Saturday, December 8, 2012
People are rallying worldwide to make sure those affected by Sandy have a little something this Christmas.
Americans are more generous than any other nation in the world, and this is the biggest season of giving. We fill the bell ringers' Salvation Army red kettles, we give Toys for Tots, and we contribute to myriad causes at the supermarket checkout. This year, the need for generosity and kindness is even greater, with thousands of families displaced by Hurricane Sandy. Many have lost their homes, their belongings, their entire ways of life. But you can help. By adopting a child or a family through the Secret Sandy campaign, you can bring the holiday season to people who have already experienced too much disappointment lately. Co-founders Joy Huang, originally from Queens, N.Y., and Kimberley Berdy, of Hoboken, N.J. came up with the idea a few…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Check here for a number of ways to give to those in need this holiday season.
Cranberries? Check. Stuffing? Check. Turkey? Of course! Mashed potatoes? Check. Dog and cat food? What? As you gather the necessities for your Thanksgiving dinner, it is also a good time to take time out to think of others. This even includes others of a four-legged variety. Various locations throughout the Greater Philadelphia area have been designated as spots to drop off dog and cat food to help furry friends also be thankful this holiday season. For a full list of locations in Montgomery County, you can visit the Philadoptables website. Local sites are in need of dog or cat food. Contributions will be distributed to animal shelters in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. You can also donate to local animal shelters on the site by…
Saturday, November 5, 2011
This is the big one. November is arguably hosting the largest contingent of the most anticipated games of the year.
Your wallet is gonna hurt. The past couple of months have seen a sharp ramp-up in the amount of big-budget, highly antipicated game releases as we gear up for the holidays. But many would say that no month is more tightly packed with such titles this year as November. It's time to warm up your game systems for a sure-fire top-selling war shooter, a sequel to one of the best RPGs of the last decade, a possibly great and original 3DS title (?!), the continuing tale of an assassin's lineage, and the newest iteration of one of the most storied franchises in the history of gaming. Battlefield 3 saw release at the end of October to critical acclaim and successful sales, but a truly telling statistic revealed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (…
Kyle Bagenstose
2:37 pm on Saturday, November 5, 2011
Oh wow I was just thinking the other day about how fun morrowind and oblivion were. I'm afraid to pick the new one up though, my real life is busy enough without competing with a second virtual one. more ›