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KEEPING THE GIVING TUESDAY SPIRIT GOING ALL YEAR LONG

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While some people might be all about those Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, it’s really the day after that reflects the true spirit of the holiday season. Giving Tuesday happens every year on the day after Cyber Monday and was started in 2012 by the  92nd Street Y  and the  United Nations Foundation  as a response to growing commercialization during the holiday season. What better way to get into the holiday spirit than by helping others and spreading cheer through acts of kindness? This year, we’re celebrating Giving Tuesday by sharing stories of how our franchise partners across all four of our brands—1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move Me, and Shack Shine—have given back to their own communities throughout the year. Our You Move Me franchise in Kansas City partnered with local TV station KCTV5 to help out with their Project Warmth coat drive. You Move Me volunteered a moving truck to help collect and deliver the donations. The event was held...

Clergy Relocation

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The Clergy Relocation Center, a division of The Relocation Center, meets all the needs of those who are answering to a higher call. We understand that the most important part of relocating is getting to know the community, and it is our mission to make the road to that community a smooth one.  The Clergy Relocation Center can help make your relocation simple. With a network of moving professionals who specialize in everything from packaging to real estate sales, we offer complete moving services that cater to the needs of clergy, seminarians and church lay professionals.  Clergy have unique needs and concerns when relocating, and our understanding of these special challenges is of the utmost importance. We have provided moving and real estate services for every major denomination including Catholic, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, UUA, non-denominational and more for two decades. The relocation coordinator will work directly with the individual...

How to Pack a Home Office for Moving

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The top three candidates for the prize  Most Difficult Room to Pack are the garage, the kitchen and… your home office. The home office? Really? Yes. First and foremost, your home office will contain very important documents that you just can’t afford to lose. Also, there are books to be found in almost any home office room, and books can be extremely heavy when packed into boxes. Secondly, your home office will also have expensive electronic equipment – computers, monitors, printers, scanners, copiers, desktop phones, Wi-Fi routers, etc. So, how should you pack all those pieces of office equipment to survive the move with zero damage? And thirdly, you should definitely not underestimate the process of packing and moving your office furniture – desks, chairs, bookcases, file cabinets, drawers, and so on. Will you be able to pack your office furniture by yourself? Read the home office packing tips below to have a clear idea of what it takes to pack your home office prope...