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Entries from June 2008

Give a Teddy Bear to a Child with Cancer

December 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment

United Airlines has teamed up with the American Cancer Society to do something pretty cool.
For every $50 that you donate to the American Cancer Society between now and January 31, 2008 (the Web site says December 31, but you have all of January to do it), you’ll not only be helping the ACS in its […]

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Tags: Children's Charities · American Cancer Society · Cancer Survivorship

Red Cross Emergency Hand-Crank Radio

December 29th, 2007 · No Comments

This Red Cross Emergency Radio makes a great gift for yourself or for anyone who might find themselves in a hurricane, tornado, thunderstorm, flood, or other situation where electricity is not available.
It contains an AM/FM radio, as well as NOAA weather radio and TV bands. In addition, it contains an LED flashlight (bright bulb that doesn’t […]

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Tags: American Red Cross · Amazon

Heavenly Skies and Lullabies

December 27th, 2007 · No Comments

What happens when you put together a Foot and Ankle doctor in New York City with a Manhattan actor and restauranteur?
Only one of the best reviewed and most loved children’s books of 2007.
Dr. Kathy Reilly Fallon and Frank Pellegrino (best known for being the owner of the famous Rao’s restaurant in New York) along with […]

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Tags: World Vision · Amazon

Beautiful Christmas Cards Book

December 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Alexandra Adami is an advertising professional in London who for the past 10 years has amassed an amazing collecting of the some of the most beautiful Christmas cards ever made.
Beautiful Christmas Cards is a collection of 60 of those cards, which have been reproduced into this book. The book is a must-have for anyone who loves […]

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Tags: Amazon

Making a list…checking it twice…whoops…

December 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

It happens to the best of us…you’ve been so careful in sending out all your Christmas gifts, and lo and behold, you get one from someone you totally forgot about!
If you’re reading this on December 24th, you may be in luck Our friends at GiftBack.Com offer same day gift delivery for a large number […]

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Tags: Giftback.com

Open a California Pizza Kitchen in Your Dining Room

December 21st, 2007 · No Comments

If you’re like me, you look forward to every time you get to go to a California Pizza Kitchen. But sometimes the cost and the hassle of eating out keeps you from going as often as you’d like.
Luckily, many of the secret recipes are available in this official California Pizza Kitchen Cookbook written by the founders […]

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Tags: Children's Charities · Amazon

Food Network Cookbook

December 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Do you love to watch the Food Network? You’ll love this Cookbook featuring the Food Network chefs.
It’s a book of the favorite recipes from the personalities on The Food Network, as well as favorite recipes as voted by the users of the Food Network Web site. You’ll enjoy recipes from: Mario Batali, Alton Brown, Michael Chiarello, […]

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Tags: Overstock

Frosted Glass Platters that Help Charities

December 17th, 2007 · No Comments

These are frosted glass platters sold at Uncommon Goods, each of which goes to help a separate great cause. The platters are all designed and handmade in Pennsylvania and support various great causes in the western Pennsylvania areas. Each reflects the mission of the cause it supports.
Forget Me Not Platter for Alzheimer’s
The illustration of the […]

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Tags: Habitat for Humanity · Alzheimer's Disease · Uncommon Goods · AIDS

The OLIVER Book: Stunning Nature Photography

December 15th, 2007 · No Comments

The photos you see to the left were taken by J. Oliver Lewis, an incredible nature and adventure photographer. His story is at the same time heartbreaking and inspiring.
Oliver died in 1998 at age 26, while kayaking and working in Ecuador. But even at such a young age, he had already produced an incredible collection of nature […]

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Tags: The Nature Conservancy · DreamYard · Children's Charities · Conservation · Arts · Uncommon Goods

NYPD Toy Cars and NYFD Fire Engine

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

September 2001 taught the world what a lot of us who lived in the New Jersey/New York area have known for years. That the New York Police Department really does live up to its name as “New York’s Finest”, and the New York Fire Department does live up to its name as “New York’s Bravest”.
Yes, […]

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Tags: NYFD · NYPD · Amazon