Gifts with a Purpose

by: ARA

(ARA) - Your holidays will sparkle even brighter when you give a gift that helps make children�s wishes come true. This year, Things Remembered offers a collectible holiday ornament, musical snow globe and star keepsake box -- all benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Make-A-Wish gifts became a tradition at Things Remembered in 1998 when one critically ill child, Elysia, wished to give her family and friends personalized ornaments saying �Thank you, I love you, and always remember me.� Her single wish has grown into an annual program that allows the wishes of children across the nation to come true. If you�ve got something to say this holiday, Make-A-Wish items can be engraved with your own special message. They are available at Things Remembered stores nationwide and online at www.thingsremembered.com. Make-A-Wish Holiday Ornament Made of genuine pewter, the heart-shaped ornament is bejeweled with red and white Swarovski crystals and tied with an organza bow. Available for $17.95, $2 from the sale of each limited edition ornament helps grant the fondest wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Make-A-Wish Musical Holiday Snow Globe The Make-A-Wish holiday snow globe winds up to play �Twelve Days of Christmas.� Inside the glass dome is a jolly scene of two adorable snowmen and a sack full of goodies. Two dollars from the sale of each holiday snow globe also goes to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The snow globe retails for $24.95. Make-A-Wish Star Keepsake Box An enchanting Star Keepsake Box with inspirational wishing stones is the first-ever, year-round Make-A-Wish gift from Things Remembered. The brushed silver-plated keepsake box can be engraved with a personal message. Inside, five lovely wishing stars are inscribed with the words �Peace, Hope, Love, and Dreams,� with the fifth star adorned with the Make-A-Wish logo. Brilliant Swarovski crystals glitter on each of the star�s five points. Equally brilliant, $5 from each sale benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Star Keepsake Box is available for $34.95. According to Suzanne Sutter, president of Things Remembered, this sixth holiday season of distinctive Make-A-Wish gifts will bring the total amount raised for the foundation to well over $1 million. �It is our privilege to carry on this wonderful tradition in honor of Elysia�s memory,� states Sutter. �We�re pleased to be partners with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in its efforts of bringing hope, strength, and joy into the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions.� For more information about the Make-A-Wish holiday gifts and for store locations, call or log on to www.thingsremembered.com. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, call (800) 722-WISH or visit www.wish.org. Courtesy of ARA Content About the author: Courtesy of ARA Content Circulated by Article Emporium

 

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