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Listmania! Great Gifts for Kids Your Store See All 31 Product Categories   Your Account | Cart | Wish List | Help Improve Your Recommendations | Your Amazon Home | Your Profile | Learn More Search Amazon.com Books Popular Music Music Downloads Classical Music DVD VHS Apparel Yellow Pages Restaurants Movie Showtimes Toys Baby Computers Video Games Electronics Camera & Photo Software Tools & Hardware Office Products Magazines Sports & Outdoors Outdoor Living Kitchen Jewelry & Watches Beauty Gourmet Food Beta Musical Instruments Health/Personal Care Travel Cell Phones & Service Outlet Auctions zShops Everything Else Scientific Supplies Medical Supplies Indust. Supplies Automotive Home Furnishings Lifestyle Pet Toys Arts & Hobbies Web Search Listmania! Great Gifts for Kids by peppermint-pattie , child at heart E-mail this list to a friend 1. 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CBS News | Wedding Gift Registry: Charity | August 5, 2005 13:00:24 SEARCH: CBSNews.com The Web Home U.S. World Politics SciTech Health Entertainment Business Opinion Sports FREE CBS News Video August 5, 2005 13:00:24 Living HealthWatch Leisure Series The Sat. Early Show Contributors • Section Front E-mail This Story Printable Version Wedding Gift Registry: Charity NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2005 Charitable Couples Aakash Thakkar and Christina Giallourakis (Photo: CBS/The Early Show) (CBS) The latest request at many weddings these days hasn't been for presents at all. With the average ages of brides and grooms today at 27 and 29 respectively, many have all the dishes and bedding they need. So instead of asking for china and crystal, The Early Show contributor Laurie Hibberd reports, they're asking their guests to donate to charity. When Christina Giallourakis and Aakash Thakkar got married this spring, they were actually excited that half of their wedding guests did not buy them gifts. Thakkar explains, "We had sort of tried to, in planning for our wedding, to sort of get the basics that we need. Sure, maybe we didn't have sort of all the toasters and silverware and plates, et cetera, that one might need. But I think, our general thought was we could buy that stuff along the way." Instead, this Washington, D.C., couple asked their friends and family to help start a scholarship fund at Thakkar's high school alma mater. He says, "The thought was to start a scholarship that would be perpetual, and would allow a disadvantaged child in the Washington, D.C., area to be able to go to St. John's College High School." And they're not the only ones to forgo presents for charity. The trend has grown in the last few years, with a number of high-profile celebrity couples, including Billy Joel and his wife, Katie, setting the example. "I don't think we ever considered asking our friends to buy us gifts," Katie Joel says. "My husband and I were really on the same page when it came to this issue. We wanted to have charity donations for the wedding from the beginning. I got a lot of feedback from different friends saying, 'It's great that you chose to give to charities, instead of asking for gifts. We don't want to buy you a coffee pot'." Kara Corridan, executive editor of Modern Bride magazine, notes, "Over the past few years, couples may donate the unused food from their reception to a local food bank, or they'll print their invitations and their stationery on recycled paper. Or instead of giving favors to guests, they'll tell them that they made a donation to their favorite charity." Bethany Robertson is the executive director of the I Do Foundation , a non-profit organization that helps couples incorporate charity into their big day. Roberts says, "We have seen a phenomenal increase in the number of couples who are participating. In 2004, we had about 20,000 couples in the program. And this year, we're on track to have over 200,000 couples choose a charity through either the I Do Foundation or one of our partners. This is money that did not currently or before exists in the charitable pipeline. This is money that was being spent on cake toppers and garter belts. Now, it's being used for children's health or for community development, things like that. I kind of think of it as icing on the cake, really." Experts say it makes sense that this trend is on the rise with couples waiting longer - and until they're older - before walking down the aisle. Corridan says, "I think now because we have more couples who have been living together before they get married, they literally just don't need the stuff that would end up on a traditional registry, or they may live separately, and so, they might end up with two sets of everything going in to setting up their home." For couples like Christina Giallourakis and Aakash Thakkar, who are tying charitable giving into the day they tie the knot, they say it makes all the difference. "I think it made our wedding better," Giallourakis says. "There was that much more interaction with all of our guests before the wedding. It wasn't they just went to a Web site and bought a gift and that was it. It was: How's the fund doing? Where