by: Anna Teoli

Regardless the theme or occasion ,when buying a gift we all want to do right thing , and sometimes we must give it considerable thought.

Everyone wants to give a unique and memorable gift, and We all want to make our recipient truly feel special.

In my Opinion , a unique gift evokes emotions from the recipient ,He/she will measure the gifts Uniqueness on how much thought and care you put in securing the gift.

When people notice that their present required some imagination and creativity, automatically the gift becomes important, and memorable. The true value of a gift is not on how much it costs.

As a matter of fact depending on the event or situation many people get turned off and feel manipulated by expensive and meaningless gifts.

Simple gifts sometimes tend to be well received.

If you want to buy a truly unique present , my advice is to Be yourself ,Give it some thought , Trust your judgement and follow your heart , and i guarantee that the present you choose will be the most unique and memorable gift of all. The perfect unique gift will come from within .

Keep in mind that In the end the present we choose are only objects and symbols that represent and remind us of the love , generosity and appreciation that we feel towards one another.

There's always an added incentive when choosing a gift that will support a good cause (by donating some or all of it's proceeds to a charity or non-profit organization).  Someone else benefits, and that's always a good thing.  Here are some of your choices:


World Wildlife Fund Floral Collection

Send flowers to someone through the WWF and OrganicBouquet.com and the WWF gets 5 - 15% of every WWF collection purchase.  Look for the "WWF Floral Bouquet Collection" link on WWF's website to make sure the World Wildlife Fund gets the maximum benefit from your organic flower purchase.  The WWF also has gift memberships .



GoodDeedShopping.com

For Canadian shoppers and Canadian non-profit organizations, here's a great solution.  Shop at GoodDeedShopping.com and a portion of the proceeds go to the Canadian non-profit organization of your choice.  Currently over 50 non-profit organizations to choose from (like the ALS Society of Canada ), and 60 merchants to browse (like Chapters and Canadian Tire ).



Zawadi African Tea

Your purchase of one of 6 available Zawadi African Tea baskets helps to raise funds for the Kenyan AIDS-Orphaned Rescue Campaign.  "Designed to bring relief to Kenya's orphans through the sale of African Tea, the baskets make great gifts and feel good to give. Half of the price of each baskets goes directly to the Kenyan AIDS Intervention/Prevention Group, (KAIPPG) at www.kaippg.org."  The gift baskets are $60 US.





ONE Campaign - fight against global AIDS and poverty

Supported by celebrities like Bono, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Susan Sarandon, P-Diddy, Liam Neeson, Jewel, Tom Hanks, Jamie Fox, Ellen Degeneres, Mos Def and many more,  "ONE is a new effort by Americans to rally Americans - ONE by ONE - to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. The ONE Campaign is engaging Americans through a diverse coalition of faith-based and anti-poverty organizers to show the steps people can take, ONE by ONE, to fight global AIDS and poverty."  Wristbands are $1.00 each.