Holiday shopping on the 'click to give' sites

I was just doing my daily clicks on the 6 'click to donate' sites (links below) and ended up looking through their online stores. If you need ideas for Christmas gifts, especially for those people who are hard to buy for because they have everything or you aren't quite sure what they would need, you really should check out these stores. There are some absolutely amazing items, many at unbelievable prices, and each purchase generates a donation to the charities the sites are partnered with.

Their Christmas items are rather awe-inspiring, IMHO. Everything from Rwandan Basket Ornaments to Peruvian "Surprised Angels" Ornaments to knitted wool snowflake hats with ear flaps made in Tibet. Lots of less foreign-sounding things too. LOL

Being a bird lover, I think the plush Audubon Birds - complete with accurate bird sounds - are adorable. The sandalwood vases (style 1 and style 2) are beautiful, and the detail on the hand carved Peruvian llama earrings (not as weird as they sound) is fantastic. The Bolivian Mother & Child sculpture is rather perfect in its simplicity. They also have amazing jewelry, clothing, housewares, calendars, coffee and tea, all sorts of decorative items and lots of pet toys and pet-related items, among other things. And of course each site has their signature items - t-shirts and caps and totes - that will show your support for the site as well as generating a donation.

You can also buy things for the needy around the world, like shoes for African schoolgirls and high efficiency camp stoves for Darfur refugees. Those gifts are all tax deductible and have free shipping, and include a full color certificate that can be printed out to give to a friend or family member if you bought the item on their behalf. Don't forget The Animal Rescue Site - you can buy vaccinations for 10 shelter dogs or 10 shelter cats for just $20 each - again tax deductible, etc.

I think all items are actually available in all the stores, but here are the 6 sites:

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
http://www.theliteracysite.com/
http://www.thehungersite.com/
http://www.therainforestsite.com/
http://www.thechildhealthsite.com/
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

Be sure and click on the "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button at the top of each homepage before moving on to the store.

I know I sound like a commercial or something, but I just had so much fun looking through these stores! Fantastic gifts, many handmade so they're one of a kind, AND donations to good causes? And affordable prices. How can you possibly beat that? I'm definitely doing some of my Christmas shopping there.


P.S. - Here are my versions of the click-to-donate codes that you can add to your userinfo page or any other website you want.

P.S.S. - OMG, it's time to upload the holiday icons again, isn't it?

Found in mlleelizabeth's journal...

I died in the Dungeon of Jenepherre

I was killed in a gothic-arched chamber by Pbanda the fire elemental, whilst carrying...

the Axe of Passion, the Wand of Mdlaw, the Armour of Passion, the Crown of Rowan76, the Shield of Cancercutegirl, the Wand of Patrick Stump, the Shield of Url Girl, the Shield of Hollyilex, the Crown of Teary Eyed2, the Wand of Dawnybee, the Crown of On the Ground, the Dagger of Shingalingp, a Figurine of Beloved4always and 14 gold pieces.

Score: 144

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All I have to say is that at least I died with the Wand of Patrick Stump!!! ::sticks out tongue at darksylvia:: hahahahahaha But damn pbanda... you were fierce!

Also:

She's beautiful and therefore to be wooed;
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Damn right.

and...

O excellent! I love jenepherre better than figs.

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Um, I certainly hope so. Can I really be compared to a fig?

And this had me LOLing like crazy:
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I so want to use one of those next time I buy something on eBay.

Oops. Was laughing too loud and woke up Mom. And my birds, of course, but they're used to it. Anyway, guess that's enough frivolity for tonight.