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4 Year Wedding Gift – 4 Year Anniversary Gift - Unique Gifts, Personalized Gifts, Luxury Gifts - RedEnvelope -- Gifts Anniversary Gift Guide 4th Anniversary Gifts: Flowers - Linen -- 4 Year Wedding Gift – 4 Year Anniversary Gift Our 4 year wedding gifts include a wide variety of traditional and modern anniversary gifts. Whether you are searching for a traditional 4 year anniversary gift of linen (silk), or a modern 4 year wedding gift of flowers, we have a great selection of both. Our 4 year anniversary gifts range from anniversary gifts such as our Orchid Album to other wedding gifts such as our Bouquet of Mixed Pink Roses . Whichever 4 year wedding anniversary gift you choose, the recipient will love your gift for years. 1 showing items 1 - 25 of 25 crimson bouquet + vase bells of ireland oriental pink lilies bella bouquet in pastel vase freesia mini calla lily gerbera daisies blue rose campanula hydrangea gardenia white phalaenopsis orchid pink phalaenopsis orchid yellow phalaenopsis orchid azalea rose garden amaryllis exotica friendship roses mixed pink roses healthy snack tower flowers by the month sunflowers pear + cheese basket miniature roses rosemary topiary freesias in italian vase 1 showing items 1 - 25 of 25 -- View our other gift collections: baby gifts , romantic gifts , wedding gifts , graduation gifts , gifts for her , gifts for men , birthday gifts , jewelry gifts , new baby gifts , gifts for mom , affordable gifts , anniversary gifts , gifts for him , gifts for women , men's accessories , wedding anniversary gifts , business gifts . -- Gifts by Occasion • Gifts by Recipient • Online Gifts by Shops • Corporate Gifts Last Minute Gifts • Anniversary Gift Guide • Birthflowers Gift Guide • Birthstones Gift Guide -- ©2005 RedEnvelope, Inc. All rights reserved. The RedEnvelope mark and logo are trademarks of RedEnvelope, Inc. Index .

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Fathers Day Golf Gift Basket: Fathers Day Golfing Gift Baskets, Gift Baskets For Men, Gift Baskets For Golfers Father's Day Golf Gift Basket - Hole in ONE Golf Bag Product ID: 4650 Description: The ultimate Fathers Day Gift Basket for any dad that enjoys playing Golf.This golfing gift basket is filled with delectable gourmet treats elegantlyarranged in a six-can Golf Bag Cooler. Inside Dad will find 3 Solid ChocolateGolf Balls made in a smooth creamy white & milk chocolate. Hell alsofind a matching golf mug, with award winning coffee, cookies, and mints. Oneof the crown jewels of our Fathers Day Gift Baskets collection, Dad isguaranteed to enjoy each and every item, both on and off the course! Send dadthe best when you send him our Golf Gift Basket. Price: $59.99 Ground Shipping: $10.99 (1-5 Business Days) 1. Please Choose A Shipping Method: Ground Shipping *As Shown* Two Business Day (Add $15.00) Standard Overnight (Add $20.00) Saturday Delivery (Add $35.00) Alaska/Hawaii/P.Rico (Add $25.00) Quantity: Ingredients: Hole in One Golf Bag Cooler - Holds 6 Cans and has an adjustable strap. Solid Chocolate Golf Balls by Long Grove Confectionary 4.5 oz - Package of 3 chocolate golf balls in white and milk chocolate. Comes complete with three golf tees. Hole In One Chocolate Cookies 3 oz. By Too Good Gourmet Delicious golf themed cookies that are irresistibly good! Poppies Chocolate Chip Cookies 3 oz. A little bit of happiness elegantly packed in a matching green box. Cocoa Bon Original Chocolate Mints By Cool Bean Mints 2.4 oz. Multiple International Fancy Food Show Award Winner. Bag of Perfect Potful Coffee by Coffee Masters - Coffee Masters roasts only the finest high-grown gourmet grade Arabica coffees. Their award winning coffees are hand-selected, craft roasted and scientifically measured to maximize quality. Individual bags of assorted flavors make 8 to 10 perfect cups of coffee. Golf Mug Sturdy, decorative and functional, the perfect golf themed mug. Bottled Water Crisp and delicious, perfect for a quick sip on the course! Quick Links To Other Father's Day Gift Baskets: Fathers Day Gift Baskets Home Father's Day Golf Gift Basket - Hole In One Golf Bag - $59.99 Father's Day Fishing Gift Basket - Caught The Big One - $59.99 Father's Day Golfing Gift Basket - Gourmet Golfing Dad - $99.99 Father's Day Breakfast Gift Basket - Gourmet Breakfast