More Baah, Less Humbug:
Living Gift Festival Launches for the Holiday Season
At Ten Thousand Villages/Anglican House, Nov. 24
Sick of socks? Bored with bubble bath? For some people, 
choosing gifts can be quite an ordeal. That's why Ten Thousand Villages is running the Living Gift Festival this holiday season, with a unique collection of gifts to help give something little to someone who has a lot and a lot to someone who hasn't got much at all.
In buying a living Gift, you help Mennoite Central Committee - Ten Thousand Villages' parent organization - to carry out important relief and development work around the world. Your friend, family member, or colleague receives a detailed description of the present you chose for them, while the actual gift goes to those in developing countries who need it most. For an additional $1, a beautiful, fair trade card and ornament can be purchased to complete your gift.
"Unique presents are hard to find. At Ten Thousand Villages, we're offering creative gifts that help reduce poverty at the same time. Each one makes a real difference, whether you spend $33 or $330, " says Bev Hiebert, National Sales Director of Ten Thousand Villages Canada.
This year, the Living Gift Festival will offer five special projects, including specific items like trees as well as lasting services such as farmer training or classroom support. Prices range from $23 for trees to $330 for a barnyard full of animals.
Over $950,000 was raised across the country last year. We are proud to be the one of the only stores around that can offer an alternative to shoppers who want to give gifts with meaning. Every product we sell, including the Living Gifts, helps to empower and bring peace to disadvantaged people in poor countries. As far as gifts go, you can't get much better than that.
Individual or groups interested in purchasing a Living Gift are encouraged to visit Ten Thousand Villages/Anglican House, 116 Princess Street, Saint John, for the Living Gift kick-off on Nov. 24 between 10a.m. and 2pm. Living Gifts and other wonderful fair trade products can be purchased on-line.
Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit, fair trade organization that provides vital, fair income to people in the developing world by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America.
Story supplied by Ten Thousand Villages
