A better Christmas "sale"

Yesterday was "Cyber-Monday", the unofficial kick-off to the Christmas shopping frenzy and while everyone likes to get a bargain on something, the Cyber-Monday sales really annoy me. The reek of greed and a pile of people who seem to value their work less because of the shopping bonanza. I know some view an increase in sales volume as a trade-off for an acceptable wage but it doesn't sit well with me. Just my opinion and no offense is intended to anyone.

So, I've been thinking of some way to have a Christmas "sale" that respects my morals and what my (working) time is worth. How about this... I'm going to have a "sale" where neither the buyer or I gain anything financially. Here it is...

From now until December 25th, I am going to give 25% of the purchase to @zacksdream (Twitter handle). Don't know what @zacksdream is all about? No problem, here's the quick and dirty...

In March of this year, the Hamilton family of Richmond Hill suffered the incredible loss of one of their 3 year old twin boys, Zack. Heather (@tjzmommy on Twitter) is Zack's mom and she has been raising money to build an Elmo-themed room in his name at the York General Hospital. We are talking about a kid-friendly room for the next poor kid who needs to stay in hospital over-night. Bright, colourful, Elmo all over (Zack LOVED Elmo).

I have gotten to know Heather over the last year and this lady is one of my heroes. Courage, compassion and a general desire to make the world a better place...ya, that's Heather in a nutshell (and she gives awesome hugs!). Now, consider the idea of child needing to spend time in a hospital. Yes, it is sad. Yes, it happens all the time. We all know this. By supporting Zack's Dream Room we can all help Heather make Zack's Dream a reality.

So that's it. No financial benefit to you or me. You get something you (hopefully) were going to buy anyway. You will have and enjoy that something for years (because that's the way I make things). We will both be supporting an awesome cause that will bring some ease and comfort to a whole whack of sick kids and their parents.

There is a link to my Etsy store over there on the right side of your screen. Everything you see is fair game for this and I will be posting new items over the next couple of days (including the most excellent wine bottle stoppers you have ever seen or used. These are awesome hostess gifts). Together, let's do a good thing for someone else, okay?

Thanks for stopping by.


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