Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

The Lollipop Theater Network is a neat nonprofit organization that brings first-run movies to hospitalized children around the country.
This set of cosmetics from Lancome is dubbed the “Lollipop Gift Set”. It consists of full sizes of Lancome’s “Color Fever Gloss” for lips and “Le Vernis Nail Laquer” for nails, both in matching colors. You can choose from three […]

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Kiehl’s ‘KAWS’ Creme de Corps is a body moisturizer formed under a partnership between Kiehl and New York-based artist KAWS.In the U.S., 100% of proceeds from sales of this lotion will go to assist RxArt, a non-profit organization which promotes healing through exposure to original fine art. RxArt brings art programs to pediatric hospitals.Spending time with sick kids […]

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Gingerbread from the Heart is a heartwarming story about three children who each build a gingerbread house for their grandmother. One house is a crooked house build out of graham crackers, one is a silly beach hut, and one is a perfect fairy tale house with cookies and gumdrops. Which house will grandma say is the […]

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This Tickle Monster Book & Mitts Gift Set includes both the Tickle Monster book by Jodie Bissett and a one-size-fits-most pair of Tickle Monster Magical Mitts.
This is a wonderful children’s book about a loveable monster with big piggy mitts who’s just arrived on this planet from (where else?) Planet Tickle! He tickles everyone who comes across […]

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These Rockport Limited Edition DresSports Shoes were specially produced for the New York City Marathon. The Rockport team ran the entire marathon in these shoes. It was a clever way to tout the comfort of their walking shoes, but it wasn’t entirely self-serving; some proceeds from sales of these shoes go to benefit the “Run For Something Better” […]

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Need to send a quick Christmas e-card, and tired of sending and receiving the same free e-card from Hallmark or Blue Mountain for the umpteenth-and-a-half time? Here are some truly unique Christmas e-cards which help a great cause: support for the arts in schools.
It’s no secret that in these tough economic times, often the first […]

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So you’ve done it again. You got presents for everyone on your list, but lo and behold you get something from someone you’d totally forgotten about.
You could do the scramble to the local Starbucks and pick up that last gift card, the gift that says “I thought about you AND I have a Starbucks near me […]

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This adorable bear’s name is Oatmeal. He’s available from Pottery Barn Kids for only $20. He’s a full 20 inches tall and is huggably soft.$10 will go to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to support research and treatment for pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
It makes a wonderful and meaningful Christmas present, and can help those […]

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For the third year in a row, United Airlines and the American Cancer Society are releasing a limited edition teddy bear sporting the name of a cute-but-horrendous pun. Year one saw the huggable “Kenny Hugyou”, followed by his sister the next year “Maye I. Hugyou”. This year’s bear is the third-born in the family, “Holden […]

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Two years ago on Thanksgiving Day 2007, the World Food Programme introduced the FEED Bag, an ingenious idea where purchasing a bag (which could be used for eco-friendly shopping) would feed a hungry child for an entire year.
In the last two years, over 40,000 children have been fed thanks to the generous support of people […]

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