Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

From today until Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11, I’ll be focusing on great gifts for Mom. Check back every two days for another fantastic gift.
Here’s a deal that’s probably not going to last very long. 1-800-Flowers is selling a genuine Lenox bud vase, complete with a silk rose, for only $23.99  just reduced […]

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I am a big fan of NCAA Women’s Basketball.
I love the men’s game, of course, but as the men’s game gets more and more influenced by big commercial interests and individual players vying for multi-million dollar NBA contracts, there’s just something about the women’s game that’s “pure”.
Coaches can deploy good, fundamental strategy, so you see […]

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Ladies (and guys with “man-bags”), here’s one of those great ideas that you wonder what you ever did without.
It’s an age-old question: what do you do with your purse when you go to a restaurant? Keep it in your lap all evening? Put it on the floor and risk getting it dirty or worse, stolen?
The […]

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Every guy in the world will be getting her roses on Valentine’s Day, but if you really want to impress her, get these Valentine Roses that Support the Fight against Breast Cancer.
These flowers are part of 1-800-Flowers’ “Fresh from the Growers” program. These flowers are sent directly to you from the grower’s farms, without going […]

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Being a lifelong Giants football fan, I felt compelled to find an excuse to blog about the stunning 17-14 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Lo and behold, Foot Locker offers this Pink Giants Hoody
from Reebok that goes towards breast cancer awareness. For the lady Giants fan in your life, it’s a great […]

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The weather outside may be frightful, but here’s a sure cure.
This pink Bonjour 4-pc. Hot Chocolate Making Set is a bit of a throwback to antique chocolate pots from the 1800’s. You’ll be astounded at the creamy hot chocolate that it makes, and you can even watch the automatic mixer as it combines the hot […]

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The Wings of Hope Porcelain Music Box is a great holiday gift, new for 2007.
It’s a collectible Ardleigh Elliott porcelain music box, featuring a beautiful pink pattern made of 22K gold accents, crystals, faux gums, rhinestones and an elaborately jeweled butterly. The top of the music box is made of pewter, and features a pink ribbon.
 Under […]

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For our final product of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we’ll go to one of my favorite sites on the Web: GiftBack.Com.
This is an amazing site full of gifts that give back: you can buy gifts for any occasion, and a full 10% of every gift you purchase will go to help a great cause. You […]

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Have you ever heard of Fannie May Gourmet Chocolate (not to be confused with the similarly-sounding mortgage company)? They’re huge in the Chicagoland area, and are just starting to get recognized nationwide. 
One of the things in Fannie May’s history that made them famous was that during World War II, they would not compromise their chocolate recipe at […]

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This is a bottle of shampoo, bath, and shower gel available at Drugstore.Com.
100% of profits from this item go to the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, an organization founded by members of the entertainment industry dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer awareness and research.

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