Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

Hockey Fights Cancer™ is a joint initiative founded in 1998 by the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association to raise money and awareness for fighting cancer.This Hockey Fights Cancer Tie is a great gift for a hockey fan. Available at FogDog, it’s a very stylish silk striped tie with the Hockey Fights Cancer logo on the bottom. […]

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Last year on Thanksgiving we highlighted the FEED Bag, a brilliant product introduced last year intended to fight two desperate needs at once: world hunger and the environment.
So this year, once again this will be the product we’ll be showcasing as Thanksgiving approaches. The World Food Programme Feed Bag.
Reusable shopping bags are everywhere these days. […]

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This bracelet from Petra Nemcova, exclusively at Fortunoff’s, is called the Petra Love, Light, Happiness Cuff.
 It’s a pretty sterling silver cuff bracelet engraved with those positive words.
 It fits an average wrist, and its simple, elegant design will complement any outfit and also will show your concern for the needy, as a portion of proceeds are donated to Petra’s Happy […]

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UncommonGoods is a great gift company that has some of the most creative and meaningful gifts on the Web. This set of four classes falls into that category.
The Protect Our Wildlife Glasses - Set of 4 is the fourth in a set of special glasses that Uncommon Goods sells. As with all the glasses in […]

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Each year, the Sierra Club puts out a phenomenal set of Christmas and holiday cards with absolutely stunning photography.
Here are some selections for 2008. Some are brand new, while others are best sellers from last year. Either way, they’re beautiful and perfect for the season. And of course, proceeds for all the cards you purchase will […]

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This Weight of Life scale is no ordinary kitchen scale. Like other scales, it’ll perform weight calculations in grams, ounces, pounds, and volume for liquids. A function even will calculate sauces or liquid items while factoring out the weight of their containers. The glass scale on top is dishwasher-safe.
A special bonus feature of this scale is […]

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No matter how you spell it, here’s a delicious treat for all you cooks out there.
Nando’s is the name of a famous Portuguese chicken restaurant chain (it actually originated in South Africa) which now has 700 restaurants all over Africa, Europe, Australia and Canada.
Nando’s Peri-Peri Pepper Sauce is the chain’s signature sauce, based on the […]

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This is a great stuffed animal that is as well-made as it is educational. ‘Telinho’ the White-Whiskered Spider Monkey represents an actual species of monkey who lives in Cristalino State Park in the Brazilian Amazon. Origins has created this very detailed plush animal which makes both a great gift and teaches a fantastic lesson on […]

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The Nature Conservancy is a charity that has gotten among the highest ratings from CharityNavigator.
 Since 1951, their mission has been to protect land and water around the world in scientific, non-confrontational, and pragmatic ways. They’ve preserved land in all 50 states and over 30 countries.
 A great gift you can give from their site to the nature lover in […]

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Layered beer, also known as black and tan beer or half-and-half beer, is a unique way to serve beer. You basically “layer” different colored beers (specifically, a pale ale or lager and a dark beer like a stout or porter) on top of each other, yielding a beautifully presented drink.
This clever little gadget does three […]

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