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These are gifts that reflect some kind of charitable donation upon purchasing. Buy a shirt, save a life. Adopt a whale, support their conservation. Seems like a no brainer to me!

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This Shirt Saved a Life

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I love the idea of spreading the word with something we wear. They have adult and children sizes. How awesome would it be to see a three year old claiming she saved a life?
Each purchase of a t-shirt funds lunch for a child in Ghana for an entire year. Handnumbered, sweatshop free, eco-friendly inks. (via Rare Bird Finds)

Updated Jun 24, 2008

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Natural Wool Rug: Snow Leopard Trust, Shop to Save Snow Leopards

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By buying from The Snow Leopard Trust, you are supporting the local community and women that help make woolen products for the organization and helping in the conservation of snow leopards.

"These gorgeous felt rugs have been a part of the Kazakh heritage for generations. Completely handcrafted, each rug features a striking design of traditional Kazakh symbols. Durable enough for indoor and outdoor use, they also make unique yoga mats! Although sizes vary slightly, they are approximately 22 inches by 44 inches." (via The Snow Leopard Trust)

Updated Nov 16, 2008

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Adopt-A-Creature

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A little too late for Christmas, but this is always a great way to get kids involved and contribute to something bigger - while educating! Oceana focuses on specific campaigns to help make the ocean a better place.

There are 14 creatures to pick from and two other non-creature choices. With a $35 donation, you will recieve a cookie cutter of your adoptee, a cookie recipe, adoption papers, and info on the ocean, and $75 will get you four cookie cutters. Of course, these are small tokens/representations of the things you support. (via treehugger.com)

Updated Jan 19, 2008

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Orca Adoption Program Packages

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Great for a Show and Tell at school!

As Steve Irwin said, "If love something, you'll want to save it."
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:
This adoption package is different because it isn't just a general species you adopt, but a specific orca. The area has 3 resident pods that spend a lot of time in the San Juan Islands (very cool islands, great for kayaking and whale watching- definately recommend it). The pods are J, K, and L pods and each one is a close-knit family, offspring stay with the parents. These whales were recently added to the endangered species list, because they are genetically different from other orcas. Their numbers are drastically declining (all together have less than 90 individuals). It is completely possible that they will become extinct. So please, please, please support this cause!
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You get lots of stuff with this contribution (non-profit), including: a biography of your whale, a booklet about the Southern Resident Orcas, genealogy charts, a newsletter and much more! They also have a very cool Classroom Adoption Package for teachers.

One last thing, how cool would it be to make it a priority to take a vacation to the area and have a chance to spot "your" whale! It doesn't get more personal than that!

Updated Aug 7, 2008

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LifeStraw

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Donating $15 buys about one years worth of clean water for a family. Check out this site!!

We need water to LIVE, so we all deserve to have water to drink.

Lifestraw filters viruses, parasites and bacteria.

Updated Apr 30, 2008

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The Nature Conservancy: Adopt an Acre

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For the Rescue the Reef program. You get lots of stuff for $50 bucks an acre (including a subscription to the Nature Conservancy).

If aren't already aware, the world's coral reefs are in danger of becoming a thing of the past (exaggeration? --no). Rising temps cause coral bleaching, and since reefs are an important ecosystem, all the other animals that depend on it will die also. Input "coral bleaching" into the search engine and take a look.

Again, great idea for gifts or kids and adults.

Updated Oct 9, 2008

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WWF - Gift Center

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Great idea for an animal lover. Ok, who isn't? Wouldn't we all love a bucket of frogs as a representation of our adoption of the threatened amphibian? They have been dwindling in numbers - even the ones in our backyard, so they need all the help they can get.
Choose from 91 animals (penguins, bats and bonobos, oh my).

Updated Nov 7, 2008

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Aloe Vera Biodegradable Liquid Body Cleanser | Kiehls

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I'm not all for expensive soaps, but Brad Pitt seems to have a bit of integrity when it comes to environmentalism, so I'll go ahead and bite.

This cleanser is 100% biodegradable, paraben/SLS/dye-free and Cradle to Cradle Certified. The bottle is 100% recycled material. Plus, ALL of the net profits goes toward "Make It Right" - an initiative to the construction of environmentally sustainable, affordable housing.
www.makeitrightnola.org (via Ideal Bite)

Updated Nov 26, 2008

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Made By Survivors Store

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Cute items collaged with and a good cause. These crafts are made by survivors of human trafficking. This isn't a downer ~ this is amazing that these people have come together to tell their story and help those still being enslaved. It's only a downer if people like us choose not see how beautiful supporting them is. (via cool mom picks)

Updated Apr 8, 2009