Now that people are snatching up Amazon’s New Kindle, we keep hearing about the demise of the “real” book at the expense of e-books. Which makes me a bit sad. While I love my Kindle, there’s something to be said about the memories of going to the bookstore, getting a brand new crisp paperback book […]
Entries Tagged as 'Causes'
Book Lover Gifts – Covers of classic paperback books as notecards
December 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Literacy
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Relief Beads Charity Bracelets
December 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas
Are you looking for a simple-yet-meaningful Christmas gift? Relief International has a beautiful Relief Bead bracelet for sale on their site handcrafted by women in Africa. These beautiful bracelets are handcrafted by African women. Costing only $10, they’ll go a long way towards Relief International’s missions. According to their site: – One bracelet will feed […]
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Peace Bonds – A Unique Holiday Gift
December 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas
The good folks at Nonviolent Peaceforce reached out to me to tell me about something called “Peace Bonds”. These are beautifully designed gift cards with a difference. When you purchase one, the proceeds goes to help fund Nonviolent Peaceforce’s work around the world to prevent violence, promote peace, and protect civilians in some of the […]
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Toys for Children in the Carribbean with the Sandals Foundation
December 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas
While it doesn’t snow in the Carribbean and visions of sugarplums are not likely dancing in kids’ heads there, kids there still love Christmas. But sadly, many children in the Caribbean are impoverished or in orphanages and children’s homes across islands such as Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, St. Lucia, and Antigua. Most people know about […]
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Support Global Angels to help children around the world
December 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Children's Charities, Developing Areas
Back around Christmas, Lauren from Grafik Media contacted me and asked if I would write a little something about Global Angels, a UK-based charity which helps children around the world. I’m a little late, but I did want to take some time to highlight it. One very notable thing about the charity is that 100% […]
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Soccer Ball that Never Runs Out of Air
December 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas
Chances are if you look in your garage you’ll find an old soccer ball that’s deflated. How nice would it be to have a soccer ball that never runs out of air and never gets waterlogged? One World Futbol is the answer. It’s a ball that’s the same size and weight as a traditional soccer […]
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Free Legos for Toys for Tots by sending an e-greeting
December 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Children's Charities
Remember that scene in It’s a Wonderful Life after Clarence and George get booted out of Nick’s bar where Nick is giving out wings by opening and closing his cash register? Happily, you can do the same thing! If you visit http://www.legosantayoda.com, you can be one of 1,000,000 people who can get a toy to Toys […]
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New Designs from Moleskine
December 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Arts
It’s that time of year again to run out and get your 2012 Moleskine Planner or Journal. In the past few years, Moleskines have gotten extremely popular. For those who don’t know the history of the Moleskine, it was a popular type of notebook made by a small French bookbinder who supplied all of the […]
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Statue of Liberty 2011 Christmas Ornament
December 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Arts
October 28th of this year marked the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. In the last year we’ve seen demonstrations by the Tea Party, and on the other side of the political spectrum we’ve seen demonstrations by Occupy Movement. As much as you might agree or disagree with these movements, one thing is for […]
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A Truly Unique Gift: Celebrity Ties for Christmas 2011
December 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Poverty
Let’s face it, the tie has been a little bit overdone as a gift over the years. Men get them for Father’s Day, their birthday, Christmas, and any other occasion in between. There was a time when having 100 ties in a tie drawer was a useful thing, but that was back when everyone wore […]
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