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Thanks  to Trey Ryder for asking his e-newsletter subscribers again this year for suggestions on holiday gifts. If you are interested in reading Trey’s 28-page compilation of the e-mail responses he received, click here.

Last year I condensed those suggestions, and you can read my “Holiday Gift Ideas” post of last December for ideas for your gift giving. I won’t repeat many of the good suggestions that are contained in last year’s post; but a list of new and/or interesting ones and variations on those suggestions follows:

• Make a charitable donation to a client’s favorite charity; or donate a specific item, e.g., a goat ($75) to a poor family in Haiti or Malawi through World Vision; or a bedkit ($30 Canadian - a bedkit consists of a mat or mattress, pillow, sheet, blanket, mosquito net (if applicable), clothes outfit, towel and school supplies) through Sleeping Children Around the World; 
• Purchase a client’s product(s) to give to other clients (and let each know that);
• “Gift-of-the-Month” basket (fruit, nuts, wine, etc.) – a gift that keeps on giving throughout the year;
• Adopt a barrel of wine  ($695) – provides 8 cases of wine over 4 years – then you (or a client) get to keep the barrel with your name on it (you can even visit your barrel in the meantime - now there’s a “top” vacation idea for ya, if there ever was one) at Woodbury Vineyards in Western New York (you’ll have to call 716-679-9463 to order a brochure)
• Free consultation with a non-competing lawyer (who will offer a free consultation with you to his/her clients), or other professionals;
• Gift certificate for a hybrid golf club made to the client’s specs;
• Don’t require a December fee payment (hmmmmm…ouch) until the following month;
• Give a top client a copy of Harv Eker’s book “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” AND his 3-day weekend seminar ($1275);
  
• Soap and spa products from a non-profit, The Enterprising Kitchen, which provides jobs and support services for women; and
• Finally, a couple of humorous gift sites specifically for lawyers - LawTunes and The Billable Hour.

Remember to look at last year’s post for other ideas.

Happy Shopping!

Giving to charity seems like one of the more popular Christmas gift trends. I just hope that this doesn't become like the fruitcake trend which gradually disappeared over the years. Giving to charity is one of the more meaningful ways to spend the holiday. (Although ideally, it shouldn't be limited to just Christmas). And by the way, I really like that wine barrel idea. That's one thing I've never heard before! :)