Do Good Gifts

Open your wallet this holiday and buy your loved ones gifts that give back. So many wonderful companies are offering products that are useful, stylish and give a substantial chunk of change to a worthwhile cause. FEED bags are available at Whole Foods and for $35 provide 100 meals for hungry school children in Rwanda. Pottery Barn Kids is offering Oatmeal the bear this year with a percentage of the proceeds going to St. Jude for children's cancer research. These bears are soft and sweet and already have the endorsement of my 3 year old niece. Kiehl's and Brad Pitt teamed up to create the Aloe Vera cleanser with proceeds going to a charitable partnership for environmental education and awareness. The DVF Wonder Woman tote is chic and fun and sales benefit Vital Voices, a women's empowerment organization. The breast cancer scarf from Coach is gorgeous and funds 20% of sales to research. Amazing! Tom's shoes is one of the most amazing business models I have ever read about. Buy a pair of shoes and a pair is donated to a child in need. Philosophy's Tree House apple hand wash set benefits PBS Kids and would be a lovely gift. For the girly girl who has everything but the perfect lipstick, a tube of MAC's Viva Glam is sure to please her pout and heart. Proceeds go to AIDS research. Converse is also doing its part to raise money for the fight against AIDS. These tennis shoes are so cute and make one heck of a statement. And lastly, if you want to give the mother of all charitable yet stylish gifts, a Cartier Love bracelet is the way to go. Pricey, yes, but any recipient in their right mind will love it for the gorgeousness of it and also the heartfelt thought behind it.

Hope you found some more ideas! Giving gifts that give back is a great way to feel good about spending a little cash this holiday.