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Gifts, Cards, and Ornaments
Before you start your holiday shopping, check out these generous online merchants. |
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Company: Jockey
What's great: The Jockey Being Family Bear, available for $8.50, is an adorable and ideal gift that gives back. For each bear sold throughout the year, Jockey will donate $3 to support organizations, including the North American Council on Adoptable Children and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
Where to go: jockeybeingfamily.com
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Company: Karito Kids
What's great: A portion of sales from these modern-day dolls benefit Plan USA, a child-relief charity.
Where to go: karitokids.com
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Company: Faces of Siberia
What's great: All proceeds from Faces of Siberia holiday cards—designed by Russian orphans—are used to send children to camp outings.
Where to go: facesofsiberia.org/cards.htm
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Company: Erbaorganics
What's great: Proceeds from the beauty line’s baby body oil and wash benefit Worldwide Orphans Foundation.
Where to go:
Sold exclusively at Target stores or erbaorganics.com
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Company: Christopher Radko and the Dave Thomas Foundation
What's great: Radko and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption have teamed up again for the 2008 Celebrate Adoption ornament. Ten percent of sales benefits the Foundation.
Where to go: Available for $48 at macys.com (search "Dave Thomas")
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Company: Market Vietnam
What's great: Sales of goods help abandoned children in Vietnam.
Where to go: marketvietnam.org
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Company: Seoul Identity
What's great: Thirty percent of the sales of the handmade jewelry goes to adoption organizations.
Where to go: seoulidentity.com
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Company: Runaway Rabbit
What's great: The bunny slipper purveyor contributes 10 percent of its profits to the Gift of Adoption Fund.
Where to go: runawayrabbit.com
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Company: Ark Angels
What's great: Ark Angels is offering an ornament inspired by St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow and other adoption-related gifts; all profits help orphans in Russia.
Where to go: arkangels.org.
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Company: Court Appointed Special Advocates
What's great: Profits from CASA's Children's Web shop go toward advocating for kids in foster care.
Where to go: shopcasa.org
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Company: Provide-N-Ce
What's great: Sales of Provide-N-Ce's Vietnamese clothing and handicrafts help support orphans and women in Vietnam.
Where to go: provide-n-ce.org
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Company: Love Without Boundaries
What's great: All proceeds from Love's Journey 2 will go to help Love Without Boundaries programs in China.
Where to go: loveswithoutboundaries.com
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Company: Kaboodle Kids
What's great: Ten perfect of sales of Kaboodle Kids' colorful clothes for young girls and boys benefit Feed the Children, which helps abandoned children.
Where to go: kaboodlekids.com
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Company: Adoption Day Cards
What's great: The company donates a percentage of its sales of adoption announcements, cards, and wall art to child relief in Ecuador and Ukraine.
Where to go: adoptiondaycards.com
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Company: Scrap and Tell
What's great: The company donates money from its "Celebrate Adoption" scrapbook/lifebook border stickers sales to Love Without Boundaries and Half the Sky.
Where to go: scrapandtell.com
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Company: Mayan Traditions
What's great: Sales of handmade, fair-trade Guatemalan crafts help orphanages in Guatemala.
Where to go: mayantraditions.com
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Company: Golden Cockerel
What's great: Russian orphanages benefit from sales of these one-of-a-kind brooches painted by children.
Where to go: goldencockerel.com (search "orphan")
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Company: Gina Alexander
What's great: With every handbag purchase, a donation is made to Hope for Children, which helps families afford adoption.
Where to go: ginaalexander.com
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Company: Half the Sky
What's great: Proceeds from sales of products by Half the Sky go to caring for children in Chinese welfare institutions.
Where to go: halfthesky.org or call 510-525-3377
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Company: The Red Thread Trading Co.
What's great: Started by an adoptive mom, The Red Thread Trading Co. supports Love Without Boundaries, a volunteer organization that helps orphans in China.
Where to go: theredthreadtradingcompany.com
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Company: Angel Covers
What's great: For every fleece blanket purchased from the site, Angel Covers sends another blanket to an orphan in need.
Where to go: angelcovers.org
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| 2009 Calendars
Kids will love seeing children who look like themselves on their walls each month. |
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The Tibet Project donates funds from calendar sales to orphans in the region.
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Proceeds from the Ethiopian Millennium bilingual calendar go to Ethiopian kids. To order, visit shuruba.sasktelwebsite.net.
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FCC Indiana's From China with Love calendar helps support Chinese orphanages.
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Proceeds from sales of the Maria's Children calendar benefit arts rehabilitation projects for Russian orphans.
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Orphans and underprivileged and disabled mothers in Vietnam are the focus of Provide-N-Ce's calendar.
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The Yiyang Fund's calendar features children from Yiyang, Hunan, and benefits the Half the Sky Foundation.
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WACAP, Holt International, and Families Thru International Adoption offer calendars to support children in the countries they work with. In addition, Adoptions from the Heart offers a Building Beautiful Families calendar, with proceeds benefiting humanitarian aid.
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Patrick McMahon's "Touched by Adoption" calendar features photographic images paired with inspirational quotes. McMahon donates a percentage of proceeds to various adoption education and reform organizations.
For more information, e-mail patrickm@cox.net.
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