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So your family's not drawing names this
year but giving to a charity instead.
Make the donations seem more like real
presents by choosing one of the new
gift packages being offered by some
charities. Here are a few
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Mercy
Corps, a worldwide relief
group, offers Mercy Kits with
personalized gift announcements.
Outfi t a family in the developing
world with beehives, a goat, a pig,
a garden, or a camel. Or give a
child school supplies, soccer
equipment, or food. $20 to $250.
www.mercycorps.org/mercykits
Make your nephew proud by adopting a
Douc monkey (or one of dozens of other
endangered animals) from the
World Wildlife
Fund. The $50 kit includes a
plush version of the adoptee, a photo,
and an adoption certifi cate.
www.worldwildlife.org, go to the
adoption center
Plan USA
offers a gift catalog that includes
water wells ($50), child immunizations
($20), and school textbooks ($35).
www.planusa.org
Not sure which organization you'd like
to support? Visit Changing the Present;
its selection of gifts benefi ts a
variety of causes, including education,
the environment, health, and disaster
relief. www.changingthepresent.org
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