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"The heartfelt gratitude that we 've received from our subscribers,
reaffirms our collective ability to make positive and meaningful change within
our communities," says Justin Kitch, Homestead CEO + co-founder.com.

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Organic flower production encourages healthy stewardship of the land and
eliminates the use of toxic chemicals which can negatively impact the
environment. "Once all
of the reports are in, we expect to be over $4 million, which after
the tsunami relief efforts, is quite an accomplishment for these young
people.

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Sales are expected to grow 13 percent annually through 2008 (Organic Trade
Association)."
"We applaud everyone who used Souper Bowl Sunday to step outside
of themselves and help their neighbors in need," exclaimed Brad Smith,
founder and executive director of the Souper Bowl of Caring.

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As a leading
voice in the organic movement, it is raising public awareness of critical
environmental issues , using sustainably grown flowers as a catalyst for
change.
Founded in 2001 by the Time Warner Foundation and AOL, Inc.

Homestead Technologies Announces Hurricane Katrina Fundraising Effort

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Office (415) 777-1170 x 302 Office (240) 482-3208
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Since beginning in a single South Carolina church, the Souper Bowl
of Caring has raised over $27 million for hungry and hurting people.

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2007. At one month
after the big game, over 10,300 congregations and schools have
reported raising over $3.

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com, the internet's first organic florist, announced Monday the
launch of http://www.
Depending on purchase price, Organic Bouquet will donate $5 or $10 for each
bouquet to the charities -- all of which have been screened by Network for
Good and CharityNavigator.lohas.

Organic Bouquet: Established in 2001, Organic Bouquet
(http://www.com) has pioneered the organic flower market. Company Calls for Support of Gulf-Coast Area Small Businesses

MENLO PARK, Calif.com ), a provider of web site creation and online
marketing services for small businesses, today announced that the Homestead
Katrina Relief Fund has raised over $62,000 for long-term humanitarian relief
efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Contributions were raised from
Homestead's employees and its community of small business customers, and
included matching funds from the Homestead Foundation , which is administering
the grants to local community foundations in the affected areas of the Gulf
Region.jsp?userid=10017101

----Food banks, soup
kitchens, and hundreds of other charities are the big winners of the
Souper Bowl of Caring as reports continue to come in.

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org) is an online
charitable resource where people can give to more than 1 million charities and
search from more than 34,000 volunteer opportunities in one place."
Youth across the country collected one-dollar donations in large
soup pots on or near February 6, 2005 through the Souper Bowl of
Caring.
Organizers simply asked that groups report their collection amount so
a national total can be determined.souperbowl .

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org. The charities include the American Red Cross,
Heart to Heart International, the Environmental Defense Fund, and Mercy Corps.

Media Contacts:
Organic Bouquet Inc. "I can only
tell you that the generosity demonstrated by the Homestead community was added
proof that people truly care and that they have not forgotten all that we've
been through.org for more
information or to join our mailing list.

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com, the first-ever online florist exclusively
offering flowers cultivated to protect to the environment and sold to help a
range of good causes.S. Homestead's new service , Homestead QuickSites, offers customizable,
professionally, pre-designed web sites tailored to the unique needs of the
small business user. The company is based in Menlo Park, California, and its
services are available at http://www.

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Online Florist Devoted to Green Practices, Good Causes on Valentine's Day
and Beyond

SAN FRANCISCO, NetworkforGood .com is a great way to give from the heart on February 14
and all year long -- it's not only a Valentine to someone you love but also a
gift to the environment and the charity you choose," said Bill Strathmann , CEO
of Network for Good.9 billion
LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) market , in which there
are reportedly 63 million Americans who make environmentally based
purchasing decisions (http://www.
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About Homestead
Homestead Technologies provides web site creation and online marketing
services for small businesses.
Justin Kitch
http: //profnet.prnewswire.7 million through what Miami Dolphins owner
H.

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"Organic flowers are a perfect example of how a gift of love can keep on
giving -- for the environment, for the community and for the people closest to
our hearts," said Gerald Prolman CEO of Organic Bouquet.; the Cisco
Foundation and Cisco Systems, Inc.

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, Network for Good is an
independent , 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Bethesda, MD. Additionally, the company created a
web page featuring the websites of Gulf Coast businesses in order to promote
and encourage patronage of their online sites.com/ud_public.

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org, the charitable
giving Web site founded by AOL, Yahoo! and Cisco Systems, and
OrganicBouquet. Millions have used Homestead's site design,
hosting, marketing and e-commerce capabilities to create highly customized
websites. Each group donated their money directly to the charity of
their choice--no money was sent to Souper Bowl of Caring headquarters .souperbowl.

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The U. "The
hurricane is gone, but the recovery is just beginning.

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click
appropriate link. Groups that have not reported are
encouraged to do so at www.
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In 2005 alone,
Network for Good processed $32 million in donations from 236,000 donors.C.
About the Souper Bowl of Caring: The mission of Souper Bowl of
Caring is to utilize Super Bowl weekend to inspire and mobilize youth
to fight hunger and poverty.

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(Logo: http://www.
Valentine's Day is the single largest day of the year for flower sales and
bridges three intersecting trends:

-- Online Flower Sales: In 2004, $950 million of flowers were sold online
(Aggregated sales figures based on publicly available sales data)
-- Online Giving: Online giving to charities has grown exponentially from
$192 million in 1999 to $3 billion in 2004 (Craver, Matthews Smith + Co
and Kintera )
-- Organics: Organic floral is the newest category in the $228. U.
Homestead also created a web site feature, in the form of a drag-and-drop
icon that subscribers could place on their sites to accept direct donations to
the Foundation from their own customers. Plans are already
underway for Souper Bowl 2006. Visit www.

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andresen@networkforgood.homestead. "It was so difficult during
the first months after the hurricane, because it didn't even seem like we were
on American soil," says Lisa McKenzie, Homestead subscriber and owner of Rhino
Business Services, located in the New Orleans Convention Center. Starting with a single prayer and
becoming a national organization in 1993, this grassroots movement has
mobilized young people to generate an aggregate of $27 million for
soup kitchens, food banks and other charities.

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4 million in donations for more than
20,000 charities since it was established in November 2001. sales of organic flowers in 2003 grew 52 percent to $8 million .organicbouquet.

Network for Good: Network for Good (http://www. Wayne Huizenga calls "the most creative and straightforward effort
(he's) ever seen.

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FlowersforGood.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050404 /SFORGBOUQLOGO )
On the site, launched for Valentine's Day, consumers can select from
hundreds of arrangements, all grown with environmentally friendly practices,
and choose from 10 different charities to benefit from the purchase.org

Small businesses are
essential to the rebirth and revitalization of the region and we urge our
members and everybody throughout the country to try and support local
businesses in the Gulf Region.

Youth Raise over $3.7 Million Through the Souper Bowl of Caring

org to watch the numbers continue to climb and
see pictures and stories shared by this year's participants.

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NetworkforGood.org and OrganicBouquet.com Launch FlowersforGood.com

The
organization's mission is to connect people to all of the charities they want
to support via the Internet-using the virtual world to deliver real resources
to nonprofits and communities .homestead.

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networkforgood., Homestead Technologies, Inc.