Greetings all,
The Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair, held on December 6th , was a wonderful success. On that Saturday afternoon $42,000 were raised, all of which goes directly to support the valuable services of area charities and non profits. If you weren't here that day, you can still participate by shopping at our new on-line gift fair! Support this unique event, which offers a way to combine your holiday gift giving with your deep appreciation for what our local non profit organizations provide, by going to: www.ithacaaltgiftfair.org The on-line fair stays open until December 21. After your purchases are complete, choose to "Return to CRESP" in order to download a gift card insert to give to the gift recipient, on which you describe the gift and the organization to which the donation has been made. Thanks for your support! Anke Wessels FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2008 Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair Contact: Anke Wessels, CRESP Center for Transformative Action, 607-255-5027, [email protected] Shopping for Causes at Alternative Gift Fair The fifth annual Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair will be held from 11 am to 7 pm, Saturday, December 6, at the First Presbyterian Church, 315 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca. The Fair offers holiday shoppers a chance to select gifts in support of local charitable organizations. The gifts, which start at $5, pay for actual items or services that will be delivered by the organizations. Shoppers may choose from gifts such as a hot, healthy meal for school child who may otherwise go without, materials for affordable housing, support for community discussions on racism, shelter for abandoned pets, and many gifts that support at-risk youth and families in our communities. All of the money earned at the Fair goes to the participating organizations. Thirty-one organizations will participate in this year's Fair. Over its history, the Fair has earned more than $90,000 and has reduced the impact on the environment of conventional gift-giving. This year's Gift Fair organizations are: Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, Catholic Charities of Tompkins County, Challenge Industries, Community Building Works!, CRESP Center for Transformative Action, Dispositional Alternatives Program of Family and Children's Services, Dream Factory of Central New York, Finger Lakes Independence Center, Foodnet Meals on Wheels, Franziska Racker Centers, Greater Ithaca Activities Center, Human Service Coalition 2-1-1 Tompkins, Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair 2009, Ithaca Public Education Initiative, Ithaca Health Alliance, Ithaca Youth Bureau, The Learning Web, Loaves and Fishes, LACS/Akwesasne Freedom School, Multicultural Resource Center, Natural Leaders Initiative, New York Coalition for Health School Food, Opportunities Alternatives and Resources (OAR), Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes, SewGreen, SPCA of Tompkins County, Sustainable Tompkins, Southern Tier Advocacy and Mitigation Project (S.T.A.M.P.), Tompkins Community Action, Tompkins County Public Library Foundation, and the Women's Opportunity Center. For two weeks following the event, shoppers who cannot attend the Fair can still purchase gifts online. For descriptions of the gifts and organizations, visit www.ithacaaltgiftfair.org. The Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair is sponsored by the CRESP Center for Transformative Action and Tompkins Community Action, with support from Alternatives Federal Credit Union. - end - -- Anke Wessels, PhD Executive Director The CRESP Center for Transformative Action 117 Anabel Taylor Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-5027 **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
