Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

08-08-08 is coming. What’s special about that date? It’s the start of the Summer Olympics in Beijing! While sometimes the rich and famous athletes are the ones that get the spotlight, one thing I love is hearing the stories of ordinary Americans living their dream. Most of the time, there’s no money in competitive swimming, [...]

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Have you ever heard of the Amazon Kindle? This is an impressive little device that’s the size of a paperback book, but holds the contents of an entire library.  It’s a strange name for an ebook reader. I’ve seen some people spell it “Amazon Kindel” and other spell it “Amazon Kindal”. For the record, the [...]

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Whether you’re leading a small group around a campfire or leading a choir, this book is a fantastic collection of 40 classic songs that represent America’s musical heritage. The book, Get America Singing…Again!, Volume 1, was developed with the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and other music organizations, and has an introduction by none other [...]

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So how many of you are glad the 2008 primary season is over, and we have two candidates in Barack Obama and John Mccain?   When the primary season began, a company called Dave’s Gourmet started selling bottles of their famous hot sauce, inviting their customers to buy bottles of hot sauce to voice their [...]

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Every morning for the past few years, like so many of you, I had a ritual to sleep in a little, and then turn on the TV to watch Meet the Press. So like most of us, I was shocked to hear about Tim Russert’s sudden passing and had a jarring experience waking up this [...]

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Every now and again I stumble upon a new charity that just makes me smile. Those of us who grew up in the New York area know that the term “mean streets” is an apt one. Kids growing up in the city don’t always have the most nurturing environments nor the privileges that other kids [...]

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Domestic violence is one of the most horrible scourges of this society. It’s a crime that often goes unreported and results in the lives of women and their families being torn asunder. The Body Shop Stop Violence in the Home Lip Care Stick is a small way to show support for ending this scourge. $2 of [...]

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These Saranac Women’s Core Fitness Gloves available from Foot Locker are a great gift for the fitness nut in your life. They’re specially desined for female hands, are durable, and have an ergonomic gel padded palm. They’re great protect the hands during workouts and sports. A great gift for the woman who goes to the [...]

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The tiny island of Grenada was completely devastated by an hurricane a few years ago, destroying homes and families. They are still recovering from it today. In response, Morgan Freeman established the Grenada Relief Fund. This great cookbook, Morgan Freeman and Friends, is a great cookbook that Freeman put together to help provide support for [...]

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Now that summer’s here, you may be planning a hiking trip. You’ve no doubt heard horrific stories in the past year in the news of people who have gone on trips to remote locations, but unexpectedly found themselves in harrowing situations. Here’s a kit that may be a life saver–literally. The Adventure Medical Kits Pocket [...]

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