Make a Donation in Someone's Name to Week of Compassion
Is there someone in your life who inspires you? Someone who exemplifies Courageous Compassion? This Christmas, please consider making a donation to Week of Compassion in that person's honor. We will send one of the beautiful 'Sharing Brings Joy' Christmas Cards to you so that you can let them know that your gift to them is the gift of JOY! Just follow this link and choose the "Alternative Christmas Gift" option on the donation form.
Send Your Own Week of Compassion Christmas Cards
The 2012 Week of Compassion Christmas Cards are a wonderful way for you to share JOY with friends and family and make a big difference in the world at the same time. For a donation of $25 to Week of Compassion, we will send you 12 Christmas Cards and envelopes. Just follow this link and choose the "WoC Christmas Cards" option on the donation form.
Church World Service "Best Gift" Catalog
Church World Service’s Best Gift catalog has something for everyone! Give new meaning to your gift-giving this year by honoring that special someone with a donation to the life-saving work of Church World Service. The catalog contains a host of great "gift ideas" that will be memorable and meaningful. Available at no charge, but there is a limit of 20 per congregation or group.
Share a New Light with Prosperity Candle
Our partners at Prosperity Candle offer beautiful candles, the purchase of which directly supports women rebuilding their lives following conflict and natural disaster, including women refugees resettled in the U.S. from conflict countries. These candles are often poured into beautiful fair trade artisan vessels, or accompanied by other Fair Trade items. Prosperity Candle even carries a small Week of Compassion travel candle! 10% of all purchases by Week of Compassion supporters also support the WoC Women’s Empowerment Fund.
Heifer International
Heifer International was founded on a simple belief: ending hunger begins with giving people the means to feed themselves. Since 1944, Heifer has helped more than 10.5 million hungry families in the United States and 125 other countries move toward self-reliance through the gift of food- and income-producing animals.
From the Heifer Gift Catalog, Choose a meaningful gift to give a loved one and help children and families around the world receive training and animal gifts that help them become self-reliant.
After completing the checkout process, you will have the opportunity
to create personalized cards to tell your friends and family that you
have honored them with a Heifer gift.
A Bit of Silliness
To honor the gift of life changing animals, (including llamas and ducks) - The Llama Song. (C'mon you know you've missed it!)
The Blessing Basket Project
The Blessing Basket Project® works to reduce poverty in developing countries by paying Prosperity Wages® for artisan products. This unique financial model creates a cycle of entrepreneur driven growth resulting in permanent financial independence for the artisan.
Woven baskets and tote bags from artisans in Bangladesh, Ghana, Madagascar, and Uganda
can be purchased form the online store or , in Minnesota, at Whole Foods Markets (check the website for a list of retailers near you)
Feed My Starving Children
Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children, and we ship the meals to nearly 70 countries around the world.
Support FMSC and artisans in the countries they serve. Visit the Online MarketPlace.
Green Products
Looking for environmentally friendly products? Take a look at the Green Gift Guide by National Green Pages. (Note: Equal Exchange Products may be ordered by the church through the Disciples Coffee Project. Contact the church office if you would like us to place an order for you).
A Bit of Silliness
To honor the gift of life changing animals, (including llamas and ducks) - The Llama Song. (C'mon you know you've missed it!)
The Blessing Basket Project® works to reduce poverty in developing countries by paying Prosperity Wages® for artisan products. This unique financial model creates a cycle of entrepreneur driven growth resulting in permanent financial independence for the artisan.
Woven baskets and tote bags from artisans in Bangladesh, Ghana, Madagascar, and Uganda
can be purchased form the online store or , in Minnesota, at Whole Foods Markets (check the website for a list of retailers near you)
Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children, and we ship the meals to nearly 70 countries around the world.
Support FMSC and artisans in the countries they serve. Visit the Online MarketPlace.
Green Products
Looking for environmentally friendly products? Take a look at the Green Gift Guide by National Green Pages. (Note: Equal Exchange Products may be ordered by the church through the Disciples Coffee Project. Contact the church office if you would like us to place an order for you).