are you up to now?" And Robertson is hoping that more and more people think of those less fortunate while planning for their own futures. She says, "The I Do Foundation's vision is really that in 10 years, when someone comes back from a wedding, people will say, 'What did the bridesmaids' dresses look like? Who was the best man? And what was the couple's charity?'" If you're wondering how much money can actually be raised like this, so far Giallourakis and Thakkar's scholarship fund has raised about $8,000. What's This? MMV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Rita Exodus Texas Gov. Reverses Southbound Interstate Lanes To Aid Evacuations • Passengers Watched Drama Unfold • New Orleans: New Flood Risk • Democrats Split On Roberts Wedding Gift Registry: Charity What More Engaged Couples Are Asking Of Wedding Guests • 'Jaws' Set To Scare Anew • Getting These Blues Can Help • Trend Report: Bright Ideas • Leo DiCaprio On 'The Aviator' Back To Top Bios | Contact Info Help | Advertise | Contact Us | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | CBS News Bios | CBS.com | CBS SportsLine.com | Internships ©MMV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Love Is In The Air Here are some showy proposals and weddings that got attention. Celebrity Circuit Hollywood's elite turns up at Toronto Film Festival This Is His Life A look at award-winning "Piano Man" Billy Joel. Video Instead of registering for wedding presents, many couples are asking for donations to charity. The Early Show's Laurie Hibberd reports on this rising trend. Story Piano Man A Married Man Again Link I Do Foundation - Web site Link The Wedding Salon - Web site Link American Cancer Society's Wedding Scroll Program Link Modern Bride Magazine Sign up: E-Mail Alerts RSS Feeds Podcasts Contributors Bobby Flay Susan Koeppen Emily Senay Minna Lessig Steve Hartman Danny Lipford Debbye Turner Bob Vila -- Laurie Hibberd Colin Cowie Dayle Haddon -- Christy Ferer Tracy Smith Ray Martin Charlie Dimmock Regina Lewis Melinda Murphy Martha Stewart -- Face The Nation CBS Morning News Up To The Minute -- close [x]



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Listmania! Great Gifts for Kids Your Store See All 31 Product Categories   Your Account | Cart | Wish List | Help Improve Your Recommendations | Your Amazon Home | Your Profile | Learn More Search Amazon.com Books Popular Music Music Downloads Classical Music DVD VHS Apparel Yellow Pages Restaurants Movie Showtimes Toys Baby Computers Video Games Electronics Camera & Photo Software Tools & Hardware Office Products Magazines Sports & Outdoors Outdoor Living Kitchen Jewelry & Watches Beauty Gourmet Food Beta Musical Instruments Health/Personal Care Travel Cell Phones & Service Outlet Auctions zShops Everything Else Scientific Supplies Medical Supplies Indust. Supplies Automotive Home Furnishings Lifestyle Pet Toys Arts & Hobbies Web Search Listmania! Great Gifts for Kids by peppermint-pattie , child at heart E-mail this list to a friend 1. Crazy Legs Bug by Vtech (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Imaginarium List Price: $19.99 Buy new : $14.98 You Save : $5.01 (25%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 2. Preschool Math Game: My 1st Brain Quest (Add & Subtract) by University Games (Toy) Average Customer Review: Availability: This item is currently not available. 3. Aquapets: Stinga by Wild Planet (Toy) Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $12.99 Buy new : $9.99 You Save : $3.00 (23%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 4. VIDEONOW Jr. Color Carry Case - Yellow and Purple by Hasbro (Toy) Availability: This item is currently not available. Customers also shopped for these similar items . 5. Bright Lights Phone by Vtech (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Imaginarium Buy new : $12.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 6. Smarty's Workshop by VTech Industries (Toy) Average Customer Review: Availability: This item is currently not available. Customers also shopped for these similar items . 7. Colorforms Games Silly Faces by University Games (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Toys"R"Us Buy new : $9.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 8. Spy Truth Detector by Wild Planet (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $14.99 Buy new : $12.99 You Save : $2.00 (13%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 9. Wiggles Guitar by Spin Master (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $16.99 Buy new : $15.99 You Save : $1.00 ( 6%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 10. Wiggles Beanies in a Tote Bag by SpinMaster (Toy) Availability: This item is currently not available. 11. My First Leapad Book: : Wiggles by LeapFrog (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Imaginarium Buy new : $12.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 12. Super Scrabble Board Game by Winning Moves (Toy) Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $29.95 Buy new : $24.99 You Save : $4.96 (17%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 13. Rubik's Cube Deluxe Edition by Winning Moves (Toy) Average Customer Review: Availability: This item is currently not available. Customers also shopped for these similar items . 