{"id":28284,"date":"2014-11-12T13:10:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T18:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2014\/11\/gift-back-program-lets-people-donate-to-nonprofits-in-name-of-friends-family.html"},"modified":"2014-11-12T13:10:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T18:10:07","slug":"gift-back-program-lets-people-donate-to-nonprofits-in-name-of-friends-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2014\/11\/gift-back-program-lets-people-donate-to-nonprofits-in-name-of-friends-family\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Gift Back&#8217; Program Lets People Donate To Nonprofits In Name Of Friends, Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img-left\">\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"gift back vc.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2014\/11\/gift20back20vc.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" height=\"198\" width=\"150\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-caption\">Dr. Kathleen Braico coordinates the Gift Back program in the Glens Falls region\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BY LISA BALSCHUNAT<\/p>\n<p>Eleven small agencies in the Glens Falls<br \/>\narea are offering holiday shoppers a local opportunity<br \/>\nto purchase impactful gifts for their<br \/>\ncoworkers, friends, and loved ones on Dec. 5<br \/>\nand 6 by shopping at Gift Back, an alternative<br \/>\ngift fair, set to run for 15 hours in the Community<br \/>\nRoom of Crandall Public Library, 251<br \/>\nGlen St., Glens Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Shoppers are invited to purchase a gift in<br \/>\nthe form of a donation to one of 11 nonprofit<br \/>\norganizations in the area that rely primarily on<br \/>\ndonations and private funding to make available<br \/>\nsocial services needed in the community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People are familiar with purchasing a gift<br \/>\nin honor of someone for large organizations<br \/>\nlike Heifer International, the American Heart<br \/>\nAssociation and PBS,&#8221; said Gift Back coordinator<br \/>\nDr. Kathleen Braico.<br \/>\nThe local program works in a similar way.<br \/>\nPeople can make a donation of $20 to Big<br \/>\nBrothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks,<br \/>\nfor example, to provide art supplies<br \/>\nfor 15 children, or a $40 donation to sponsor<br \/>\na mentoring event in Glens Falls, Queensbury,<br \/>\nHudson Falls, South Glens Falls, Argyle or<br \/>\nFort Ann.<\/p>\n<p>Shoppers receive a gift card for their loved<br \/>\nones, co-workers or friends they are purchasing<br \/>\nalternative gifts in the name of.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Glens Falls Gift Back is all about<br \/>\nmaking a difference in our hometown,&#8221; Braico<br \/>\nsaid. &#8220;This alternative gift fair will give our<br \/>\nneighbors, friends and colleagues a chance to<br \/>\nsurprise someone with a meaningful gift that<br \/>\nwill assist people who live in our community<br \/>\nand even across the globe, with services that<br \/>\nwill improve their lives for the better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Multiple purchases to one or more of the<br \/>\n11 agencies can be made at one time,&#8221; said<br \/>\nPatti Gray Whann, publicity co-chairperson<br \/>\nfor Gift Back. She said it offers one-stop<br \/>\nshopping for people who are looking for an<br \/>\nalternative to a material gift.<\/p>\n<p>Gift Back will be open Friday, Dec. 5 from<br \/>\n9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br \/>\nShoppers can purchase alternative gifts,<br \/>\ncomplete with a holiday wrapped and bowed<br \/>\ncard that can benefit one or more of these 11<br \/>\norganizations: Amorak Youth, Adirondack Samaritan<br \/>\nCounseling Center, Amanda&#8217;s House,<br \/>\nBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern<br \/>\nAdirondacks, Crandall Library, Glens Falls<br \/>\nMedical Mission, Family Services Association,<br \/>\nLiteracy of New York Greater Capital Region,<br \/>\nWAIT House, Warren Washington CARE Center<br \/>\nand World Awareness Childrens&#8217; Museum.<\/p>\n<p>Gift Back is sponsored and supported by<br \/>\nBlack Dog Designs, 8 Pines PR and Marketing,<br \/>\nGlens Falls Area Realty, the Glens Falls<br \/>\nCollaborative, Glens Falls National Bank,<br \/>\nMahoney Security Systems and Crandall<br \/>\nExcavation.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lisa Balschunat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Dr. Kathleen Braico coordinates the Gift Back program in the Glens Falls region BY LISA BALSCHUNAT Eleven small agencies in the Glens Falls area are offering holiday shoppers a local opportunity to purchase impactful gifts for their coworkers, friends,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[66,91,130],"class_list":["post-28284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news","tag-business-news","tag-glens-falls","tag-shopping"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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