Embrace the real meaning of Christmas and consider getting a gift that will also help others in need.
1. Pendants by Anita Kapoor and Dick Lee, $50 each, available at all Risis stores and risis.com
Images: Risis, B.O.B., Aluminaid, Goldheart Jewelry
What’s better than a gift that donates proceeds to charity? One that donates all of its proceeds. Risis will donate every cent earned from the limited edition Singapore Storytellers Collection to Community Chest. Plus, all funds raised at the end of the year will be matched dollar-to-dollar by the government. The pendant on the left (‘Four in a Gram’) is plated in 18K gold with real saga seeds encased within – inspired by travel host Anita Kapoor’s childhood memories of collecting saga seeds. The pendant on the right (‘MAD in Singapore’) features Dick Lee’s iconic MAD Chinaman from the theatre veteran’s hit 1989 album.
2. B.O.B. vouchers, various amounts, available at gobob.sg
Now you get to shop and turn your shopping money into charitable cash at the same time. On Gobob.sg, shoppers can buy cash vouchers from brands like Fred Perry, Courts, John Little, Marks & Spencer and Robinsons. Any unspent amount left in the voucher can be kept as store credit, or donated towards one of these charities: Red Cross, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS) or Touch Community Services. Delivery of the voucher (in cute packaging!) will take one to two working days.
3. Aluminaid Advanced First Aid Kit, $28, available at fak.aluminaid.com
For the people who like getting (and giving) practical gifts, Aluminaid will donate 10 per cent from every purchase of this first aid kit to any charity of your choice. Order it online and allow one week for delivery.
4. My First Celestial pendant, $498, available at Goldheart Jewelry
Delicate, dainty necklaces for you, and more funds to help chronically-ill children to form great childhood memories. For every purchase of a pendant from the My First Celestial collection, Goldheart Jewelry will donate $50 to Club Rainbow, an organisation that provides help to children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and their families.