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Gifts That HelpGifts That HelpA blog dedicated to finding the best products from major retailers that also go to help a good cause. Articles
Beautiful Christmas Cards Book
2007-12-25 05:10:00 Alexandra Adami is an advertising professional in London who for the past 10 years has amassed an amazing collecting of the some of the most beautiful Christmas cards ever made. Beautiful Christmas Cards is a collection of 60 of those cards, which have been reproduced into this book. The book is a must-have for anyone who loves ... More About: Amazon , Book
Making a list?checking it twice?whoops?
2007-12-24 01:44:00 It happens to the best of us…you’ve been so careful in sending out all your Christmas gifts, and lo and behold, you get one from someone you totally forgot about! If you’re reading this on December 24th, you may be in luck Our friends at GiftBack.Com offer same day gift delivery for a large number ... More About: List , A list
Open a California Pizza Kitchen in Your Dining Room
2007-12-21 05:33:00 If you’re like me, you look forward to every time you get to go to a California Pizza Kitchen . But sometimes the cost and the hassle of eating out keeps you from going as often as you’d like. Luckily, many of the secret recipes are available in this official California Pizza Kitchen Cookbook written by the founders ... More About: Children , Amazon
Food Network Cookbook
2007-12-19 05:02:00 Do you love to watch the Food Network ? You’ll love this Cookbook featuring the Food Network ’s chefs. It’s a book of the favorite recipes from the personalities on The Food Network, as well as favorite recipes as voted by the users of the Food Network Web site. You’ll enjoy recipes from: Mario Batali, Alton Brown, Michael Chiarello, ... More About: Overstock
Frosted Glass Platters that Help Charities
2007-12-17 05:00:00 These are frosted glass platters sold at Uncommon Goods, each of which goes to help a separate great cause. The platters are all designed and handmade in Pennsylvania and support various great causes in the western Pennsylvania areas. Each reflects the mission of the cause it supports. Forget Me Not Platter for Alzheimer’s The illustration of the ... More About: Glass , Charities , Platters
The OLIVER Book: Stunning Nature Photography
2007-12-15 05:43:00 The photos you see to the left were taken by J. Oliver Lewis, an incredible nature and adventure photographer. His story is at the same time heartbreaking and inspiring. Oliver died in 1998 at age 26, while kayaking and working in Ecuador. But even at such a young age, he had already produced an incredible collection of nature ... More About: Nature , Children , Photography , Conservation , Arts
NYPD Toy Cars and NYFD Fire Engine
2007-12-13 05:27:00 September 2001 taught the world what a lot of us who lived in the New Jersey/New York area have known for years. That the New York Police Department really does live up to its name as “New York’s Finest”, and the New York Fire Department does live up to its name as “New York’s Bravest”. Yes, ... More About: Cars , Amazon , Engine
Mercury Glass Ornaments
2007-12-11 05:19:00 Here’s another great idea from the good folks at Uncommon Goods: Mercury Glass Ornaments. “Mercury glass” or “silvered glass” was a popular and beautiful type of glassmaking in Bohemia, England, and the United States from the mid-1800s through the early-1900s. (Contrary to the name, they don’t actually contain mercury). These ornaments are great examples of the process, ... More About: Arts , Amen
Eat Like Royalty: A cookbook from Darren McGrady, Personal Chef to Diana
2007-12-09 05:19:00 Eating Royally is a cookbook with an interesting story. Darren McGrady was a chef for the Royal Family, and continued to serve as Princess Diana ’s personal chef until her death in 1997. In this book, he presents an amazing look inside the Royal Family, from photographs, to picture of actual menus printed for each of the royal ... More About: Personal , Amazon , Chef , Royalty
United We Stand Magazine Flag Covers from July 1942
2007-12-07 05:54:00 United We Stand is a fascinating book. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and United States’ entry into World War II, there was a wave of patriotism in this country. Hollywood’s support for the war effort is well documented, but the print media also took a part of supporting America’s fight against tyranny. In July 1942, 500 ... More About: Magazine , Amazon , United , Red Cross , Covers
Monopoly National Parks Edition
