It is cyber Monday. For me that means a few things:
1- my hotmail address (the one I give out when I do online shopping, etc) is overrun with "deals"
2- Many of my facebok friends have an opinion. Some love it. Some are sickened by it. Some simply don't have time to deal with it.
3- I reminds me that I still have a list of Christmas presents to shop for.
Hopefully this post helps with all of those things (regardless of the facebook opinion category you fall into). I started a list last month of gifts for the person who has everything and wanted to expand it for some more ideas that other sent my way. Go check out post #1 and add these to the list:
An update:
Bread for a Hungry World. I already posted this organization in the previous post and there are lots of gift opportunities there (by giving to others), but I think this idea would be awesome. Include the whole extended family and BUILD A HOUSE. According to Bread for a Hungry World's Director, a donation of just $1500 can build an ENTIRE HOUSE for a family in Honduras. 100% goes to building the house, no admin fees. How cool would that be this Christmas?
Give the gift of Comfort:
PUNJAMMIES™ are made by women in India rescued from forced prostitution seeking to rebuild their lives. Proceeds from the sales of PUNJAMMIES™ provide fair-trade wages, savings accounts, and holistic recovery care. I think these PJs are BEAUTIFUL. What a great gift idea. Be sure to read the story behind the women who make these fun pajamas!
Stocking Stuffers:
All of the pictures below are items that cost less than $5. AND the proceeds benefit the mission of Eternal Threads, which is "dedicated to improving the lives of women and children most at risk of extreme poverty, trafficking and other forms of exploitation by providing sustainable livelihoods through income generating projects."
The Practical:
PROJECT 7. I love this one because they some things I might already buy for stocking stuffers or holiday travel...and you can find these products at a lot of Walmart stores. SUPER! Buy gum, mint, bottled water and help support the mission of Project 7:
For every purchase of a Project 7 product, some good is done in seven areas of need – Feed the Hungry, Heal the Sick, Hope for Peace, House the Homeless, Quench the Thirsty, Teach them Well and Save the Earth. Non-profit organizations supporting any of these seven areas of need can submit applications to Project 7.
The scarves are pricier, but absolutely beautiful. I love that this is a local (for me) cause and that it was started by a Community group that I have volunteered with.
The Worn for Peace mission is to provide refugee women living in the United States a supplemental source of income, empowering them to rise above poverty. Each circle scarf is hand-knit by women who have survived the afflictions of their war-torn and poverty-stricken homelands.
So, get out there and do some Cyber Monday shopping for those that seem to "have everything" and while you are at it, make a huge difference this Christmas.
ABL
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