For Dad - $74.99 Father's Day Grilling Gift Basket - Sauces & Snacks For The Grill Master - $79.99 Award Winning Stuffed Bear - Daddy Is My Caddy - $29.99 Award Winning Stuffed Bear - Mack and Earl - $26.99 Gourmet Italian Gift Baskets - Father's Day Gift Baskets - Christmas Gift Baskets - Mother's Day Gift Baskets - Easter Gift Baskets - Valentine's Day Gift Baskets - Corporate Gift Baskets - Baby Gift Baskets - Gourmet Snack Gift Baskets - New England Breakfast Gift Baskets - Texas/Tex-Mex Gift Baskets - Housewarming Gift Baskets - Sympathy Gift Baskets - Seafood Gift Baskets - Skier's Gift Baskets - Holiday Gift Baskets - Pamper Gift Baskets - Nibbler's Gift Baskets - Healthy Gift Baskets - Fun Foods Gift Baskets - Chocolate Sweet Decadence Gift Baskets - Sweets Gift Baskets - Gourmet Gift Baskets - Birthday Gift Baskets - Anniversary Gift Baskets - Gift Baskets For Man/Men - Gift Baskets For Woman/Women - Get Well Gift Baskets - Thank You Gift Baskets - Congratulations Gift Baskets - Coffee and Chocolates Gift Baskets - Cooking and Marinating Gift Baskets - Potpourri And Candle Gift Baskets - Tea And Cookies Gift Baskets - Unique Gifts - Kosher Hanukkah Gift Baskets - Gourmet Food Gift Baskets - Wine Gift Baskets - Custom Gift Baskets - Gift Baskets for Kid/Child - Romantic Gift Baskets - Pet Gift Baskets - Wedding Gift Baskets - Fruit Towers - Fruit Baskets - Cheesecakes - Kosher Gift Baskets - Partners - Same Day Gift Baskets - Flower Index - Sitemap

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Associate Alumnae of Douglass College - Gift Giving ABOUT US ALUMNAE CURRENT STUDENTS NEWS AND EVENTS GIVING BACK HOME About The Douglass Fund Distributions of income earned in the prior year by endowed funds of The Douglass Fund are administered by a Trustees Committee composed of the Dean of Douglass College, the president of the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College, two alumnae, and another person appointed by the Dean. The Douglass Fund receives both unrestricted and restricted funds. Many of these gifts come from savings or brokerage accounts, Charitable Gift Annuities, or through bequests, insurance, or some other form of deferred giving, and represent a significant commitment, often payable over five years, or after one's death. They can be non-cash assets such as real estate, business holdings, or other estate assets such as IRAs. Many alumnae choose to restrict their gift to endow a scholarship or to support or endow a particular program or initiative at the college. An important reminder . . . If you are including Douglass in your will or other financial/estate plan, please remember to review the wording of your designation to ensure that your gift is specifically for "The Douglass Fund," as you intend. The correct wording for gifts and bequests to The Douglass Fund is: The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College for the Douglass Fund . If you use other wording, your gift may not reach The Douglass Fund. About Us | Alumnae | Current Students | News and Events | Giving Back | Douglass College | Rutgers University | Home

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buynothingchristmas - Alternatives home alternatives resources stories questions media about contact us To help you celebrate your Buy Nothing Christmas. Many of the following ideas were borrowed from Bill McKibben's Hundred Dollar Holiday and from the Center for a New American Dream . You are welcome to give us your gift ideas . Well, our buy-nothing circle spread just a little wider this Christmas, and I'd like to share a few highlights. They include some "transition" gift ideas too, for those who can't handle BNC just yet: - One friend saved us a lot of money by simply handing us some RAM for our PC. He knew we needed it and he had extra. It was great! - Two family members got creative and made by hand an "action figure" of my husband and a marionette of me! Of course, this wouldn't work if the individuals didn't happen to be so artistically talented, but what unique and personal gifts! - Another friend who makes pottery simply gave us a lovely bowl more special than anything we could have bought. - Parents bought us necessities that we would have had to buy anyway. - We made writing paper with hand-drawn silly little doodles and hand-folded envelopes