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Small Business Saturday is designed for people to shop their local business's and support the good works people are doing right in their community. Are you familiar with the small shops around your town? Well, I live in Illinois, however, as an author, I'm able to share my children's books nationally, which brings me to your very own community! (www.charactersofcharacter.org) (joni@charactersofcharacter.org)

Are you looking for children's books, ideas to reinforce character development, bulletin board ideas and posters, activity books, social stories, certificates of achievement, paper bag puppets or a character cut out book teaching respect? If so, check us out at https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=joni+j+downey

The Holiday season has made it's debut, we hope when you shop you'll think of us, too! A % of your shopping will be donated back to our organization.

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Shop for everyone on your gift list this holiday at smile.amazon.com/ch/71-1023253 and Amazon donates to Characters of Character NFP, Inc..

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Also, if you're on facebook, I AM HOSTING A FUNDRAISER TO SEND OUR BOOKS TO CHILDREN'S LURIE HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. WE DID THIS AT THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER AND THE FAMILIES, THE STAFF AND ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN THANKED US AND APPRECIATED THE BOOKS. PLEASE CONSIDER A SMALL DONATION SO THAT WE MAY DO THIS AGAIN. HERE IS WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY:

Dear Joni,

On behalf of our patients, their families and our staff at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, I would like to sincerely thank you for your contribution. The books arrived this week, are super nice and most of them have already been put into good use.

Your help in creating a better healing environment for children staying with us is greatly appreciated. The kid friendly fun, comfort and cheer that we are able to extend to those in our care would not be possible without the support of generous people like you.

With gratitude,

Justyna

Justyna A. Griffin

Activity and Donations Coordinator

Children’s Services, Box 31

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

225 East Chicago Ave.

Chicago, IL 60611

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