You know we love us a good Roundup here at Tonic, and this week is no exception. We've found the stories you love and brought them together in one easy list. Seize your last chance to text for a good cause, dream about a job that sees to it you're well (dessert) fed, find out how a lost wallet and a Facebook frenzy stocked a food bank out of the blue. Enjoy your weekend, peppered with good stories from Tonic.
There's still time to do your give a little back to two causes at once (if enjoying rock and roll can be considered a personal cause). Virgin Mobile FreeFest really is taking a revolutionary approach so enjoying live music while supporting communities in need. See how you can pitch in toward helping the homeless while also acknowledging artist-driven support a much needed free culture. Katie Gustafson has all the details in "
Virgin Mobile Spreads The Love ... You Can Too!" This ain't no ordinary perk. Assuming you have enough friends and family to fairly distribute the sugar and cream (and cookie dough and waffle cone and brownie batter and pie crust and ...), this could be the dream benefit that makes a lucky job applicant shout, "I'll take it!" After an adventure at Ben and Jerry's in Burlington, Vt., the Tonic staff got a taste of what working at a "super-premium ice cream" playground is like. Erin Green spills the beans on how employees cash in — on a daily basis. Check out the Aug. 27 Smile File: "
Ben & Jerry's Secrets Revealed!" and prepared to have your tummy rumble and mouth water.Though the article ran earlier this month, seems you closet Jonas Brothers fans (or are you more of a Miley type?) are hoping to leave your mark on Disney's Friends For Change: Project Green contest. Kids are not only invited to participate by making pledges, but are getting the chance to decide where a nice chunk of change is going. Get the details in Wynter Mitchell's "
Hanging With Disney's Friends For Change."This is pretty hilarious. Facebook fanatics will definitely recognize some of the prototypical staples in the social networking world. Who doesn't know a Self-Promoter or a TMIer? What about a Bad Grammarian or Town Crier? They're out there, and we can spot 'em a million miles away. Take a peek at Lisa Germinsky's outline of "friends" and their distinct roles in your update newsfeed in "
A PSA for Facebook Users Everywhere." Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-Of-My-Day Bore? We're on to you ....And Germinsky has another story for you that you really have to read to believe.
"Even Angels Go Grocery Shopping" is not your typical Good Samaritan story. Combining a random act of kindness with the power of a connected Facebook community of supporters, America's Second Harvest has received an avalanche of support ... all because a frazzled grocery shopper forgot her wallet. While we certainly don't encourage leaving your cash behind next time you're in the checkout line, we certainly urge you to take a peek at this story.
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