Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

For the past month, The March of Dimes has held their March for Babies event throughout the country to support funds to help prevent birth disorders and defects. If you missed the walk this year (or if you walked and forgot to get a T-Shirt), you can still support the March of Dimes by buying [...]

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Here is the perfect collectible for any fan of Superman or of Christopher Reeve. It’s the  Christopher Reeve as Superman Statue. Available on June 3, 2009, this is a very limited edition collectible depicting Christopher Reeve as Superman from the 1978 movie. It stands 12 1/4 inches tall, and is made of cold-cast porcelain, is hand-painted, [...]

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This Memorial Day, as the country enjoys its three day weekend, picnics, and sales, take some time to share a gift that brings you back to what it’s really about. Faces of Freedom Profiles of America’s Fallen Heroes: Iraq and Afghanistan is a moving and inspirational book which tells the story of brave military heroes who [...]

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The sad thing about presidential campaigns is that they usually leave the candidates as caricatures of who they really are, after having been demeaned and excoriated by the media and the opposition. I recall sadly Admiral James Stockdale, one of the bravest and finest men who served his country reduced to the butt of jokes [...]

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One of the most popular gifts on this site since it was introduced has been the FEED Bag Charity Shopping Bags. The Planet Bag Set of Six (6) 100% Cotton Natural Canvas Grocery Tote Bags is another product that helps the environment, helps make your life easier, and helps charities all at the same time. The [...]

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This Loofa Dog Support Our Troops Plush Dog Toy is a great dog toy from Multipet.  Multipet produces many colors of Loofa Dogs, which are long, durable toys for dogs, having a regular squeaker and a cool honking squeaker. This Loofa Dog comes in camoflauged canvas. He is made of a canvas material and sports an [...]

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Last year, I talked about the then-new Amazon Kindle E-Book reader and highlighted some e-books that help charity. This year, Amazon has come up with the Kindle II. Just like the iPod is the category-leader for MP3 players, the Kindle is the same for eBook readers. It’s as thin as a typical magazine, it’s as [...]

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If your Mom happens to be an empty nester, she probably could use some company from time to time.  Along with being a great companion, studies have down that pet owners have lower blood pressure, lower cholesteral levels, a lower risk for heart disease, and reduced number of visits to a doctor.   The ASPCA offers [...]

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Here’s a great idea from the folks at KitchenAid and Villeroy & Boch. Cook for the Cure – Pass the Plate is a clever program that lets you turn your love of cooking into funding to help cure cancer. The way it works is pretty clever. You purchase the plate you see to the right, which [...]

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This beautiful necklace, available from Red Envelope, is made from sterling silver with a chain with an adjustable length from 16″-18″. The pendant is a single, unending loop to symbolize mother and child in an eternal embrace. For every necklace sold, Red Envelope will donate 10 percent of the proceeds to the March of Dimes [...]

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