntiethesis/status/13253648968

  98. Wendi P says
    02 May 10 at 10:28am

    I tweeted today, yay!
    http://twitter.com/WendiP/status/13256722134

  99. Wendi P says
    02 May 10 at 10:29am

    I voted for YMCA today. I am hoping that they end up winning since they are still in first place and this is the last day to vote :-)

  100. Lisa C. says
    02 May 10 at 3:01pm

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/13268571760

  101. Lisa C. says
    02 May 10 at 3:04pm

    05/02 Voted YMCA

  102. Lisa C. says
    02 May 10 at 3:06pm

    Tweeted today: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/13268571760

  103. Jill H says
    02 May 10 at 5:19pm

    Tweet
    http://twitter.com/jillyrh/status/13274729808

  104. Lori A. says
    02 May 10 at 6:45pm

    daily tweet
    http://twitter.com/ljatwood/status/13279006231
    ljatwood at gmail dot com

  105. Susan M says
    02 May 10 at 7:35pm

    tweet http://twitter.com/scm74/status/13281412865
    Susan M´s last blog ..Vitalicious giveaways My ComLuv Profile