Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

Want to treat someone to something special? In celebration of its 30th Anniversary, Morton’s Steakhouses are offering this gourmet hamburger made from its top prime sirloin. It’s available only on Sundays and only available to the end of September!
 At $19.78 (in commemoration of its opening in 1978), the burger is not for the faint of […]

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Great Gatherings: Star Chefs Entertain at Home Cookbook is a special cookbook exclusively available at Macy’s which puts together over 100 amazing recipes from the top chefs in Macy’s “Culinary Council”.
There are 16 occasions highlighted, with six amazing recipes for each. The recipes are what you’d expect from top chefs as far as their flavor and […]

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This is an actual Mike bike jersey as used by the 2007 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team in actual competitions.
A top-of-the-line professional jersey , it’s made of Nike’s Dri-Fit fabric which breathes, keeping moisture from your skin when riding and keeps you drier. It’s race cut, so your ride is aerodynamic, and contains three back […]

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Here’s a nice way to excite your kids about dental hygiene, available at drugstore.com.
The Crest Kid’s Sesame Street Toothbrush is a soft-bristled toothbrush in a fun, colorful color and a Sesame Street character (characters and colors may vary). For us grown-ups, getting a new toothbrush is not a huge deal, but of course for kids, it’s […]

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So how many of you are glad the 2008 primary season is over, and we have two candidates in Barack Obama and John Mccain?
 
When the primary season began, a company called Dave’s Gourmet started selling bottles of their famous hot sauce, inviting their customers to buy bottles of hot sauce to voice their vote […]

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Every now and again I stumble upon a new charity that just makes me smile.
Those of us who grew up in the New York area know that the term “mean streets” is an apt one. Kids growing up in the city don’t always have the most nurturing environments nor the privileges that other kids have […]

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Did you know that this past Sunday, NASA successfully landed on Mars? The photo above comes to you directly from the surface of Mars just a few days ago.
Many of you might remember the Mars Rover missions that were launched in 2004. Since then, thousands of photos from the Martian surface have been taken of […]

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Happy Memorial Day!
As you’re enjoying your weekend of barbeques and fireworks and the start of summer, remember to take a few moments to reflect on what made the day necessary.
The commemoration of Memorial Day (then known as Declaration Day) started in 1866 in Waterloo, New York, to remember the Union soldiers who had fallen in the civil […]

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Dr. Andrew Weil is a doctor who has introduced a line of cookware and cooking appliances (partnering with Spring Switzerland) to promote healthy living. All profits from sales of these products go to his non-profit foundation, which supports training, education, and research for integrative medicine and healthier living.
The Dr. Andrew Weil from Spring Switzerland 8-pc. […]

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Here’s another product by Dr. Andrew Weil, the best rice cooker I’ve seen in a while–it’s the Dr. Andrew Weil from Spring Switzerland 10-c. Rice Cooker.
Cooking rice on a stove or in a cheap $10 rice cooker yields okay results, but this rice cooker takes it to the next level. Its “fuzzy logic” yields wonderful […]

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