Do you struggle to come up with a holiday gift for the person who has everything?
Every gift buyer worries that the gift they give might not be useful or appreciated. At the Alternative Gift Market, relieve the stress of gift buying and hit the mark every time. Shop at the Alternative Gift Market at Echo Hill Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pay it forward.
You’ll be able to choose unique gifts for those in need locally and around the world. The people on your list will receive a card notifying them of your gift. They will be honored to know you carefully selected a gift in their honor that will make the world a better place.
Empowered Designs (a small business created and operated by the women of the Catherine McAuley Center) will be offering handmade bracelets, lanyards, and buttons.
“The Alternative Gift Market is a wonderful opportunity to look beyond our own lives at this time of year. Each year my friend Sandy Ashley and I purchase our Christmas gift for each other at the Alternative Gift Market. One year we bought a wheel chair made out of a plastic lawn chair and another year we decided to purchase a bicycle for a woman in Tanzania—she will use it to carry firewood and supplies in her Village. Of course we will never see these gifts, but we know in our hearts that we have tried to help someone else in need, at least in this small way. It’s the best Christmas present I receive each year.” -frequent shopper Vicki Hughes
Help those in need build a better future for themselves and their families.
- A bicycle for African medical workers
- Books for school children in Nicaragua
- Blocks to build permanent homes in Haiti
- Solar heating panels for tribal families in southwestern United States
- Chickens or goats to sustain a family in many rural parts of the world
- Food for a month for a local family in need.
- Blankets, nights of shelter, medical care and disaster relief to those right here Linn County
Join us at the Alternative Gift Market December 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Celebrating 15 years of raising nearly $270,000 for thousands of people locally and around the world.
Where: Echo Hill Presbyterian Church is located at 9000 C Avenue NE—north of Robbins Road and St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. There will be ample free parking and lots of open shopping space inside the church.
Lunch: From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., enjoy loose meat sandwiches and vegetarian vegetable soup.
Other gift offerings:
- Bake Sale: Enjoy yummy goodies donated from talented local bakers.
- The SERRV Store from the Ecumenical Community Center will be offering a variety of handmade gifts and Divine chocolate bars.