Sunday, November 1st, 2009

GOODIES

With these presents, the recipients aren’t the only people who benefit.

PHOTOGRAPH BY CLAIRE BENOIST

Gifts that Give

1 Patient Art Lamp / St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital / $18; www.shop.stjude.org
2 Vintage Red Cross Field Bag / American Red Cross / $25; www.redcrossstore.org
3 Bunny Squeak Plush Toy / ASPCA / $7; www.aspcaonlinestore.com
4 Ten Thousand Villages Calming Candles / Silence (an association of deaf and disabled artisans in India) / $18; www.tenthousandvillages.com/calmingcandles
5 Superman Tags / The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (paralysis research) / $10 for two; www.christopherreeve.org
6 Tide Loads of Hope vintage T-shirt / Tide’s Loads of Hope (provides free laundry services to victims of natural disasters) / $20; www.tideloadsofhope.com
7 Leather Wrap Bracelet / Susan G. Komen for the Cure (supports breast cancer research) / $25; www.shopkomen.com
8 Acai Bracelets / World Wildlife Fund / Free with $50 donation; www.worldwildlife.org
9 Hooray for the Underdog! Cards / grassroots animal welfare groups / $17.50 for six; www.hoorayfortheunderdog.com
10 My Trip to the Zoo / BoysTown (youth, family and health care services) / $14; www.boystownpress.org

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