With the New Year closing in quickly, families across America are headed off to second hand stores to donate their lightly used clothing, furniture and other household items. It’s a great time of year for cleaning and decluttering as well as getting a few tax deductions. Calling all smart
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With the end of the year approaching, now is a great time to find a new home for all the extra stuff you might have laying around. If you find yourself ready to upgrade some of your household objects for the new year, or you just want to clear some clutter, it may be worthwhile to donate what you no
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Topics: Arc Stores General, Community Support, Donating
What’s the point of spending copious amounts of money on something that will be torn to shreds at the end of the day (pun intended)? We don’t get it either. However, you don’t have to sacrifice the appearance of your gifts this holiday season! We came up with some of our favorite wa
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Topics: Gift Ideas, Holidays, Seasonal
Christmas is almost here and Santa is on his way. It’s up to you to figure out what gifts your mom doesn’t realize she must have this Christmas. Time is running out, but if you follow some money saving tips and craft ideas, your money won’t. Here are a few DIY and frugal tips to hel
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‘Tis the season for ugly Christmas sweaters, copious amounts of turkey, white elephant exchanges and of course, time spent around those you love and care for. Whether you are hosting your company ugly sweater party, family Christmas dinner, or your book club holiday extravaganza, you don’t ha
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Have you bought all the gifts on your list and checked it twice? Now all the well-thought-out gifts have to be wrapped and the elves from the Arc of Butte County – a.k.a. staff, community volunteers and board members – will be happy to wrap 1 or 30 gifts for you.
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Topics: Community Support, Holidays, Seasonal
Okay, admit it, you’re planning on getting Dad another gift card for Christmas. I mean let’s face it he has everything he needs right? It’s just that it’s so easy to grab one of those gift cards to his favorite store – they’re everywhere now. Remember when there us
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Topics: Gift Ideas, Holidays, Money Saving Tips
If you are hosting or planning an ugly sweater party during the holidays, then do we have a ton of great ideas for you! It doesn’t take much to add a few fun decorations and activities to make your ugly sweater party the talk of the season. The best part: most all of the supplies you need can b
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There’s so much to be grateful for! Isn’t that what we we’re all thinking during the holiday season? Sure, we all have those nagging little worries (sometimes not so little), and the sadness evoked by beloved family members and friends no longer seated around our table. But overall,
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Topics: Community Support, Holidays, Seasonal
In Butte County we generally enjoy mild weather winters. We love the rain and snow, but we don’t usually stock our wardrobes with winter wear. I know there were times when I needed a snow suit for my daughter, but since she would only wear it for an occasional day in the snow or trip to the mou
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