Got enough stuff? ReForest London plants trees as Christmas gifts

I have enough stuff and our family has made the following plan this year related to Christmas gifts:

A few things for the kids, that’s it.

My youngest sister is supporting a local charity with some of the money she saves, and the following caught my eye recently:

ReForest London is offering Londoners something different this year: trees as Christmas gifts. Through an online donation, or at four retail locations beginning this week, ReForest London will plant a tree for each donation received.
 

["Reforestation - not a bad idea": photo GAH]

“I think people are looking for a way to give to others in a positive, environmentally beneficial way,” said Julie Ryan, Executive Director of ReForest London. “We already have so much 'stuff'. Why not give something that gives back to the environment?”
 
Londoners can give a tree two ways: through an online donation to ReForest London or by purchasing a small gift at four retail locations in the coming month.
 
To donate online, people can go to www.reforestlondon.ca and give securely through CanadaHelps.

Donors can enter the gift recipient’s name and address and ReForest London will acknowledge the gift of a tree to the gift recipient.

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I thought I’d share the ReForest London information here in case you were looking for an interesting gift-giving option with an environmental link.

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