2007-12-05 05:53:00 Winter may be here, but you can remember the beauty of our country’s fantastic National Parks year-round with this special edition of Monopoly dedicated to National Parks. The board itself is decorated with images from America’s National Parks, which players can “buy, sell, and trade”. It’s a great way to teach the family about all the ... More About: Amazon , Conservation , Edition
Give the Gift of a rare Wollemi Pine Tree
2007-12-03 05:19:00 Here is an amazing story from the folks at National Geographic . This holiday season, you will be hard pressed to find a gift more interesting or meaningful than this one. There was a species of pine tree that was thought to be extinct for more than two million years. The only record of the plant existing ... More About: Conservation , Gift , Give , Tree
National Geographic 2008 Calendar
2007-11-30 05:11:00 In Spring 2007, the National Geographic Society had a photo contest among some of its most gifted travel photographers. They were asked to photograph street markets in Fiji, Japan, Togo, Italy, Vietnam, Mexico, Senegal, Spain, the Dominican Republic, South Korea, and Myanmar. The result is the Glimpse 2008 Marketplace Calendar . It is a colorful and fascinating ... More About: National Geographic
Wisdom from Mr. Rogers
2007-11-28 05:01:00 If you’re like me, growing up you had three best friends. Your Mom, your Dad, and Mr. Rogers . It was always a beautiful day in his neighborhood, and always a thrill to see him bounding through the door, hanging up his coat, changing into his tennis shoes, and feeding his goldfish. Since we lost him a ... More About: Wisdom , Overstock
Sierra Club Holiday Cards for 2007
2007-11-26 05:43:00 The holidays are right around the corner. Each year, the Sierra Club puts out a phenomenal set of Christmas and holiday cards with absolutely stunning photography. This year is no exception. Take a look below at some of the amazing photography of this year’s selection. They are both beautiful and perfect for the season. And of course, proceeds ... More About: Holiday , Conservation , Cards
Christmas Ornaments from Amy Calandra Davis
2007-11-24 05:40:00 Christmas is just around the corner. Here’s a set of ornaments that are as inspiring as they are adorable. Amy Calendra Davis tragically lost her son Zachary when he was 4. But she turned her pain into something amazing. In 2001, she was inspired to start the company (named after the hymn she used to sing with ... More About: Christmas , Christian , Children , Arts , Book
Bring a Smile to an Orphan This Christmas
2007-11-23 05:41:00 Here is a great idea from Family Christian Stores. See the cute little guy to the left? His name is Barnabas Bear. And for $5, you can make sure he’s in the hugging arms of an orphan this holiday season. Each year, the James Fund, a charity run by Family Christian Stores that focuses on orphans in need, organizes ... More About: Christmas , Smile , Orphan
Fight World Hunger: Feed the children of the world with the FEED Bag
2007-11-22 05:19:00 Here is a great idea from Lauren Bush and Amazon .Com just in time for your holiday shopping. Starting today, Thanksgiving Day 2007, you can order a World Food Programme FEED Bag on Amazon.Com. For less than the price that most people pay for Thanksgiving dinner, you can feed a hungry child for a full year. Reusable cloth shopping bags ... More About: Children , Hunger , Fight
New York Cookbook that goes to help Meals on Wheels
2007-11-20 05:40:00 Can’t make it to New York to dine this Thanksgiving or holiday season? Bring New York to your kitchen. The New York Cookbook is a phenomenal cookbook edited by Molly O’Neill, a food columnist for the New York Times. It’s a cookbook which took five years to compile, has won all kinds of awards, and has sold over ... More About: Amazon , Wheels , Meals
Pink Porcelain Music Box supporting Breast Cancer research
2007-11-18 05:54:00 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 ... More About: Christian , Research , Pink , Cancer
The Boy of Color
2007-11-17 05:54:00 This is a children’s book where the story of how it was written is just as interesting as the story itself. Kid’s Club is an after-school, faith-based program located in Chicago which reaches out to high-risk children living in the inner city. The book is a great children’s book that also teaches an important lesson to kids ... More About: Christian , Children , Color , Book , Charities
Crickey, It?s a Croc! Gifts that remember the legacy of Steve Irwin.
