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Some ink on giving parties December 10, 2008

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You, too, can host a ‘Giving Party’

Idea is to inspire guests to forgo potentially needless gifts, donate to charities.

By Orla Swift
orla.swift@newsobserver.com

As party invitations go, this one was a bit strange.

It wasn’t only that Perri Kersh, the hostess, was asking guests to bring their checkbooks. Plenty of parties are organized around selling items, from Tupperware to Avon. The odd twist was that Kersh offered no merchandise at her spendfest, only good will.  More…

 

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