{"id":133,"date":"2016-05-02T10:02:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T10:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/weekly-offerings\/?p=133"},"modified":"2016-06-07T18:49:47","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T18:49:47","slug":"unique-gifts-mom-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2016\/05\/02\/unique-gifts-mom-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique Gifts for Mom or Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Mother&#8217;s Day less than a week away*, and father&#8217;s day not far behind, I thought I would share some unique gift ideas from the Presbyterian Giving Catalog:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My mom was a math teacher &#8211; and while I never understood numbers the way she could, I appreciated her dedication to encouraging my education. A gift of <a href=\"https:\/\/presbyteriangifts.org\/gift\/PG10002\/?appeal=SG-AB\" target=\"_blank\">supplies for displaced students<\/a> will provide\u00a0school supplies to students living in a Lebanese refugee camp.<\/li>\n<li>I remember fishing with my dad as a kid, at the lake near our house, baiting my line with balls of bread because I was to scared to hook a worm. A gift of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/presbyteriangifts.org\/gift\/OG10005\/?appeal=SG-AB\" target=\"_blank\">tilapia fingerlings<\/a>\u00a0can be the\u00a0start of a flourishing fish farm that provides an ongoing source of nutrition and protein for a family in South Africa.<\/li>\n<li>If your mom taught you everything she knows in the garden, why not sponsor a <a href=\"https:\/\/presbyteriangifts.org\/gift\/OG10014\/?appeal=SG-AB\" target=\"_blank\">youth agriculture scholarship<\/a> in her name?<\/li>\n<li>If your dad taught you to ride a bike, consider purchasing a <a href=\"https:\/\/presbyteriangifts.org\/gift\/PG10003\/?appeal=SG-AB\" target=\"_blank\">bicycle for a pastor<\/a>\u00a0in his honor.<\/li>\n<li>What about the rhyme, &#8220;Night night, sleep tight, don&#8217;t let the\u00a0bed bugs bite&#8221;?\u00a0A gift of <a href=\"https:\/\/presbyteriangifts.org\/gift\/PM10005\/?appeal=SG-AB\" target=\"_blank\">bed bug protective covers<\/a> can bring peace of mind to a child as they fall asleep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pcusa.org\/site_media\/media\/uploads\/specialofferings\/giving_catalog\/gift_ideas_medium250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"131\" \/>\n<p>Our online gift catalog has dozens of options at all price points to make a meaningful gift for the parents in your life &#8211; mom, dad, grandparents, siblings or spouses. Each gift to the online giving catalog will receive a digital receipt with attached printable certificate of gift. We will mail you empty cards and (for gifts over $150) collectible ornaments.<\/p>\n<p>*While we can&#8217;t promise that a gift made this week will arrive before Mother&#8217;s day, these printable certificates can be inserted in your store-bought or handmade mother&#8217;s day card for a meaningful last-minute gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Mother&#8217;s Day less than a week away*, and father&#8217;s day not far behind, I thought I would share some unique gift ideas from the Presbyterian Giving Catalog: My mom was a math teacher &#8211; and while I never understood numbers the way she could, I appreciated her dedication to encouraging my education. 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