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Starting June 7th and running through August 27th we’ve awarded 60 lenses and charities with a $99 a day bonus. This means our lensmasters have given away $11,880! What an accomplishment.
As I promised yesterday, today we are revealing the final lens and charity in our Sunshine Award contest. This lens received more [...]

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When the Sunshine Award contest started, one lensmaster went above and beyond for both the charity of her choice and all partner charities on Squidoo. OhMe, one of our most prolific lensmasters, graciously developed a lens where interested Sunshine Award lens creators could share their lenses with others and make their nominations public: Squidoo’s Summer [...]

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I rarely talk about my speaking events here on the SquidBlog, for many reasons, one being that I don’t like to blur lines, another is I don’t want to interrupt you guys with non-Squidoo stuff.  But I’m breaking my own rules this time, because the BizTechDay conference is a truly spirited, bootstrapped, changemaking event that [...]

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Sharing your ultimate summer experience can be good for you, good for Squidoo, AND good for charity. Today LotusPetalYoga benefits charity with her lens on The Ultimate Manta Ray Experience, a virtual documentary of Hanifaru Bay manta rays and the scuba diving experience.
This lens benefits Wild Animal Sanctuary, which provides a safe haven for [...]

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All it takes is a simple sweet treat to help charity. JenOfChicago has shared her summer classic Frozen Grapes so kids of all ages can enjoy this healthy, simple, and surprisingly rewarding fruit.
This lens benefits Grameen Foundation, a nonprofit organization that uses microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty and bring opportunities to [...]

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Amazing things happen when a community rallies together to support their neediest members. Today’s Sunshine Award goes to Pastiche for her lens on an ultimate home makeover that took place near her in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Berks County Pennsylvania tells the story of a young widow and her daughter [...]

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Today’s Sunshine Award benefits a NEW charity partner on Squidoo. As lensmaster Christene says, “Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger is the oldest continual pledge walk in the United States.” That’s a huge achievement for a local charity! Learn how Christene has participated in The Walk for Hunger and how your donation, small or [...]

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Today’s Sunshine Award is simple and useful. For those of you who love matching your lens CSS with your themes, GreekGeek has your step-by-step instructions for creating a matched set. Squidoo Themes & Color Codes will show you how to match each of our themes without turning your white socks pink.
This lens benefits Inner City [...]

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Sometimes, the unexpected turns out to be the best thing ever. In today’s Sunshine Award lens, LoKackl shares why Chainsaw is the Luckiest.Tortoiseshell-Cat.Ever. Abandoned, ill, and not initially entirely welcome, Chainsaw’s entry into our lensmaster’s home soon warmed the hearts of the family and gave companionship even to the family dog.
This lens benefits ASPCA, [...]

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“Follow the yellow brick road” was the key phrase of The Wizard of Oz’s theme song, and lensmaster grannysage has taken the story to a new level with her beautiful story of the life of Frank Baum and the creation of one of our favorite novels and movie. Once you’ve read Following the Yellow Brick [...]

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