for some friends. - For most of those who weren't ready to move to a buy-nothing Christmas, we bought organic herbal teas and fair-trade coffees... they don't add to the clutter because they're enjoyed and gone, and they support sustainable businesses! Small steps ... but in the right direction. - Sara Parks Ricker Brilliant website and ideas. You get my full support. As an another idea, try www.oxfamunwrapped.com . It allows you to send a gift to the 3rd World and depending on your budget you can buy chickens, blankets, radios, right up to a travelling theatre! Our 10 year old son has 'traded in' some store gift vouchers to buy a goat. We have sent friends and families christmas 'gifts'from this site. Best wishes - Chris, Nottingham, UK At our house, we try to make all Christmas gifts. That means that December is a flurry of activity as our children make salt dough ornamments and then paint them to give to teachers and other adult friends. Last year, one boy made playdough, and one made a crayon ball to give to the other. For our friends, we've painted white candles with Christian symbols; these have become tradition. For our extended families, we made books with old pictures and memories. Our children especially love hand-made gifts; in this age where everything is plastic, they relish the idea of love in a sweater. - Molly I have been going down to my local recycling centre to see what's on offer. To my surprise, I found 10 glass coffee containers. Which are now glassed painted and filled with goodies for kids. - Sophia I am putting together a booklet of favorite family recipes, I will give From a recent news story : Giving More by Giving Less It takes only a bit of creative thinking to come up with alternatives to excessive consumerism. Some ideas: * Students at Trinity Western University [Langley, BC, Canada] set up a free store, bringing things they didn't need and trading with each other. * One family does a "make or bake" among siblings, exchanging names and producing one homemade gift each. * Some families now include sponsoring a child overseas or providing a goat or chickens for a micro-enterprise as a means of teaching their children to reach out to others. Or they help out at a soup kitchen or deliver Christmas hampers together. * Time is often a bigger gift than money. Creating coupons that offer free babysitting or housecleaning, a neck massage or a special treat can mean more than a stocking stuffer. * Offer to teach someone a skill you have. * Write a poem, tell a story, draw a picture or take a photograph and present it in a creative way. * Give fairly traded coffee, tea or chocolate, get beautiful items at garage sales or buy gifts from shops that support artisans in poorer countries. * Make your own cards from recycled paper. * Avoid commercial wrapping paper, ribbons, bows and tape, which are not recyclable, and opt for gift bags, tea towels or nice boxes, which are eco-friendly. From an article by Debra Fieguth in Faith Today , Nov/Dec 2004. everyone a copy. A couple of years ago I did a calendar for the family with everyone's photos and birthdays. That was a big hit. - Karin Last year we had a cookie exchange instead of a big party for work. Everyone brought cookies or treats - whatever their specialty was (one person made tree ornaments instead). We RSVP'd so we knew how many cookies to make, one for each person because we had so many people. We all went home with piles of cookies and treats. It was great, and so much fun. - Annika Sangster What about bumper stickers? I'd love to puchase some of these posters in bumper sticker format. Available? - schrills Editors response: Hmm... I'm already feeling like we have too much stuff on our website. Would we sell the bumper stickers on the Buy Nothing Christmas website? Maybe start off with a colour printout of your favourite poster, laminate it and then glue it on your bumper. I know, sounds dumb, and like a lot of work. But the more time you spend creating your own world, your own messages, the more alive you become. I can help with re-formatting graphics or text for printouts. Let me know how it goes. If you have some success with bumper stickers, let me know and I'll try to spread the word. Best, Aiden. I'm going to give my art this Christmas. It gave me the motivation to finish the production of a demo CD. The