So Many Loved Ones, So Little Time!

Posted On: Dec 01, 09

This holiday season consider participating in a Secret Santa gift swap rather than trying to buy for all the ones you love. Draw names with your family, friends, or coworkers and keep it a secret. You can have tons of fun dropping hints in the days leading up to your gift swap. For example, you can leave little notes that express why they are important to you with candy canes or little treats. You will have more time to find a meaningful gift for the one person instead of scrambling to find something for everyone. This is just one of the tips from our 12 Days to a Green Christmas Guide available for download and at all Foodland and Sack N Save stores in Hawaii.  Get yours at the Customer Service counter.

Come Visit a Simplify the Holidays Event This Saturday, 12.05:

Kanu Hawai’i Simplify the Holidays Gift Making Gathering, Punahou Luke Center, 10-2 pm
Recycle old clothes into new stylish items and make reusable gift wrapping and cards.
For details visit www.KanuHawaii.org

Guava Shop Clothes Swap, Guava Shop Hale’iwa, 10-6 pm
Bring in gently used clothing items to the Guava Shop from now through Saturday and receive a 10% store coupon, your “swap tickets”, and early entrance into the swap.  Come back on Saturday with your swap tickets and shop through your friends and neighbors’ contributed items in the Swap Tent in front of the Guava Shop. No clothes to swap, no worries… swap tickets can be purchased for $5/ticket the day of the event.
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Green Community Fair, Church of the Crossroads, 10-2 pm
The Green Market offers alternatives for your holiday shopping; from native plants to local and organic foods, to buying Green Gifts. There will also be keiki activities and greening demonstrations throughout the day.

Check out Simplify the Holidays for more information on how you can make your commitment!