Offer hope to others during this holiday season by shopping at the Gifts of Hope Altertnative Giving Market today and tomorrow!
Shop online using the Gifts of Hope online digital catalog all day today and until 10:00 pm tomorrow when the online market closes. Or, stop by the in-person market tomorrow, from 8:30 am-12:30 pm, at First Lutheran Church (1551 S. 70th Street) in Lincoln, NE.
This year’s market offers tangible items, such as custom-embroidered towels, hot pads, hand-beaded jewelry, hand-made wooden comfort crosses, an assortment of useful bags and imaginative kits for children. Using a bit of creativity when purchasing non-tangible gifts for someone. Explain your donation with a wrapped package or a stocking stuffer.
Here are a few ideas, for starters:
• Wrap a bike horn to announce a donation to The Bike Kitchen that provided brake cables, chains or a milk crate bike basket.
• Purchase a small stuffed animal to add to your donation of a goat, chick, rooster, pig, cow or the fish that will become part of God’s Global Barnyard, providing food and income.
• Pair a jar of local honey with your donation of bees.
• Snip dried grasses and flowers. Tied with jute, they give you the perfect opportunity to explain the donation you made to preserve the stunning 850-acre Spring Creek Prairie.
• Help a child select a small bag made from Tanzanian fabric. Add a handful of silver-wrapped local chocolates or a hand-written note for the perfect teacher gift.
100% of your shopping dollars goes to work good locally, regionally and internationally through this year’s 12 partnering non-profits. Not a penny of it stays at First Lutheran Church! The market is all about gifting hope!
Holiday giving doesn’t have to be stressful! Make it fun and worthwhile by giving gifts that will give twice!
Happy shopping!
