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Spirit Sox USA fundraiser review

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One-two-three-four! I can hear the crowd roar! Picture this: you are playing your favorite sport, and your team just won. Everyone in the audience is cheering for you and your team. While all eyes are on you, what are you wearing? Sure your team uniform is on point, but what socks are you wearing? They aren’t that old pair of gym socks, the pair with the hole and yellow tinge, from the back of your drawer you thought no-one would notice if you wore? Oh no, they are? Well, there is a fabulous way to fix this “sock problem” so that it never happens again!

There is a hot new company on the sport socks scene, and they are based right here in Silicon Valley. In the true spirit of entrepreneurship, Spirit Sox USA has taken sport socks to the next level. Instead of basic socks which match a sports team uniform, these socks offer a sport or team specific logo; and that isn’t even the best part. These socks can raise money for your team! Yup, you heard that right! Spirit Sox USA is a fabulous way to raise money for your sports team while looking like the true champions your team is filled with. Now, listen to that crowd roar!

Spirit Sox USA makes fundraising really easy. You can pick out a pair of socks in your teams colors, then add your logo; and when you sell them, your team reaps the benefit! In addition to raising money for your team or your school, Spirit Sox USA gives back 5% of it’s profits to schools in under-served areas. How fabulous is that!

I am really excited about this company; and thrilled to be the one to introduce it to you! The founder is someone I have know for many years and she is active in the community; as well as being an amazing person. Her company is all about giving back to the community; which makes it the ideal go-to place for team socks, and team fundraising. Love!

There are so many great ways to raise money with team socks from Spirit Sox USA. For example, during football season, the team always needs at least two pairs of sock for their uniform. My son plays Pop Warner, and they will need these socks for their regular uniform. In addition to their normal uniform socks, they will need a pink pair for October when football works hard to raise awareness and support for breast cancer research. The cheer team needs these socks too!

Team socks are great for both adult teams and kids teams. Teams can raise hundreds or even thousands of dollars for their team or school depending upon how many socks they sell. It is an amazing way to fundraise!

If you are on a team, or you have children on a team, or you are looking for a way to raise money for your school, check out Spirit Sox USA. I highly recommend them! You can learn more about Spirit Sox USA online at SpiritSoxUSA.com.

I can’t wait to get my son’s socks for football season! Which team or school do you plan to fundraise for?

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Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey

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The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus is currently in town! My husband and I took our three kids to see “The Greatest Show on Earth” at SAP Center on Friday, August 26. The theme of the show was “Out of this World.”

We were thrilled to see a space theme! My son, who is in third grade, wants to be an astronaut when he grows up, so to see a space theme circus, as his first-ever circus, was a dream come true for him!

The 3D light show made the circus ring come alive. The lights and theatrics really made the space theme feel real. It was so amazing! My ten year old daughter loved all of the animals and seeing them do tricks. She thought the dogs were so cute, and she was mesmerized by the horse vaulting!

My oldest daughter loved the acrobats, which were my favorite too. I was amazed by the way they could twist and manipulate their bodies. How in world do they do it!? My husband loved the animals and the acrobats. We also loved the ice skating tricks! My favorite skit was the basketball game on unicycles. It was hilarious and my husband’s absolute favorite. We were all amazed!

We also loved how the clowns came around the audience before the show started, and chatted with people, took photos, and made us laugh. They were so personable, nice, and hilarious!

Of course I have to give a shout out to the amazing costumes! The fabrics, quality of craftsmanship, texture, colors, and design were outstanding. In the photos above, there is a female animal trainer, that was my favorite costume of the night! My iPhone photo doesn’t do it justice. The purple was vibrant and the texture was incredible. All of the costumes were beautiful; it was unreal!

If you have never been to the circus before, you must go! It is fun for all ages, so even if you don’t have kids, you should go! I saw pairs, and groups in their 20’s enjoying the show just as much as the families.

You can learn more, and find tickets for Bay Area shows, or shows in your area, by visiting ringling.com.

*brought to you by Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus, all thoughts and opinions are my own

*Photos taken with an iPhone, apologies for any quality issues. 


The Greatest Show on Earth is coming to town!

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The Greatest Show on Earth is coming to town! The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to San Jose August 25 through September 5, 2016. I can hardly contain my excitement!

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When I was a little girl my mom took to me to the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Cow Palace. It was so amazing! I couldn’t believe how many tricks the animals were able to perform. I was also enthralled by the acrobats, and the performers walking on the tallest stilts I have ever seen! The colors, the costumes; everything was fabulous!

My husband and I have wanted to take our kids to the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus for quite some time, so we are thrilled they are coming to San Jose later this month. The current theme is “Out of this World; Light Years Beyond the Expected.” I can only imagine the amazing show this will produce! My son wants to be an astronaut when he grows up, so seeing a space themed show will amaze him!

Don’t miss out! This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the beautiful costumes, and talented acrobats in person! We are going, I hope you go too!

You can buy your tickets online now at Ringling.com.

Catch a sneak peek below!

*I received tickets to this event in exchange for coverage. All thoughts and opinions are my own.