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These Holiday Gifts Benefit Refugee Resettlement, Protection

Sarah Ahmed (left) and Malka Beef, from Sudan, are among contributors to the "World Kitchen" cookbook.

Photo: copyright Aubrey Edwards; used with permission.

December 12, 2006

Looking for holiday gift options? Consider these! All sales benefit refugee resettlement and protection. Write checks to the agency named.

World Kitchen: Recipes from Refugees and Evacuees

All recipes in this cookbook are from Refugee Services of Texas staff, volunteers, and clients, including refugees and Gulf Coast hurricane evacuees.

Mouthwatering recipes from 13 countries are complemented by cultural information and professional photos of the cooks and their dishes.

$20 each including postage from Refugee Services of Texas, 3710 Cedar St., Box 8, Austin, TX 78705.

Contact Hannah Grey, Community Development Coordinator, hannahgrey@sbcglobal.net, 512-472-9472 x 104, with questions.

Encouraging Hope gift cards

Refugee teens participating in an art workshop sponsored by Kentucky Refugee Ministries in Louisville collaborated on a painting of a globe showing where each of them came from.

They donated the painting to the agency for its 2006 holiday card, which also includes a photo of the artists. (See it at www.kyrm.org/EncouragingHopeCards.)

For a donation of $25 or more per card, the agency will send a card to the person or organization in whose honor the donation was made. An "in memory of" version also is available.

Contact Elizabeth Kaznak, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, 969-B Cherokee Road, Louisville, KY 40204, 502-479-9180 x 52, ekaznak@kyrm.org.

Print by Suk Shuglie

Limited edition prints

These beautifully framed, limited edition prints by Suk Shuglie, an immigrant from Korea, are signed by the artist. Each is 30" x 30" or 30" x 36". $200 each exclusive of shipping.

Order from Church World Service Lancaster Office, 308 E. King Street, Lancaster, PA 17602.

Contact Sheila McGeehan, smcgeehan@churchworldservice.org, 717-381-2894, with questions.

Best Gift alternative giving catalog

The CWS Best Gift catalog offers the opportunity to make donations in honor of relatives and friends to such projects as providing a shelter kit for a family displaced by disaster, or a warm blanket for a refugee or displaced family.

Visit www.cwsbestgifts.org to make a gift online. Gifts may also be ordered by mail or by telephone. A card describing the work of Church World Service can be included with each gift of $10 or more.

Seeking Refuge CD

Seeking Refuge CD

Pianist and composer Rodney Waters (www.rodneywaters.com), a Refugee Services volunteer at Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, Texas, enlisted other musicians, writers, and technicians to join him in producing this tribute to refugees' strength and courage.

The CD's original compositions and arrangements include four "Songs of Kakuma" and "The Lord's Prayer." "A Long Long Way from Home" blends song with refugees' stories in their own words.

The CD is packaged with poetry, photographs, and information about refugees. Suitable for gifts or your own group's resale or giving (e.g. to thank volunteers and cosponsors).

$10 each including postage from Interfaith Ministries Refugee Services, 3217 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006-3980.

Contact Director Aaron Tate, atate@imgh.org, 713-533-4990) with questions and for bulk rates.