The Hungry With An Olive Branch Holiday Wreath (NAPSA)—This holiday season olives are more than just a favorite snack, cocktail garnish or delicious ingredient in a family recipe. A fresh interpretation of the universal symbol of peace— the olive branch—makes a wonderful gift whose purchase helps eliminate hungerin the U.S. Lindsay Olives continues its annual tradition of peace and giving by offering a wreath of olive branches that can hang as a front door welcome to friends and family or festively decorate a dining table. All profits from the wreath sales will go to America’s Second Harvest, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization. Fresh, green olive branches, universally recognized as a symbol of peace, are woven together to create this 20” wreath. Available only from October to December, the Lindsay Olive Holiday Wreath is perfect for gift-giving as it represents a gesture of peace towards one another. Archives of ancient civilizations dating back thousands of years, including the Bible, refer to the olive branch as a symbol of peace and goodwill. In the Bible’s Book of Genesis, the dove Noah sent from the ark returned with an olive branch, indicating the end of God’s anger. In ancient Greece, the olive tree was sacred to Athens as a symbol of peace, democracy andcivilization. America’s Second Harvest, www.secondharvest.org, is the This holiday season the olive branch wreath festively decorates homes and tables while helping eliminate hunger in the U.S. nation’s largest domestic hungerrelief organization. Through a network of more than 200 food banks and food-rescue programs, America’s Second Harvest provides emergency food assistance to more than 23 million hungry Americans each year, including eight million children and nearly three million seniors. Last year, America’s Second Harvest distributed 1.7 billion pounds of food to needy Americans, serving all 50 states and Puerto Rico. America’s Second Harvest’s goal is to end hunger in America. The Lindsay Olive Holiday Wreath will be available exclusively at www.lindsayolives.com. The wreath is $50, plus shipping. Orders will be delivered through December22.
