We love good barbecue and you can find us at Sonny’s BBQ at least once a month. We go there for 4 good reasons: good food, good service, good prices and good friends. Almost every time we go to Sonny’s, we run into someone we know. On our last visit we ran into our friends Dan & Barb as well as my husband’s parents.

You never know who you will run into at Sonny’s but you do know you will get a delicious meal at a good price. Ron and I always order the Ribs for 2, sweet and smokey ribs with 3 side dishes. Jordan doesn’t like meat on the bone so he usually opts for whatever their specialty pulled meat sandwich is at the time. Do you have a favorite BBQ place? Why is it your favorite?

Did you know that if you use the AARP® Credit Card from Chase at your favorite restaurants you will get 3% Cash Back rewards? You get 3% back at gas stations too and 1% back on all other purchases. Who doesn’t want to get cash back on their purchases? I sure do.

Unfortunately, nearly 10 million Americans aged 50+ are affected by hunger. That’s my generation and my mom’s! I find that statistic staggering. Knowing how little money my own mother has to live off of since my dad passed away, I understand how this is possible and honestly, it makes me a bit angry. This is why I am happy to support brands that are doing something to help solve this problem. Chase, along with AARP are taking steps to feed those who are hungry now, while also developing long-term, sustainable solutions that proactively address the root causes of hunger among those 50 and older.

In 2016, Chase will donate $0.10 to the AARP Foundation for every restaurant purchase made with your AARP Credit Card from Chase—up to a total of $1.1 million. To learn more about AARP Foundation’s Drive To End Hunger visit: http://www.aarpcreditcard.com/drivetoendhunger. To learn more at Chase visit their website.  Please, do your part to Drive To End Hunger.

I am participating in a VIN campaign. This is a sponsored post by AARP® Credit Card from Chase. The content and opinions expressed below are my own. I am in no way affiliated with AARP® Credit Card from Chase and do not earn a commission or percent of sales.

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Last week I told you to save this date…and now it’s here! Today is Lose-A-Palooza for Weight Watchers Lose for Good Campaign. Today you and I have the opportunity to partner with Weight Watchers to help end childhood hunger. There are lots of things you can do, please do as many as you can they are easy and don’t take a lot of time either!

On this blog post YOU CAN:

• Comment on this blog post about Lose For Good. Also, ask your friends to show their support by commenting on this post. Don’t forget to include “Lose For Good” in your comment.

On Weight Watchers website YOU CAN:

• Join the Community write a post including “Lose For Good” in the Community on WeightWatchers.com
  

On Facebook YOU CAN:

• Like Share Our Strength
• Like Action Against Hunger
• Like Weight Watchers
• Comment on any of Weight Watchers Lose-A-Palooza updates throughout the day
• Add a Lose-A-Palooza Twibbon to your avatar

On Twitter YOU CAN:

• Follow Weight Watchers
• Follow Share Our Strength
• Follow Action Against Hunger
• Tweet this blog post using the hashtag #LoseForGood
• Add a Lose-A-Palooza Twibbon to your avatar

On Foursquare YOU CAN:

• Check-in at a Weight Watchers meeting

See YOU CAN get involved so spread the word today!

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I love it when social media gathers around a good cause and effects change within the community. That is exactly what is going to happen next Tuesday, September 14th, 2010.

Weight Watchers is in the midst of the Lose for Good campaign. It is a 7-week campaign that runs from September 5th-October 23rd. As members of Weight Watchers lose weight and do other activities during the campaign, they are adding to the donation that Weight Watchers will be making to help end childhood hunger here in the US and around the world.

I will give you all the details on Tuesday as to what you can do to help but here is a sneak peak of what is coming…

Lose-A-Palooza is a one-day social media event created to encourage participation in the Lose For Good® campaign to benefit Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger. As part of the Lose For Good campaign, Weight Watchers will donate $1, up to a maximum of $60,000, to Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger for each approved mention, acknowledgment or action related to “Lose For Good” made on September 14th through blogs, Twitter, Facebook and check-in via foursquare.

September 14th is our day to raise awareness for the Lose for Good campaign by participating in Lose-A-Palooza. Mark your calendar and check back here on Tuesday morning, my post will be up at 8am EDT, and jump in and get involved!

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