Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

If you know a fan of golf, treat them to a trip to the 2009 World Golf Championships-CA Championship and you’ll be helping a great cause.   The TICKETS Fore CHARITY program is a way to buy tickets to the Golf Championships in Miami, while at the same time helping needy causes. 75 percent of your [...]

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Mardi Gras is tomorrow (February 24). The name Mardi Gras, of course, is French and translates to “Fat Tuesday”. It’s the day before Ash Wednesday when Lent begins. In Ireland and the UK, the day was known as “Pancake Day”. Why? It’s because rules prohibited the eating of dairy products and rich foods during Lent, so people [...]

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The cookbook Park Avenue Potluck: Recipes from New York’s Savviest Hostesses is a cookbook straight from New York high society. Compiled by food editor Florence Fabricant, the proceeds from this cookbook benefit the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.The recipes are actually very approachable. They’re not exotic hoity-toity fare, but actual dishes from the recipe files of hostesses [...]

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Awearness: Inspiring Stories about How to Make a Difference is a 256-page book edited by fashion designer and philathropist Kenneth Cole. It consists of 86 essays and inspirational conversations with 90 individuals, some well-known and others less so, who have found how to do their part to effect meaningful social change. The individuals range from advocates to [...]

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Not sure whether to give her a luxurious silk blouse or a comfortable cashmere sweater? Give her both at once with this Silk and Cashmere hoodie from Redenvelope. It’s 58% silk, 42% cashmere, and just about the lightest and most luxuriously soft gift you can buy. The bright red heart is perfect for Valentine’s Day [...]

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If you’ll be giving your sweetie some beautiful jewelry this Valentine’s Day, get this Sammy Bear supporting the Jewelers for Children Charity. Instead of just giving a jewelry box, why not give this bear holding a jewelry box? All proceeds from the purchase of the adorable and soft Sammy Bear go to the Jewelers For [...]

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Well, if your relationship doesn’t call for elephant poo, and it doesn’t call for green roses, here’s something else you can try: One Dozen Red Roses.  12 red roses, of course, is the quintessential way to say “I love you” to that special lady in your life for Valentine’s Day.  These red roses are organically grown [...]

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If you want to give something different, but your relationship is not quite at the point where you feel comfortable enough to give poo, here’s another unique way to say “I love you”.  If you’ve given red or pink roses for the last few years and feeling like doing something unique this year, you can “go green”–literally! [...]

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Want a really special gift for that really special someone for Valentine’s Day? Uncommon Goods is selling these beautiful paper roses made out of elephant dung. What was that? That’s right. These Elephant Poo Roses are made out of elephant dung. It’s from a company called, appropriately enough, The Great Elephant Poo Paper Company. You’re [...]

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