Holiday Shopping For A Cause (NAPSA)—Asan alternative to traditional holiday gift giving, UNICEFInspired Gifts—the 2009 holiday card and gift collection— and corporate partners offer unique, easy ways to help save children’s lives this season. Supporters can bring hope, happiness and health to children around the world with the purchase of UNICEF gifts that give back this holiday season. Every day 24,000 children die from preventable causes. With the help of supporters, UNICEF is doing whateverit takes to bring the number of unnecessary deaths to zero. Here’s a look at how you can help: Cuddly And Colorful For the fifth holiday season in a row, IKEA will continue its global annual soft toy promotion. For each soft toy purchased in IKEA stores between November Ist and December 24th, IKEA will make a donation of 1 euro (approximately $1.47) to be split between the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Save the holiday cards has raised moneyto support the organization’s lifesav- ing work. In addition to these iconic greeting cards, this sea- son’s holiday collection includes everything from handcrafted Indian beaded ornaments to baby toys and puzzles. donating 10 percent of the retail price of any item in its “Signature for Good” collection sold through May 2010 in Montblanc boutiques and partner retailers. Cartier, now inits fifth year of supporting the children’s charity, will donate $150 to the U.S. Fund for Children. The funding for UNICEF this year will support the innova- UNICEF for each LOVE Charity Also, for every SUNNANsolar powered lamp sold in IKEAstores cyan-blue cord sold in Cartier boutiques across the country. Other companiesare helping as tive “Schools for Africa” campaign. worldwide, one lamp will be given to UNICEFto light up thelife of a Bracelet featuring a mini 18K, rose-gold LOVE ring and the Gucci is pleased to announce its fifth anniversary Gucci Cam- well. For example, Pampers works with the charity to make lifesaving vaccines possible, and the Microsoft i’m Initiative allows users of Windows Live Messenger 2009, Creative Director Frida port UNICEFthrough their every- child in Pakistan. Fashionable Giving paign to Benefit UNICEF. For Giannini commissioned author Michael Roberts to create a new children’s book, Snowman in Africa, with 100 percent of the USD $25 retail price donated to UNICEF. Inspired by the illustra- tions in the book, Giannini also designed Gucci accessories as well as a gift card that are available in Gucci stores worldwide and on Gucci.com with 25 percent of the retail price of each item donated to UNICEF through December 3ist. Funds raised will support UNICEF’s “Schools for Africa” program in Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa. A Gem Of An Idea Montblanc is supporting UNICEF education programs by and WindowsLive Hotmail to sup- day use of these programs. Airlines have also gotten in the act. For each $1 donated at www.unicefusa.org/aa, American Airlines AAdvantage memberswill earn one AAdvantage mile. Delta SkyMiles members can donate unused frequent flyer miles to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. People can even use a feature on Causes on Facebook called “Charity Gift” to buy a UNICEF gift icon to give to a friend. To place orders for the 2009 holiday cards, gifts and Inspired Gifts, visit www.unicefusa.org/shop. For more information on UNICEF’s corporate partners and promotions, please visit www.unicefusa.org/giftsthatgive.