2007-11-15 05:00:00 It’s been a little over a year since the world lost Steve Irwin, but his absence is still felt. Steve Irwin passed away on September 4, 2006, but as a way to remember him one year later, the Australia Zoo chose today, November 15, as “Steve Irwin Day”. They chose it not as a day to ... More About: Gifts , Conservation , Legacy
Russ Shining Stars Penguins and other Friends
2007-11-13 05:16:00 If you read the reviews on this stuffed animal from Russ, you’ll see there are irate people complaining about how it’s not a Webkinz. Okay, so it’s not a Webkinz. But even so, isn’t that little guy staring at you to the left the cutest thing that you’ve ever seen? If you just want a cute soft ... More About: Stars , Children , Friends , Amazon , Shining
Flags of Our Fathers by Keni Thomas
2007-11-11 05:57:00 Flags of Our Fath ers is a CD released by rock and country star Keni Thomas , and is appropriate to mention on this Veteran’s Day. Keni Thomas is a southern rock and country music singer from Columbus, Georgia who served in the Army in Task Force Ranger, and fought during the “Black Hawk Down” incident in the ... More About: Amazon , Our Father
Rules for Happiness Paperweight to Help Art Students
2007-11-09 05:53:00 Most people who know me know that I smile a lot. I’m not exactly sure why this is, but a lot of it has to do with the way my parents brought me up and a lot of what I learned at church growing up. So imagine my surprise when I found this item that summarizes ... More About: Students , Arts , Happiness , Rules , Weigh
Bake Me a Wish: Delicious Cakes That Help the Make a Wish Foundation
2007-11-07 05:13:00 Want a freshly baked cake from a real New York City bakery on your table for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, or to celebrate a birthday or anniversary? You are in for a treat. Literally. Bake Me a Wish is an authentic Manhattan bakery with a difference. 5% of all proceeds from cakes you order from their site ... More About: Foundation , Cakes , Make , Delicious , Deli
Red ipod for AIDS research - iPod (Product) RED
2007-11-05 05:05:00 Apple Inc. never ceases to amaze me. I’ve been a very fanatical customer of theirs since I owned an Apple //e in the early 1980’s. I was the proud owner of a Mac SE/30 in the early 1990’s, and a Powerbook in the late 1990’s. I remember when everyone left them for dead, and then they ... More About: Apple , Research , Ipod , Product , Aids
Designer Diaper Bag that Helps the March of Dimes
2007-11-03 05:41:00 In 1938, the March of Dime s was founded to fight the devastating disease of childhood polio. In 1955, the charity achieved what all charities hope to achieve but few charities do: to make itself unnecessary. When Dr. Jonas Salk introduced the vaccine to polio, largely funded by efforts from the March of Dimes, polio in our times was ... More About: Amazon , Designer , Diaper
Win $1 Million or a Dream Home
2007-11-02 05:30:00 Okay, the title of this blog sounds like something you might read in a spam blog, but it’s actually a very legitimate and very neat idea. Naperville Rotary Charities, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that runs an annual raffle. At $100 each, the tickets are a bit pricey, but the grand prize is $1,000,000 in ... More About: Home , Dream , Million
Read Memories from Baseball Greats
More articles from this author:2007-11-01 05:20:00 Now that baseball season is over (actually, for us Yankee fans it ended a couple weeks ago), it’s time to settle in for the long, dark winter before pitchers and catchers report to spring training in February. Here’s some great reading that’ll keep you company all winter. It’s a book by baseball writer Alan Schwarz. In this ... More About: Amazon , Baseball , Read , Alzheimer , Disease 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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