first copies will go to my family and friends. —Gabriel Give Linux for Christmas! It's free and it works like a charm! These days, distributions include not only the operation system that runs your computer, but applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, picture and sound editing, etc. And give a hand installing it. It's not that it's too difficult, but some people's tech-savvyness is rather limited. —Gilles Pelletier We have just launched a new scheme in the UK called Wedding List Giving Ltd. It allows the prospective bride and groom to choose a charity and ask guests to donate towards the "gifts of their choice." Hannah Crouch [Editor's note: the site includes charities like the Alzheimers Society, Amnesty International, Cancer Research UK, Children's Express, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Tearfund and others.] Just try make a spiritual gift, not material, not an object. I prefer doing something - singing a song, writing a poem - for a person. Plus a little beatiful card, because most people want to "have something in the hands," it's just a habit. —Matania, Russia Great site, lovely idea. Some friends of mine have a jumble exchange; it works like this. Everyone brings clothes, books, ornaments or toys that they don't really use any more. It all gets laid out on tables or a tarpaulin in the garden (or in the house if you have room). Everyone picks out what they want (no money changes hands). At the end there's a "grand holding up" where everyone is shown what is left. If no-one wants it, it goes to a charity shop (thrift store). Usually there are three or four big bags left over to go to the charity shop. Another idea is to write out some nice poetry in calligraphy style and frame it. To avoid buying the frame, you could make it out of driftwood or broken china mosaic, or pebbles. —Yvonne Aburrow We bought wax and made homemade candles. My husband carved stamps, we made our own paper and made greeting cards on recycled paper. Most of all, we vow to get the Christmas spending craziness under control and pay attention to our families and each other instead of the mall! If you still want to give a gift, there are so many more worthy causes than supporting the manufacture of plastic toys. I work for a nonprofit organization that supports grassroots groups working to live sustainably, preserve biodiversity, and gain a voice in their future. See www.greengrants.org . Other groups doing similar work include www.globalfundforwomen.org , www.globalfundforchildren.org . For more information on global giving in general, see www.gwob.org —Erika Carlson For your husband: Go to your favourite market or second hand shop and get a nice frame. With your most creative writing, write your wedding vows. — Maud Ray I usually make fudge (it helps to find a really good recipe) and put it in tins. I also buy old frames for cards, etc., I think the person would enjoy. I don't buy for anyone that is not either my child or parents/inlaws. And other than for the kids, I refuse to pay a lot. The cheaper it is the more personal it is sometimes. — Shelley, Prince Edward Island, Canada For me, environment and peace issues are interrelated, inseparable even. Some gift purchases help the environment and peace: Give people CFL bulbs to save energy. Give Fair Trade coffee, tea and chocolate made in people-friendly and earth-friendly ways. Buy recycled paper for people. If possible pay someone to buy clean electricity which is still more expensive than dirty electricity. And one of our special concerns: Purchase a Peace Bond from the Nonviolent Peaceforce which even now has peace teams in Sri Lanka. "Upon Maturity the Bearer will See a Large International Team Trained for Nonviolent Conflict Intervention Around the World". Go to NonviolentPeaceforce.org to learn more. Keep up the good work. — A. Palmer, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Perhaps an alternative to department stores is Ten Thousand Villages which provides vital, fair income to Third World artisans by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. This alternative emphasizes the fair distribution of wealth while still in a consumerism context. — Shalom, Carl Make a sweater from yarn found at goodwill/used clothing store. — Kristina Giggz Look through your (and your kids') old clothes, cut