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Entries from November 28th, 2008

Hockey Fights Cancer Ties

November 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Cancer

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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The FEED Bag

November 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Amazon

NEW for 2011! While the original FEED Bag is no longer available from Amazon.com, you can get a much, much more stylish and comfortable Blue Denim Bucket Tote or White Canvas Tote from the Gap. Last year on Thanksgiving we highlighted the FEED Bag, a brilliant product introduced last year intended to fight two desperate [...]

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Sterling Silver Bracelet that helps needy children

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Children's Charities

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 [...]

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Set of Glasses that Helps Wildlife Conservation

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Conservation, Uncommon Goods

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 [...]

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Sierra Club Christmas Cards for 2008

November 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Sierra Club

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 [...]

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Best Kitchen Scale that helps fight Juvenile Diabetes

November 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Amazon, Juvenile Diabetes

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 [...]

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Piri Piri / Peri Peri / Peli Peli Cooking Sauce

November 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Amazon

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 [...]

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Spider Monkey Stuffed Animal

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Conservation, Nordstrom

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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Save the Coral Reefs with a donation to The Nature Conservancy

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Conservation, The Nature Conservancy

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 [...]

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Layered beer spoon to make black and tan beer

November 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Amazon, Animal Causes

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 [...]

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