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ONLINE TUTORING ENTREPRENUER PARTNERS WITH FOUNDATION HOUSE TO LAUNCH PERPETUAL FUNDING INITIATIVE FOR CHARITIES
Debbie, Cluff, former teacher and founder of www.links-for-learning.com and her mother, former educator Melanie Roberts join volunteers to launch Shopping for Abundance in New York City

New York, NY & Pasadena, CA - October 15, 2007 – Debbie Cluff, founder of Links-for-Learning, an online tutoring program for children, announced today, that while in New York City to launch her new TV and Radio show, she and co-host (and mother) Melanie Roberts, will help the Shopping for Abundance group of women launch the Clubco Christmas Charity Challenge launch, October 15th -17th.

The Clubco Christmas Charity Challenge was created by a group of people who wanted to find a way to perpetually fund charitable causes. Shoppers can choose to shop online through Clubco.com membership which attaches them to the charity of their choice. Shoppers using this online membership will be giving up to 5% cash back on their retail purchases to their favorite charity each and every time they use that membership to shop.

According to Debbie when she heard about the idea while being interviewed on a radio show she decided she wanted to volunteer her time. The Clubco Christmas Charity Challenge asks that women and their families commit to shop online through the end of the year (and hopefully after) to buy online and support their favorite cause.

According to Debbie Cluff, a former Los Angeles California teacher of “at risk” students, she loved the idea that shopping online would cash into her favorite charity’s pocket. She and her family chose to shop for A Child’s Hope Fund (www.achildshopefund.org), which works with companies to help families fund their adoptions because coming from a family of eight adopted kids has made her aware of how important it is for families who want to adopt to have support.

“Each time I shop online my favorite stores give cash back to my favorite charity,” said Cluff. “It is a way I can give all year long to the Children’s Hope Foundation without doing all the fundraising. If every person who shopped online gave 5% cash back to charity we could solve much of the world’s problems. Not to mention give parents, like mine, who desire a chance to adopt children into their families. It’s a wonderful idea.”

Debbie’s new internet radio and TV show, Links for Learning – Connecting Minds will be available at the first of November on the Grapevine Talk Radio Network and on the Grapevine Talk TV network. She says she will definitely share the shopping for Abundance Christmas Charity Challenge with her audience along with her educational insights.
Cluff will be in Manhattan meeting with editors of publications catering to women and their families concerning her new internet radio and TV show, Links for Learning – Connecting Minds and meeting with potential agents about her book, 7 Easy Ways to Help Your Student Succeed: How Ordinary Parents can Make Extraordinary Students. She will also join the group of women sharing the Clubco Christmas Charity Challenge with the goal of sharing the story of Shopping for Abundance with women all over the world.

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ABOUT DEBBIE CLUFF
Debbie Cluff is a former teacher of at-risk students in a title 1 program of the Alhambra School District in Los Angeles, California. Debbie gained her passion for education as the oldest of 10 siblings 5 of which struggled with learning disabilities. Realizing the need for additional learning resources for students and parents Debbie founded Links for Learning, an convenient, professional and affordable online tutoring resource.
Debbie has a Bachelors Degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in English and a Masters in Education degree. She has written her first book, 7 Easy Ways to Help Your Student Succeed: How Ordinary Parents Can Make Extraordinary Students.

ABOUT MELANIE ROBERTS
Melanie Roberts was born and raised in Santa Monica, California. She is the mother of 11 children, ages 31-5. She received her B.A. in Child Development from California State University-Los Angeles and her Master’s in Special Education. She taught Special Education at South Pasadena Middle school, California and is currently a noted Parent and Child Advocate representing parents in school districts. Melanie loves to read and hang out with her children. Please contact her with any questions at Melanie@links-for-learning.com.

ABOUT LINKS FOR LEARNING
Links for Learning was founded by Debbie Cluff in 2007 as an online tutoring resource for students and parents. Successful academic progress requires three tiers of learning, the teacher, the student, and the parent. If any of these links are broken the learning is hindered. Links for Learning exists to assist the parents roll in their child’s education.

Convenient, professional and affordable tutoring is the philosophy of Links for Learning. Students are able to work with a professional coach for instant help with homework and can work in a group or one-on-one to learn additional skills necessary for academic success.

For more information go to www.links-for-learning.com or email info@links-for-learning.com.

ABOUT LINKS FOR LEARNING – CONNECTING MINDS RADIO & TV SHOW
Links for Learning gives the power back to the parents to help their students academic achievement and teach them the in’s and out’s of education. This show is going to guide parents on how to properly educate their children from the comforts of their home creating a non-commercial, familiar, stress-free learning environment using modified teaching skills. One of the major ways to communicate in this century is the internet and this show will teach parents how to utilize this importance learning resource. The main focus will be on online education (i.e. online tutoring and online coaching) and teaching parents how to take control of their children’s education and success by using the internet through personal insight, featured guests, and live examples. Your hosts, parents and educators, have the recipe for academic excellence and will teach ordinary parents how to easily achieve academic success in their homes.

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