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Why I Started GiveBackAmerica.org

My name is Kevin DiQuattro and I am the co-founder of www.GiveBackAmerica.org. The idea for GBA was inspired by both charity work I was involved with and through the rescue of my yellow Labrador Julius.

As a volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, I was given the opportunity to give back to the community and adopt a little brother. His name is Anthony and he was a troubled youth from a tough upbringing. While I feel my time with Anthony was rewarding for both of us, I felt a sense of frustration that I could not do enough. About that time, a friend of mine sent Kevin and Juliusme a link to a local Labrador rescue website. As I was scrolling through the site, I noticed a beautiful yellow Lab named Buddy. For someone who said I was too busy for a dog, I welcomed Buddy (now Julius) into my home 5 days later. After talking to the wonderful owners of the shelter, I was shocked by the amount of animals that need care and most importantly, money to make sure they would never be put to sleep.  These two events inspired me to help create GiveBackAmerica.org.

At that point, I along with my friend Craig Neilan came up with a way to raise money for causes most dear to our hearts. We wanted to create a system which allowed organizations to raise money without asking people to reach into their pockets once again for another donation. We felt, given the increasing amount of charities asking for donations, we must build a system that gives without taking additional money from supporters. That is how the concept of affiliate marketing led us to create GiveBackAmerica.org. What a concept, raise money by doing your everyday shopping, all at no extra cost to the consumer. We hope you like what we have created and hope you can support our vision.

Posted by Kevin on May 23, 2007 10:06 AM |

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Clinton Portis too! Amen brother!

Posted by: Matt | May 29, 2007 01:53 PM

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