14. Baby Annabell by Zapf Creation (Toy) Average Customer Review: Availability: This item is currently not available. Customers also shopped for these similar items . 15. The New BABY Born Doll by Zapf Creation (Toy) Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $49.99 Buy new : $39.99 You Save : $10.00 (20%) Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 weeks 16. Rock A Bye Chou Chou Doll by Zapf Creation (Toy) Average Customer Review: Offered by: Toys"R"Us List Price: $39.99 Buy new : $29.99 You Save : $10.00 (25%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 17. Max and Ruby's Busy Week (Sticker Stories) by Rosemary Wells (Paperback- October 2002) Average Customer Review: List Price: $4.99 Buy new : $4.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $3.00 18. I Love My Mommy Because by Laurel Porter-Gaylord, Ashley Wolff (Illustrator) (Board book- March 2004) Average Customer Review: List Price: $6.99 Buy new : $6.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $1.64 19. The Fairy Chronicles Book One : Marigold and the Feather of Hope by J.H. Sweet (Paperback) List Price: $12.95 Buy new : $12.95 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $11.64 20. Comet in Moominland : Can Moomintroll save his beloved valley? by Tove Jansson (Illustrator), Elizabeth Portch (Translator) (Paperback) Average Customer Review: List Price: $5.95 Buy new : $5.95 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $2.39 21. Mr. Potato Head Darth Tater by Hasbro (Toy) Offered by: Toys"R"Us Buy new : $8.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 22. At the Farm: Play-Doh/Stencil (Hasbro Children's Book Collection) by Mary Man-Kong (Hardcover- November 2003) List Price: $9.95 Buy new : $8.95 You Save : $1.00(10%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $1.98 23. Candyland: A Surprise Adventure (Hasbro Children's Book Collection) by Gail Herman, et al (Hardcover- November 2003) List Price: $9.95 Buy new : $9.95 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $2.15 24. Party Time: Play-Doh/Stencil (Hasbro Children's Book Collection) by Mary Man-Kong (Hardcover- November 2003) List Price: $9.95 Buy new : $9.95 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used & new from $1.99 Create your own list! See the Best Lists Top 100 Listmania lists Search Listmania lists More about peppermint-pattie Related Listmania! Add your list Our Busy Kids : A list by Diane Rinaldo, parents Quality Pre-Teen/Early-Teen Books : A list by auroraleigh15, mom and book critic Some of My Favorite Things : A list by salt_water_taffy, I know what I like. Please the Whole Crew : A list by eleanor-and-desiree, friends, aunts, fun people Add your list Related So You'd Like to... Create a guide Learn About Troll Quarter-Moon Parties & Toadstool Rings : A guide by J. H. Sweet, author of The Fairy Chronicles Watch A Video Of Hot Toys In Action! : A guide by Toysrus/Amazon.com, Toyologist Discover Wonder and Magic for Kids : A guide by J. H. Sweet, author of The Fairy Chronicles Discover Secret Gems of Children's Literature : A guide by james_bond_girl, Librarian's Daughter & Book Fiend Become a Spy : A guide by Alexa Green, Experienced Spy become a world-class spy : A guide by J. Frank, Writer, Aging Kid Be a super-spy : A guide by tidalwave0007, A 9-year-old super spy know more about Zapf Creation and their different doll lines : A guide by Toysrus/Amazon.com, Toyologist Create a guide Where's My Stuff? • Track your recent orders . • View or change your orders in Your Account . Shipping & Returns • See our shipping rates & policies . • Return an item (here's our Returns Policy ). Need Help? • Forgot your password? Click here . • Redeem or buy a gift certificate. • Visit our Help department . 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Wedding Gift Registry: Charity

CBS News | Wedding Gift Registry: Charity | August 5, 2005 13:00:24 SEARCH: CBSNews.com The Web Home U.S. World Politics SciTech Health Entertainment Business Opinion Sports FREE CBS News Video August 5, 2005 13:00:24 Living HealthWatch Leisure Series The Sat. Early Show Contributors • Section Front E-mail This Story Printable Version Wedding Gift Registry: Charity NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2005 Charitable Couples Aakash Thakkar and Christina Giallourakis (Photo: CBS/The Early Show) (CBS) The latest request at many weddings these days hasn't been for presents at all. With the average ages of brides and grooms today at 27 and 29 respectively, many have all the dishes and bedding they need. So instead of asking for china and crystal, The Early Show contributor Laurie Hibberd reports, they're asking their guests to donate to charity. When Christina Giallourakis and Aakash Thakkar got married this spring, they were actually excited that half of their wedding guests did not buy them gifts. Thakkar explains, "We had sort of tried to, in planning for our wedding, to sort of get the basics that we need. Sure, maybe we didn't have sort of all the toasters and silverware and plates, et