Wrap up your holiday
shopping by thinking outside the box: Please consider donating to a
charity. If someone on your list
loves architecture, interiors or design, here are some suggestions.
Whether you donate to
charity, select a book (from Gift Guide Part 2) or pick out a DVD (from Gift
Guide Part 1), we hope all your gifts are well received.
We wish you the happiest
holidays!
What: Chic Charity…
DIFFA
DIFFA: Design Industries
Foundation Fighting AIDS is one of the country’s largest supporters of direct
care for people living with HIV/AIDS and preventative education for those at
risk. Merging care and commerce,
supporters of DIFFA come from all fields of fine design and the visual arts,
including architecture, fashion design, interior design, photography and
consumer product design.
Since being founded in
1984 DIFFA has granted funds to organizations which fight AIDS by providing
preventive education programs targeted to populations at risk of infection;
treatment and direct-care services for people living with HIV/AIDS; and public
policy initiatives which add resources to private sector efforts.
To donate: www.diffa.org
Who: Women
Making a Difference Right at Home…
Traditional Home’s Classic American Women
This
signature program celebrates the spirit of volunteerism by recognizing standout
charitable women from across the country.
Over the past eight years, Traditional Home has recognized a diverse range
of extraordinary women who have made a difference in the lives of their
communities. Honorees have raised
funds for public schools, healthcare, literacy, domestic abuse prevention,
cancer treatment and much more.
To view
honorees and learn more about how to donate: www.traditionalhome.com
Where: From Main Street
to Your Street… The National Trust
for Historic Preservation
Historic preservation
champions and protects places that tell the stories of our past. It enhances our sense of community and
brings us closer together: saving the places where we take our children to
school, buy our groceries, and stop for coffee – preserving the stories of
ancient cultures found in landmarks and landscapes we visit – protecting the
memories of people, places and events honored in our national monuments.
PLEASE NOTE: All
donations made through December 31 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to
$100,000, to fund NTHP’s Hurricane Sandy restoration efforts. Your gift will help communities
impacted by the storm rebuild historic treasures.
To donate: www.preservationnation.org
When: When you empower
design you empower the future…
ASID Foundation
The ASID Foundation
advances the interior design profession by drawing upon its resources to
promote meaningful collaboration and research, award scholarships and fund
projects that broaden the value of interior design.
To donate: www.asidfoundation.org
Why: Because there’s no
place like home… The American Red Cross
The Red Cross continues
to focus on reaching as many people as possible who need help. Your help is urgently needed to
continue to support relief efforts.
Financial donations make the greatest and most immediate impact, helping
the Red Cross provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance.
To donate: www.redcross.org/hurricane-sandy
All info and images
courtesy affiliated charities.
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