What do I want from Santa? A cure for cancer.

December 4, 2009 - Posted by tamilb
Shop for a cause for the holidays!

Shop for a cause during the holidays!

My husband’s family is getting together early for Christmas. We have a tradition of drawing names for gifts and letting everyone know what you want. Now I can be as materialistic as anyone, but I could not think of anything I really wanted or needed.

Then I thought, “What I really want for Christmas (or Christmaskah as it is in our multicultural family) is a cure for cancer. Okay, that won’t fit into our $30 price limit, but it gave me an idea.  I went on the Internet and found that most organizations I support have online stores with some pretty cool stuff. And proceeds go toward the organization.

On my list: a pink pedometer from www.ShopKomen.com, which supports the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. I figured that would give me some motivation for walking in the cold winter months. The Young Survival Coalition (for young breast cancer survivors) also has a holiday boutique at http://www.youngsurvival.org/en/news-and-events/bcam2009crm/ (hint, hint to my husband!)

But it’s not just for breast cancer. Here are some other cancer organizations that enable you to shop for the cause:

Lance Armstrong Foundation: http://www.store-laf.org/

American Cancer Society: http://www.acsgiftshop.com/

Prostate Cancer Foundation: http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/apps/ka/ec/category.asp?c=itIWK2OSG&b=1478463&en=dmLPI6OPJcKYLgOSLbKUKiO9KwJ5IeNYLhKYLgMXJiLXJmPeFNational

Lung Cancer Partnership: http://www.lungcancermarketplace.org/

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: http://www5.cintasvip.com/uniformcatalog/category.asp

Pediatric Cancer Foundation: http://www.pcfweb.org/store.php

Did I leave any out? Let me and other visitors know with a comment. Happy shopping!

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3 Comments

  1. tamilb says:

    I just found another gift shop at Kris Karr’s Crazy, Sexy Life Web site. There’s a lot of vegan and wellness items, as well as some “unusual” items, such as Mood Lube and a F*&!$ Cancer hat.

    Link: http://crazysexylife.com/shop/

    ... on December 4th, 2009
  2. sam elliston says:

    Great Ideas- thanks for the suggestion

    ... on December 5th, 2009
  3. Mike says:

    Don’t open those boxes coming to our house until Christmas!

    ... on December 7th, 2009

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