cetera, that one might need. But I think, our general thought was we could buy that stuff along the way." Instead, this Washington, D.C., couple asked their friends and family to help start a scholarship fund at Thakkar's high school alma mater. He says, "The thought was to start a scholarship that would be perpetual, and would allow a disadvantaged child in the Washington, D.C., area to be able to go to St. John's College High School." And they're not the only ones to forgo presents for charity. The trend has grown in the last few years, with a number of high-profile celebrity couples, including Billy Joel and his wife, Katie, setting the example. "I don't think we ever considered asking our friends to buy us gifts," Katie Joel says. "My husband and I were really on the same page when it came to this issue. We wanted to have charity donations for the wedding from the beginning. I got a lot of feedback from different friends saying, 'It's great that you chose to give to charities, instead of asking for gifts. We don't want to buy you a coffee pot'." Kara Corridan, executive editor of Modern Bride magazine, notes, "Over the past few years, couples may donate the unused food from their reception to a local food bank, or they'll print their invitations and their stationery on recycled paper. Or instead of giving favors to guests, they'll tell them that they made a donation to their favorite charity." Bethany Robertson is the executive director of the I Do Foundation , a non-profit organization that helps couples incorporate charity into their big day. Roberts says, "We have seen a phenomenal increase in the number of couples who are participating. In 2004, we had about 20,000 couples in the program. And this year, we're on track to have over 200,000 couples choose a charity through either the I Do Foundation or one of our partners. This is money that did not currently or before exists in the charitable pipeline. This is money that was being spent on cake toppers and garter belts. Now, it's being used for children's health or for community development, things like that. I kind of think of it as icing on the cake, really." Experts say it makes sense that this trend is on the rise with couples waiting longer - and until they're older - before walking down the aisle. Corridan says, "I think now because we have more couples who have been living together before they get married, they literally just don't need the stuff that would end up on a traditional registry, or they may live separately, and so, they might end up with two sets of everything going in to setting up their home." For couples like Christina Giallourakis and Aakash Thakkar, who are tying charitable giving into the day they tie the knot, they say it makes all the difference. "I think it made our wedding better," Giallourakis says. "There was that much more interaction with all of our guests before the wedding. It wasn't they just went to a Web site and bought a gift and that was it. It was: How's the fund doing? Where are you up to now?" And Robertson is hoping that more and more people think of those less fortunate while planning for their own futures. She says, "The I Do Foundation's vision is really that in 10 years, when someone comes back from a wedding, people will say, 'What did the bridesmaids' dresses look like? Who was the best man? And what was the couple's charity?'" If you're wondering how much money can actually be raised like this, so far Giallourakis and Thakkar's scholarship fund has raised about $8,000. What's This? MMV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Rita Exodus Texas Gov. Reverses Southbound Interstate Lanes To Aid Evacuations • Passengers Watched Drama Unfold • New Orleans: New Flood Risk • Democrats Split On Roberts Wedding Gift Registry: Charity What More Engaged Couples Are Asking Of Wedding Guests • 'Jaws' Set To Scare Anew • Getting These Blues Can Help • Trend Report: Bright Ideas • Leo DiCaprio On 'The Aviator' Back To Top Bios | Contact Info Help | Advertise | Contact Us | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | CBS News Bios | CBS.com | CBS SportsLine.com | Internships ©MMV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Love Is In The Air Here are some showy proposals and weddings that got attention. Celebrity Circuit Hollywood's elite turns up at Toronto Film Festival This Is His Life A look at award-winning "Piano Man" Billy Joel. Video Instead of registering for wedding presents, many couples are asking for donations to charity. The Early Show's Laurie Hibberd reports on this rising trend. Story Piano Man A Married Man Again Link I Do Foundation - Web site Link The Wedding Salon - Web site Link American Cancer Society's Wedding Scroll Program Link Modern Bride Magazine Sign up: E-Mail Alerts RSS Feeds Podcasts Contributors Bobby Flay Susan Koeppen Emily Senay Minna Lessig Steve Hartman Danny Lipford Debbye Turner Bob Vila -- Laurie Hibberd Colin Cowie Dayle Haddon -- Christy Ferer Tracy Smith Ray Martin Charlie Dimmock Regina Lewis Melinda Murphy Martha Stewart -- Face The Nation CBS Morning News Up To The Minute -- close [x]




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