Help Make A Happier Place For Sick Children At Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Please go to the web site below and vote ATLANTA (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding) to get a new hospital playroom from Colgate.

It will only take a few seconds of time. Click on the website below, then click on Atlanta. It will benefit many of our children who spend their time at the hospital. Help to make a Home away from Home.

Let's win this one for the kids, so pass this along and VOTE - everyday if you like.

Thank you so much for your help with this.

CLICK HERE

or go to the site below:

http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/Corp/CommunityPrograms/show-the-love.cvsp

Comments

Pam said…

My vote is in. Thanks for the info., Gwen. I'm happy to join in the cause.

February 6, 2008 at 11:24 AM

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