out squares of fabrics they will remember, and make a little wall hanging or pillow or stuffed toy or whatever. Pick a nice quote or scripture verse and write it up in calligraphy or a nice handwriting. — Gwenyth When i was little my parents always recorded a tape of me singing christmas caroles and/or reading stories for my grandparents and other family that lived far away. When i got older i started to make little comics for my friends, that were about us and things we had done. always with an added twist and some inside humour. This is totally fun to do- even if you're drawings are crappy. i think that this year i will write stories for my friends and family telling them why i love them! — T.B. Make pillows or stuffed animals. Cut out soft pieces of felt and hot glue them on to the pillow to personalize them with messages or make cute faces. — Kaitlin Give something you don't use any more. A sweater that you only wore once; a set of drinking glasses you forgot you owned. Clean them up and give them as gifts. I have found all sorts of things in my apartment that I have no need for, but know someone who would appreciate and enjoy it! — Jessica When someone asks what I want for Christmas I tell them, "Peace on Earth. Goodwill for all". If they explore the idea further (usually with, "No, really. What do you want?") I tell them to pick a charity and give to them whatever they would have spent on me. It makes me feel good that someone who really needs it is getting something. And ... It always fits! — Bill Budenholzer Babysitting coupons for the new parents. Grow your own veggies, can or freeze them and give them away at Christmas/Solstice. Spend more time with your family and friends...when you're dead you won't be able to. Decide as a family to work less hours, spend less and have more time together. Shovel the sidewalk for your neighbour. Plant trees. — Lee Make a small drawing of your select person's living room or other room in their house and give it to them. — Julian van Mossel-Forrester I have been giving more gifts that consist of certificates of gift from the Heifer Project . This year the only exception is my 9 year old granddaughter. — Paul Shankland I am making several batches of biscuits ("cookies" your side of the pond!) and boxes from some lovely dark red recycled card. — Alice Crawford Plant plants, now, to give for Christmas. Herbs, in particular. This is one way to always be present in your loved one's days for a while to come. — jeela Buy a used book and in the inside cover explain why you chose the book for that person. Make tree ornaments out of old CDs. Purchase gifts at a fair-trade shop, garage sale or thrift shop. Make hand-made soap or candles. If you are skilled in a particular area, offer a lesson or class. Make a birdseed ball. Make a soothing, herb pillow filled with lavender, rose, etc. Collect quotes that make you think of someone. Stamp and address postcards for family members. For the elderly people in your life, research newspaper and magazine articles from their youth and present in a creative fashion. Make a calendar with pictures of family members and/or scenery. Wrap gifts in newspaper, maps, scarves or interesting clothing. Fill an old trunk or suitcase with fun clothing, hats and gaudy jewelry for your children to play dress-up. Make a puppet from a sock. Give away a valued possession. Frame a piece of your artwork. Fill a basket with home-made goodies. Bake your favourite holiday treat and pack in a recycled tin. Paint an empty wine bottle with non-toxic paint and fill with olive oil. Top with an oil pour spout that can be found at a gourmet cooking shop. Videotape and interview your elderly parents about childhood memories, how they met, etc., and give to siblings or children. Compile a list of memories and arrange them in a creative fashion. Do something exciting and challenging together (e.g., long walk, bike ride, hike, art course). Knit a stocking, hat, socks, etc. Write and illustrate a book for the young people in your life. Collect meaningful photos for the gift recipient, make colour photocopies and create a collage. Create a menu of various culinary delights (e.g., Tantalizing Thai, Mexican Fiesta, etc.) and have the gift recipient choose one of the options. Create coupons for a massage, spring cleaning, child-minding, manicure, etc.