{"id":1584,"date":"2010-12-25T22:24:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-25T15:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2010-12-25T22:24:07","modified_gmt":"2010-12-25T15:24:07","slug":"random-acts-of-zhu-giving-away-104-zhu-zhu-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/random-acts-of-zhu-giving-away-104-zhu-zhu-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Acts of Zhu: Giving Away 104 Zhu Zhu Pets!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>by Lori Cunningham<\/p>\n

Editors Note: \u00a0Merry Christmas everyone! \u00a0May you enjoy the peace that Christmas brings…if you can sit still long enough to enjoy it! \u00a0Enjoy this time with your families.<\/span><\/em><\/address>\n

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What a thrill it was to give away 104 Zhu Zhu Pets last week. \u00a0In November, the makers of Zhu Zhu Pets, Cepia<\/a>, \u00a0contacted WellConnectedMom.com to see if we would be interested in giving away 100+ Zhu Zhu Pets as a part of the Random Acts of Zhu event. \u00a0As you can imagine, I didn’t hesitate, I said “yes” right away.<\/p>\n

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Cepia loves to\u00a0give back to the community so they\u00a0created the Random Acts of Zhu campaign in which 100 bloggers were given 104 Zhu Zhu Pets to give to charities of their choice. \u00a0As a result, over 10,000 Zhu Zhu Pets were given away to charities all over the nation. \u00a0Wow! \u00a0Thank you, Cepia, for giving the WellConnectedMom.com the opportunity to be a part of it! \u00a0We had an awesome week giving out the pets! \u00a0Here are the results of our Zhu Zhu Pets giveaways….<\/p>\n

We chose two charities to receive Zhu Zhu Pets as a part of their Christmas celebration. \u00a0The first charity was AlternateAvenues.org<\/a> which helps women and men through unplanned pregnancies by providing free counseling, pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and support. \u00a0As moms-to-be anxiously await the birth of their baby, Alternate Avenues helps prepare them through parent education, fellowship with other moms, and getting them resources to ensure needs are met.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Dec. 14th, we attended Alternate Avenue’s Christmas party for women and \u00a0their families in the<\/p>\n

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Bridges program. \u00a0We had a great time! \u00a0There were pregnant women and babies everywhere! \u00a0What a joy to see so many women with hope in their hearts. \u00a0We jumped<\/p>\n

right in and helped to serve dinner, hold babies so moms could eat, hand out desserts,<\/p>\n

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and pick up trash. \u00a0Then we handed out the Zhu Zhu pets to the<\/p>\n

older siblings and boy were they thrilled!<\/p>\n

The second charity chosen was Pacific Lifeline<\/a>. \u00a0Pacific Lifeline \u00a0is a transitional home for women who were self-supporting and then found themselves in a crisis. \u00a0Pacific Lifeline empowers women and children facing chronic homelessness to\u00a0achieve\u00a0personal and social stability.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, Dec. 16th, we attended the Pacific Lifeline women’s’ shelter alumni Christmas party. \u00a0This party\u00a0was\u00a0for graduates of the shelter – women who made a new start for themselves on their own. \u00a0The party was a lot of fun. \u00a0It was like a big reunion because many of the women there had lived with each other at the shelter before going out on their own again. \u00a0It was really neat to see the strong bonds<\/p>\n

s these women had created during one of the toughest times in their lives.<\/p>\n

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Later in the evening, Santa arrived with a bag full of….well….Zhu Zhu Pets of course! \u00a0Kids of all ages received a Zhu ZhuPet–from toddlers to teenagers. \u00a0Most, if not all the kids had never owned a Zhu Zhu Pet before. \u00a0I’ll never forget the excitement and thrill a \u00a0group of boys had when they took their Pets out of their packages and raced them towards each other in pure delight. \u00a0Even the teenagers liked the cute little furry hamsters. \u00a0Zhu Zhu Pets are so whimsical, how could you not fall in love with these cute furry little critters?<\/p>\n

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We loved seeing the faces on the kids as their moms took their new pet out of the box. \u00a0The moms were as delighted as\u00a0the kids with the cute little noises the Pets made. \u00a0It was an honor to be a part of the Random Acts of Zhu campaign. \u00a0My kids and the kids of friends who joined us really had a blast. \u00a0It was a great teaching opportunity to teach our kids about giving and putting focus on others this Christmas season.<\/p>\n

The director from the center was very appreciative. \u00a0Before she received my call about the donation last month, \u00a0they were worried about how they would be able to collect and wrap enough gifts before the big party. \u00a0They were so\u00a0relieved to hear that their kids would be receiving Zhu Zhu Pets. \u00a0They had never had the luxury of giving every child the same type of gift before. \u00a0It worked out really well this year as every kid was excited about their gift and there was no hurt feelings about someone else getting something better than they received.<\/p>\n

A Mom’s Perspective<\/span><\/h2>\n

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We\u00a0had enough Zhu Zhu Pets to ensure that all the current families living in Pacific<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Lifeline’s shelter received Zhu Zhu Pets too. \u00a0Mission accomplished. \u00a0Giving out the Zhu Zhu Pets was very rewarding. \u00a0Cepia’s intent in creating Random Acts of Zhu was to 1.) give back to the community and 2.) encourage others to give this holiday season.<\/p>\n

As we are all too busy with buying presents, wrapping presents, sending out Christmas cards, buying the tree, decorating the tree, baking cookies, etc., \u00a0are we missing the true meaning of Christmas? \u00a0Why is it that for many people Christmas is the most stressful time of the year? \u00a0Are your family traditions based just on your family? \u00a0Is this Christmas time peaceful and contemplative or stressful and hurried?<\/p>\n

Helping those less fortunate at Christmastime is a powerful way to help you\u00a0re-prioritize\u00a0your to-do list and relish in the peace, hope, faith, and joy that Jesus’ birth was meant to bring. \u00a0I thank you, Random Acts of Zhu, for reminding me of the importance of giving \u00a0back at Christmastime and releasing some of the duties I once felt were more important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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