With the winter collection already flowing one can’t help but wonder what’s to come in spring. Well wait no longer! Toms will be releasing their first ever ballet flats line for the spring 2012 season. With an array of designs, patterns and materials women will no longer have to trade in their ober comfy Toms for a pair of office pinchers and achers. The flats official designs have not been released however, by this preview its looking good. Price points are rumord to be around $74-$129.00, not bad for the continuous comfort of Toms Shoes.On top of that for every pair puchased Toms will donated a pair of shoes to a child in need!  Go to Toms  now to register your email and shoe size, once the flats are available for purchase you will be notified. 

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Tis the season for all kinds of greetings. And if you’re into convenience, eco-friendly and charitable and creative, smartecard is the way to go.

It’s an easy-to-use process that makes custom greeting cards fun and fast. First, you sign up and pick a charity. Yeah, it costs a $1 per card but at least you know where your money goes. Every $1 you donate earns 1 credit and you pick where your money goes. The options include organizations like Urban Affairs Coalition, CURE, K.I.D.S., Doctors Without Borders and more.

Next. You choose a card.

And then comes the best part – you can upload up to 30 pictures. This is especially nice for families who want to do a holiday slide show for their loved ones. Me, I’m all about my dog.

You choose your frames, texts and even some holiday music. Jingle Bells, anyone? You can upload contacts from your email or just enter a few. You can even post it on Facebook. And let the fun begin.

If you’re in need of some personalized holiday cards, NerdLike is giving away 25 credits to smartecard. All you have to do is “Like” smartecard and NerdLike or follow us on Twitter.

Leave a comment on this post telling us why you need 25 credits for holiday cards this season! You have until Dec. 19!

Google hands over some tips on how you can use Google Voice to rescue a swarm of bees.

1. Tell us about your organization.
The Backwards Beekeepers are dedicated to saving the native honey bee population by teaching chemical-free beekeeping. We have monthly meetings in L.A. and also advise beekeepers all over the world.

2. How are you using Google Voice?
We use our Google Voice number for the Bee Rescue Hotline. People all over L.A. call the hotline when they find unwelcome bees in their garages, hot tubs, trees, chimneys and such. We get their message on our Google Voice account and email it to our list of almost 500 beekeepers (and aspiring ones). Someone claims the job, contacts the caller and picks up the bees.

3. How is Google Voice helping you achieve your mission?
Google Voice is helping us save the bees and cultivate new beekeepers. We are now a go-to hotline for city postal workers, animal control officers and parks employees. We’ve rescued more than 300 swarms since we set up our Google Voice number a year ago.

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The holiday shopping season is upon us, but it’s not just the season to give. It’s the season to give back. Lucky for recessionistas, you can do both at once. Many companies offer product that donates to charity, but none more thoughtfully than Philosophy

I am a huge fan of their shower gels, particularly the children imagery and beautifully written descriptions and thoughts on the packaging. One of my favorite gifts to buy are the charity products they offer (try the Chocolate Chip Cookies)¬†Philosophy supports everything from the fight against cancer and sexual assault to helping out PBS.¬† And it’s not just a portion of proceeds to support the cause, it’s 100%.

Keep checking back with us at Nerdlike throughout the season to stay up on the gifts that give back.

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While they have tons of Keds inspired designs, I was most intrigued by their Vegan Wrap boot. The have the potential to be so many things, and I absolutely love it. Not only that, but for under 100.00, you can buy a stylish and health conscious shoe, and also provide a pair of shoes for a child in need.

So go get your Frosty’s this weekend and support some kids!

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Sunny days are just about here again and a lot of ladies are ready for a summer cut. If you’re thinking about cutting your lovely locks, don’t just let the hair hit the salon floor. Think about donating it to a charity. Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from medical hair loss. So if you have at least 10 inches of hair you are going to get rid of, put in a ponytail, get it cut and give it to a kid who needs it.

The answers are bleeped out and mixed so that they become anonymous and then posted on their website. To try it out today, call the hotline at 1(800)737-6045.

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Right now they are having a spring clearance sale, selling all tees for $15.00.

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The UNEP has partnered with mokugift to make it easy for everyone to plant a tree. Here is how it works:

1. select the country where the tree is planted.

2. Plant the tree for you or your friend [its like sending an E-Card] It’s $1.00 per tree.

3. Mokugift plants the real tree.

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Click this link to buy your tree. Thank you for helping us save the world.

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