Last month I received an e-mail from HotelsCombined.com with information on their Spread the Word for Charity campaign.

By letting your friends know about their awesome site, they will make a monetary donation to your choice of three very worthy charities. Currently they are supporting the World Wildlife Federation, Make A Wish, and World Vision. I immediately took to Twitter and Facebook and helped spread the word.

They were also kind enough to offer to sponsor my Susan G. Komen for the Cure 3-Day walk in November by contributing donations for friends and family that I refer to their website and program. It is easy to help and costs you absolutely nothing except a few minutes of your time and clicks of your mouse! Here is how you can help me and Susan G. Komen for the Cure:

Become a fan of HotelsCombined on Facebook, and they will donate $5. You can mention in their comments that you are supporting me and Susan G. Komen.

Tweet the following message from your Twitter account and they will donate $10:
Please RT @laurie_pooh: Check out HotelsCombined.com! I’m spreading the word and supporting Susan G Komen http://tinyurl.com/ao2rgj

Write a quick blog post like this one about HotelsCombined and their charity program (you can mention me and my walk too), and they will donate $20.

The best part? You can do one, two, or all three of the above. So won’t you help me spread the word and help me earn more donations to end breast cancer forever?

I love that HotelsCombined.com is a green and socially conscious company. What do they do? I am so glad you asked! They are a search engine that consumers can use to find hotel availability and rates. Their site allows their users to compare prices and offers from multiple merchants which means you don’t have to go to any other websites to find the best deal on your next hotel stay. Once you find the supplier suitable for your needs, they link you through to the supplier website to book directly. They offer a “complete picture” for any hotel that can be booked on the Internet, and are not paid to promote any particular website or hotel.

Go check them out for yourself. I plan on booking my next hotel through them (I found a ridiculously great rate on a room at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas!), and you should too. Want to help spread the word? You can get a nifty badge (like the one below) on their website. It couldn’t be more easy to make a donation to a wonderful charity and not even have to open your own wallet.

Thank you to those of you who have already helped, and especially to HotelsCombined for this wonderful opportunity!

I recommend HotelsCombined.com and sent $35 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure!

You can shout and help too.

One of my favorite websites, Save the TaTas, is having a Mega Sale! You can get 50% off all ladies t-shirts, making the majority of them around $12-$14. That even includes the “bling” t-shirts. I was lucky that this promotion fell in line with my giveaway on my personal blog. I saved some money, and I actually awarded two shirts instead of one! There are a ton of new designs too. Have you seen Viva Las TaTas? Pirate TaTas? What about Thanks for Noticing? They are all too cute and come in plus sizes too. I also got a 20% off my next order coupon! Hurry, because the Save the TaTas Mega Sale promotion ends soon!

edit: The 50% off sale ended on May 31.

Interested in registering for the 2009 Breast Cancer 3-Day? It’s easy, and you can even sign up to receive an informational packet that will include a free Breast Cancer 3-Day DVD and Promise Ring before you make the commitment.

The DVD will definitely move and inspire you to want to participate. It is truly a wonderful event, and you will meet hundreds of amazing women (and men too) who want to end this horrible disease. I’m not going to lie and tell you that it is easy, because it is not. It takes a lot of dedication to not only train to be able to complete 60 miles of walking in three days, but also to raise the $2300 minimum to participate. It is extremely rewarding, and at the end you will be have an enormous feeling of accomplishment and pride to have been a part of something so great.

The event will take place in the following cities this year:
Boston July 24-26
Cleveland July 31 - August 2
Chicago August 7-9
Michigan August 14-16
Twin Cities August 21-23
Denver August 28-30
Seattle September 11-13
San Francisco Bay Area October 2-4
Washington, DC October 9-11
Philadelphia October 16-18
Atlanta October 23-25
Tampa Bay October 30 - November 1
Dallas/Fort Worth November 6-8
Arizona November 13-15
San Diego November 20-22

This is about the time that Nikki and I signed up last year, and trust me– it is plenty of time to begin your training and start your fundraising efforts. Good luck!