Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

Last Friday, the world lost a great actor, director, and humanitarian Paul Newman. I was privileged enough to see Mr. Newman on Broadway a few years ago in Thorton Wilder’s “Our Town”, and of course am a big fan of his movies. His departure leaves an awful big hole in Hollywood. We will miss him.
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Regardless of whether you love the Yankees or hate them (and chances are you fall under one of those two categories), one thing that everyone can agree on is that catcher Jorge Posada is just a decent fellow.This children’s book, written by Jorge himself, is based on his childhood. He tells the story of a […]

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Kenya is a country suffering from the scourge of AIDS. Sadly, the ones who suffer the most are children who are orphaned.
This Congratulations Gift Basket is an amazing gift for several reasons.
First, a full 50% of your purchase price goes to support the Kenya AIDS Intervention/Prevention Project Group (www.kaippg.org).
Second, the gift baskets are assembled with […]

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Janice and Mark Perkins are retired grandparents who had a lifelong dream of writing, illustrating and publishing a children’s book. This is their first effort, Ladybug Baby Bug. In it, they tell the story of how Ladybug Baby Bug spends her day, from her breakfast of French Toast to getting a bottle from Da-Da, playing […]

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It’s hard to believe that seven years have passed since that horrible day that changed everything.
From 1999 to 2001, I worked at 222 Broadway, one block away. For a few years after the towers fell, I refused to visit Ground Zero. I just wanted to remember the World Trade Center as it was. I wanted […]

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The South American rainforests are getting scarcer and scarcer. Here’s a way to help, as well as have a taste of that which you’re helping.
This is a fruit drink that’ll let you taste a unique blend of fruit from South American rainforests. It contains Acai, Cupuacu, and Yerba Mate. Never heard of them? Acai is […]

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Well, now that you have your Cuisinart Soft-Serve Ice Cream Maker from two days ago, it’s time to serve your ice cream in style!
This is a set of four small ice-cream bowls. Each bowl is glazed a different color on its outside (one for vanilla, one for chocolate, one for strawberry, and one for blueberry), […]

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Here’s an ice cream maker that produces delicious soft-serve ice cream. It’s a great way to cool off during the hot summer months.
The unit will produce 1.5 quarts in as little as 20 minutes. It’s completely automatic—just add the freshest ingredients you can find, and turn the dial. Just like the soft-serve machines you see […]

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While other parents give their kids mass-produced Disney and Nickelodeon coloring books, here’s a fantatic way to introduce your kids to something much more special.
The Art Ed Books and Kits are a terrific idea. It’s a series of fun kits that each centers around a great artist. Not only does the book give a biography […]

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Today marks the 39th anniversary since man walked on the moon.
Here’s an amazing book about the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. It’s not an ordinary book written about the moon landing, but a book containing exact reproductions of the ACTUAL mission documents collected on the mission by NASA.
It starts with the offical press kit, and also […]

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