THE JOY OF GIVING. . .
2012
Alternative Giving Opportunities
through
Ardmore
Items listed will be available for purchase at Advent Family
Night on Sunday, December 2nd and, if supplies last, following worship on
Sunday, December 9th.
GIVE. . . Instead of a material gift,
choose to honor your friends, family, teachers or business associates with
gifts that help lift people out of poverty.
Appropriate gift cards will
be available to acknowledge/explain gift to recipient.
HEIFER PROJECT (A tradition at APC ) – “Give
the World a Present”
Flock
of chicks or ducks, honeybees, tree seedlings and more (gifts available from
$10)
THE WELCOME CHURCH Philadelphia
The Welcome
Church Philadelphia
PURCHASE with a purpose - gifts that
help create a sustainable life for others.
Brochures and information on chosen ministries
will be available to include with gifts.
EQUAL EXCHANGE FAIR TRADE
ITEMS
Fair trade shares the bounty of trade with those who grow
the crops.
Organic
hot cocoa and spicy hot cocoa mixes, coffee, candy bars
Olive
wood items such as tree ornaments, pins, salad fork & spoon
ZATOUN OLIVE OIL & ZA’ATAR SPICE PACKETS
DONATE. . . gifts that give
encouragement and hope.
THE MITTEN TREE
Items
go to Main Line/Philadelphia Maternity Care Coalition:
Bring
hand-knit or purchased mittens, hats and scarves to decorate the tree in the
church entry beginning Sunday, November 25th (1st Sunday
in Advent).
Suggested
items: toys, books, games, art supplies, gift cards for children infant – 16
yrs. of age
Bring unwrapped gifts to Advent
Family Night or leave in church office by December 6th .
Heifer
Project (www.heifer.org)
Heifer uses donations from people to provide livestock and
training to underprivileged families around the world. Giving an animal to a family is like giving
the family a small business and small businesses can lead to very big
changes. So instead of just feeding the
hungry, Heifer helps the hungry feed themselves. Plus, each family who receives an animal
agrees to give one of their animal’s offspring to another family.
The
Welcome Church – Philadelphia
(www.thewelcomechurch.org)
The
Equal
Exchange (www.equalexchange.org)
Equal Exchange is a democratically organized, worker-owned
co-operative, founded in 1986 to pioneer a new model of trade built upon
fairness and stronger relationships between farmers and consumers. When you purchase Equal Exchange products,
you join a network that enables farmers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia to
stay on their land, support their families, plan for the future, and care for
the environment.
Pal
CraftAid (www.palcraftaid.org)
Pal CraftAid is a volunteer ministry of compassion, hope,
and healing for Palestinians. Begun in
1993, Pal CraftAid supports families, schools, elderly groups and cooperatives
in
Maternity
Care Coalition
(www.maternitycarecoalition.org)
Founded in 1980, Maternity Care Coalition’s mission is to
improve maternal and child health and well being through the collaborative
efforts of individuals, families, providers and communities. Their comprehensive approach includes research,
public policy initiatives and services for families. Since its founding,
Chester
Eastside Ministries (www.chestereastside.org)
Begun in 1985, under the oversight of the Presbytery of
Philadelphia, the mission of 
