Although this year's Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair is now over,
any/all of the
participating organizations listed at the bottom
of this page
will still gratefully accept direct contributions.

The contact information for each organization
is provided on their page which is linked from the list.

Another Successful Year!!!

If you were at the Gift Fair this year you experienced the magic. The Fair raised over $63,000 so far this year, not counting Web contributions!

Watch this space for updates!

WHAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR?
The Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair is a fun way to bypass the annual stress of holiday shopping and "stuff" accumulation while honoring friends and relatives with donations to causes that fit their values. What's more, the IthacaAlternative Gift Fair provides critical support for a diverse collection of community organizations whose work has local, national, and international reach.. Last year's gift fair earned more than $66,000 for the participating organizations.

HOW DOES IT WORK? Each organization that participates in the fair offers variously priced gifts that have a specific purpose. Last year, the Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair raised over $66,000, all of which went to the participating organizations. Gifts in the past have ranged from $5 to give a compact fluorescent light bulb to a local, rural household; $10 for a week of school, clothing and two meals a day for an orphan in Zambia; to $100 for a "Golden Opportunity" scholarship fund to help students remain successful in area schools. This year there will be over 300 offerings to choose from.. For each donation, the giver receives a holiday card with a description of the organization and gift, and the organization to which your contribution is made gets 100% of your donation.

2011 ORGANIZATIONS:
ADVOCACY CENTER OF TOMPKINS COUNTY GROWING HOPE TOGETHER
AKWESASNE FREEDOM SCHOOL (LACS) HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TC
ASHRAYA INITIATIVE FOR CHILDREN HANGAR THEATRE
BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT HEARTS’ CRY
BJM ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IPEI
BOB FUND FOR CHILDREN ITHACA CHILDREN’S GARDEN

BROOKTONDALE COMMUNITY CENTER & CAROLINE FOOD PANTRY

ITHACA HEALTH ALLIANCE
C.S.M.A. (COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTS) ITHACA KITCHEN CUPBOARD
CANCER RESOURCE CENTER OF THE FINGER LAKES JANET L. SWANSON WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF TOMPKINS/TIOGA LEARNING WEB
CAYUGA DOG RESCUE LOAVES AND FISHES
LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDS
CAYUGA NATURE CENTER MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN TOMPKINS COUNTY
CDRC (COMMUNITY DISPUTE AND RESOLUTION CENTER) MIRA’S MOVEMENT
CHILD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER
CLEAN AND HEALTHY NEW YORK N.A.M.I. OF THE FINGER LAKES (NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS)
CODDINGTON ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER O.A.R. (OPPORTUNITIES, ALTERNATIVES AND RESOURCES)
DISPOSITIONAL ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (DAP)/F&CS O.U.R.S.
DOROTHY COTTON INSTITUTE AN OPEN WINDOW
DREAM FACTORY OF CNY PALS (PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAN AND LANSING SCHOOLS)
DURLAND ALTERNATIVES LIBRARY PET THE PET PROGRAM, INC.
EDUCATE THE CHILDREN SHARED JOURNEYS
FINGER LAKES INDEPENDENCE CENTER SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
FINGER LAKES REUSE SPCA OF TOMPKINS COUNTY
FOODNET MEALS ON WHEELS SUSTAINABLE TOMPKINS
FRIENDS OF THE ITHACA YOUTH BUREAU TOMPKINS LEARNING PARTNERS
FRIENDSHIP DONATIONS NETWORK VILLAGE AT ITHACA
GIAC WILD THINGS SANCTUARY
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY WOMEN’S OPPORTUNITY CENTER
GREEN RESOURCE HUB  
   

The Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair is sponsored by
The Center for Transformative Action
and Tompkins Community Action.
For Information Email us at:
ithacaalternativegiftfair@gmail.com

For information write to:
Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair
c/o The Center for Transformative Action
117 Anabel Taylor Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca , NY 14853

Fax: 607-255-9985