CWS Best Gift Catalog chock full of gifts with purpose

From George Conklin <[email protected]>
Date Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:03:01 -0800

CWS Best Gift Catalog chock full of gifts with purpose


November 17, 2010--


With budgets tight and gift giving season upon us, CWS Best Gifts 
offer an
opportunity to honor loved ones via chosen-with-you-in-mind gifts
while at the same time helping people in need.

The Church World Service Best Gifts Catalog infuses gift giving with a
combination of purpose and practicality. The selection of items ?
several new this year ? make it possessive for gift givers to honor
the people they are gifting and to improve the lives of impoverished
women, children and families in developing nations.

Oklahoma folk singer-songwriter K.C. Clifford calls The Best Gifts
Catalog "a unique way to give while giving back to the fight against
hunger in the world." Clifford wrote and sings "Raise Your Voice," the
official Church World Service CROP Hunger Walk theme song.

At a time when food prices are rising and many people are struggling
even harder just to feed their families, the catalog features an
entire section on gifts that help insure that people have enough to 
eat.

In parts of the world where drought has devastated crops in
communities that depend on rice, corn or wheat as food staples, a gift
from the catalog could help avert hunger. A $30 gift can provide a
two-month supply of grain, which can feed a family until the rains
help bring forth new crops. And, a $50 gift can provide seeds and
tools for three families.

The possibilities are endless, ranging across categories that include
children, women, animals, emergencies and water. Prices range from $10
for a soccer ball for use by children and adults in refugee camps to
$4,000 for construction of a new classroom for up to 50 students. The
only limit is your imagination.

To browse all of the Church World Service alternative gifts ? and to
order ? visit our Best Gift Catalog online or call toll free (800) 
297-15 16.

Media Contact:

Lesley Crosson, 212-870-2676, [email protected]
Jan Dragin, 781-925-1526, [email protected]