{"id":2189,"date":"2009-12-22T16:10:49","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/?p=2189"},"modified":"2009-12-22T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T15:35:40","slug":"give-the-gift-of-a-menu-for-hope-with-gift-card-inserts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/22\/give-the-gift-of-a-menu-for-hope-with-gift-card-inserts\/","title":{"rendered":"Give the Gift of a Menu for Hope with Gift Card Inserts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"There are only a few days left until December 25th arrives and a few more days that you can donate to a Menu for Hope<\/strong><\/a>. If you\u2019re still scrambling around to find presents, why not consider giving gifts that give back?<\/p>\n

We know that not everyone is a blogger, and not everyone is online and not everyone has heard of the Menu For Hope<\/strong>. But that doesn\u2019t meant that you can\u2019t give the gift of the Menu for Hope<\/strong> to everyone you know!<\/p>\n

Don’t forget my two bid items: EU01 Made in Italy Chocolate Basket (2+ kilos of Italian chocolate!) and EU38: Moleskine notebooks Mega Mix!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve updated the “Menu for Hope Gift Card Insert<\/strong>” – something you can print out yourself after you make a donation to Menu For Hope that then you can give to friends\/family\/loved ones to help them understand this great cause and get them excited about the donation you made in their name!<\/p>\n

Here’s\u00a0 a suggestion to make it work:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Check out the master bid item list on Chez Pim<\/a> and use the really handy donation form<\/strong><\/a> (SO easy!) to pick the items you’d like to donate money for.<\/li>\n
  2. Make the donation to Menu for Hope via Firstgiving.com<\/a> (the easy donation form<\/a> above will also take you to FirstGiving) in the name of your friend\/family\/loved one\/colleague, indicating the bid item(s) as instructed on Chez Pim and\/or the donation form.<\/li>\n
  3. Send that person an email<\/strong> explaining you\u2019ve donated in their name and attach the following image or PDF<\/strong>, or print it out and slip it inside a gift card<\/strong>!<\/li>\n
  4. You’re done!<\/strong> You’ll be done with your holiday shopping in about 3 minutes flat!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The file is approximately sized 8.5\u00d711\u2033 and has space to list which bid item(s) you\u2019ve donated for, and a reminder to check ChezPim.com on January 18 to see if their name has been extracted for that bid item!<\/p>\n

    Note: You MUST donate via the Firstgiving.com website in order to make a donation to the Menu for Hope fundraiser. These gift card inserts are in no way representative of a donation to the Menu for Hope and do not serve as receipts or as a proof of donation.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    Download the IMAGE (JPG) version<\/strong> of the gift card insert:<\/p>\n

    <\/a>\"\"<\/a>
    \n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    Download the PDF version<\/strong> of this gift card insert:<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    There are only a few days left until December 25th arrives and a few more days that you can donate to a Menu for Hope. If you\u2019re still scrambling around to find presents, why not consider giving gifts that give back? We know that not everyone is a blogger, and not everyone is online and…<\/p>\n

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