Give gift

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this Xmas season

SEARCHING FOR the perfect
Christmas gift is a frustrating ex-
perience. Suddenly the season of
“neace on Earth and goodwill to
all’’ leaves you tired, frazzled and
grumpy.

But it doesn't have to be this
way, according to Marilyn Heel,
Manager of the Vancouver office
of Operation Eyesight Universal.

Heel says people looking for a
gift to put some joy back into
Christmas need look no further
than the numerous aiternative
gifts offered by Canadian chari-
ties.

People are becoming more in-
terested in gifts with real value,
says Heel. In the '80s people were
very possession-oriented. Accord-
ing to a recent Time/CNN poll,
people are now less interested in
Status symbol products and prefer
items that give real satisfaction.

Last Christmas, Canadians
spent $4 biilion on presents,
wrappings and decorations. In
1990, Canadians donated $4.7
billion to charity.

Charities give people a chance
to buy an excellent present and
give to a worthy cause at the same
time.

In the book Under The Tree,
Creative Alternatives To A Con-
sumer Christmas, David and
Elizabeth Morley show that ‘‘gifts
that give twice’? are a good alter-
native for people who are trying
to save money and give a mean-
ingful present.

For a $25 donation, Operation
Eyesight Universal lets you restore
sight to one blind person in the
developing world in someone
else’s name.

Operation Eyesight will send a
Christmas card to the person you
name with information about the
person restored to sight through
your donation. Donors will receive
a tax receipt for the full value of
their gift.

“Think about it this way,’’ says
Heel. ‘‘Would you rather buy
another neck tie or a soap on a
rope for someone this year or give
the precious gift of sight in his or
her name? For me it’s an easy
choice. Not only will the person
who receives the card be thrilled,

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someone in the developing world
will receive the greatest gift of all
— their sight."*

Operation Eyesight Universal is
a Canadian charity. In its 28-year
history, OEU has restored sight to
more than one million people
through cataract surgery and has
treated over 14 million others for
a variety of potentially blinding
eye problems.

For more information,
OEU at 687-3555.

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