With so many anniversaries, graduations and birthdays around this time of year Girlawhirl's always on the hunt for great gifts. Even if she doesn't have someone in mind at the time of purchase she knows they can be lifesavers in a crunch. Her favorite kind of preemptive gifts are ones that give something back. It makes her feel like there's an immediate impact even if the gift itself sits in her apartment just waiting for the next party invite to arrive…

A couple of weeks ago, Girlawhirl put the word out to Super Pals everywhere, asking them to help charity: water build a well for a community somewhere in the world that currently does not have access to fresh water. Full details can be found here, but the gist of it is this: a well costs $5,000 to build and if only a tiny percentage of girlawhirl.com readers donated just one dollar – yes, a dollar – they could build that well…

With summer finally upon her, Girlawhirl's weekend schedule is filling up fast. And while she likes to be prepared and tries to find just the right hostess gift for everyone she'll be visiting, sometimes trips pop up last minute, or she's too swamped at work to shop. In those situations, her favorite gift is to send a beautiful floral arrangement ahead of her arrival. But no ordinary arrangement will do. Girlawhirl makes sure her flowers are more than just a pretty centerpiece with temporary benefits…

Girlawhirl's not sure if it has something to do with the change of seasons, but she's noticed a lot of discontent amongst her Super Pals about their jobs. Whether it's just spring fever, or a true dislike of their current circumstances, Girlawhirl's unsure. But before she encourages her Pals to make life-altering decisions, Girlawhirl is suggesting a long hard look at their current situations…

Girlawhirl's always heard about the wonder of SWAG – a.k.a. ‘stuff we all get' – and on occasion has been privy to receiving SWAG bags herself at an event here and there. Come awards show season, she's always amazed at what the stars really get, just for showing up, not to mention the backstage treats talk shows shower their guests with. Needless to say, Girlawhirl's super excited that she too can get the star treatment. Only she's got to bid to get her hands on the goodies given out at shows like the VIEW and at MTV. But when the money benefits great charities, she's ready to pay up…

Girlawhirl tries to give what she can. Whether it's to help food banks, people suffering from an illness, children's charities or trying to save the planet and its wildlife, Girlawhirl likes to help all kinds of organizations – a little bit here, a little bit there. But it doesn't matter where her donation goes today, one charity or one hundred charities; it's the amount of the gift that's her goal…

Girlawhirl thinks food drives are one of the easiest ways to make a difference. Not only can she get goods to someone who needs them, all she has to do to help out is shop her own pantry. And this weekend her task is made even easier thanks to the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Girlawhirl can just leave her donations by her mailbox, and they will be happily carried away...