Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help

The Essie ‘Pink is the Link’ Set is a special gift set made specially for 2008 Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’ll only be available for a limited time, so get it while you can.

It contains a special pink nail polish by Essie, as well as a base coat and a special mini crystal nail file.

Essie will donate a percentage of all profits to Living Beyond Breast Cancer, which helps women afflicted with breast cancer to live their lives as long as possible with the best quality of life possible. In addition to the gift, please consider a donation directly to this wonderful organization.

Donna Karan Cashmere Mist is a limited edition eau de toilette from Donna Karan that comes in a beautiful glass bottle. It’s a limited edition spray available at Nordstrom.

Proceeds will go towards The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The Emile Henry “Bake for the Cause” Pink Pie Dish is a beautiful and very practical accessory for the kitchen. It’s a 9 inch pie dish that’s as attractive as it is useful, with a warm pink hue and a wavy rim.

Emile Henry is known for using durable Burgundy clay, and the strong glaze ensure that you can cut into your freshly baked pies without damaging the dish.

10% of every purchase goes to breast cancer research.

Well, last year we pointed out the distinctive Pink Pool Balls where a portion of proceeds helped breast cancer research. What better way to complete it than with this Pink Billiard Cue.It’s a great way to assert your femininity before you crush your male friend in a friendly game of 8-ball.The cue is a high quality 58-inch maple cue from Viper with a matching pink linen wrap.A portion of proceeds goes to The Breast Cancer Foundation.

This KitchenAid Cook for the Cure Spatula in Pink is the perfect complement to all the creme de la creme of all pink kitchen appliances–the pink KitchenAid mixer. It’s also a durable spatula made of silicone that you can use with any baking or cooking you do. Its curve perfectly fits the KitchenAid mixer.

And of course, proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Limoges Jewelry has a unique Breast Cancer Awareness collection which contains some unique bracelets, rings, pendants, lockets, and a pen and pencil set.

 It’s a great way to spread awareness of the scourge of breast cancer and to encourage others to join the cause by encouraging their loved ones to get regular screenings and donating money to organizations that provide research or care to those suffering with the disease. 5% of all proceeds go to BreastCancer.Org. Just click on the banner above to view the collection.

This is a Limited Edition Pink Ribbon Nintendo DS Lite, the bestselling handheld video game system in the world. It’s  a high-powered handheld video game system with an impressive array of features, including:

• Unique folding design with two color screens and touchscreen capabilities 
• Built-in wireless mode to share games, chat or play multiplayer games
• Support for 3-D Nintendo DS games and Game Boy Advance games
• Better quality graphics than the original Nintendo 64, all in a compact handheld unit
• Less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter. 
• Built-in microphone 

The Limited Edition Pink Ribbon Nintendo DS handheld video game is a one-time creation and it could soon be very hard to find. Shop now to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure and show your support for breast cancer awareness and research. 

This Sony VAIO CR507 Laptop is a stunningly good looking one.It has a Pink textured cover with bright silver trim and pulsing LED effects beneath. It also comes with a Cosmopolitan Pink carrying case and USB optical mouse with mouse pad.This notebook is an extremely powerful one, with a 1.86 GHz Intel Pentium T2390 dual-core processor.It has wireless connectivity which connects to 802.11n routers and 802.11a/b/g networks.It has a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera, a 14.1-inch XBRITE-ECO screen, a 160 GB hard drive, 3 GB of installed RAM, a dual-layer DVD±RW and CDRW drive, Intel GMA X3100 graphics (with up to 358 MB of total available video memory), and both Memory Stick and SD memory cart slots. It also comes bundled with the newest version of Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium.This limited pink edition of the VAIO CR507 helps to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, with Sony donating $100,000 to the organization. If you’re in the market for a laptop, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one more powerful and more elegant than this one, nor one that is as meaningful.

The Blanc Give Hope Jean (pictured) is just one of the many great products in the Give Hope Collection at White House Black Market. To view the collection, just click on the link and search for “hope” in their search box.

 Also in the collection is a very stylish key ring which coordinates perfectly with these jeans.

 This collection was set up in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  White House Black Market will donated net proceeds of up to $200,000 to Living Beyond Breast Cancer.

Here’s a special offer for this month only:

$20 off Your Merchandise Purchase of $80 or more at White House Black Market. Enter Code 8687 at Checkout. Offer Valid 10.06.08 to 11.02.08. Valid Online Only. Not valid in stores.

Bliss describes itself as “New York’s Hottest Spa”, and for good reason. Their site, blissworld.com is a great collection of the top beauty and healthcare products and the trendiest gifts as befitting the popular spa that started in SoHo in 1996.  

This month, they will be donating a portion of the sale of certain Bliss products to support Breast Cancer Awareness. These products include:

clarisonic skin care brush system (limited edition pink)

jimeale molly weekend tote - bliss exclusive

sworn virgins isabella v-neck



white+warren loose cashmere wrap

mio pink classic select petite strapless heart rate watch and calorie counter