The staff of M-Care contributed to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts in a weeklong series of activities.?  In addition to a bagel sale, a candy sale,a a bucket drive and a root beer float sale, they assembled and donated50 gift baskets that were given to fellow employees in a drawing to raise funds for Katrina victims.?  M-CARE staff purchased tickets for the baskets they wanted to win. Proceeds from the fundraising efforts,totaled nearly $10,000

Are you hosting an event? Having a corporate off site meeting or retreat? Welcome your guests with gift basket favors. It will give them something to take home with them and remember. We can send large orders to whatever destination you choose.

Instead of bringing the usual bottle of wine or bag of chips, wouldnt’ it be different if you showed up with a basket full of goodies for your hosts? Try one of our coffee and snack gift baskets or coffee and chocolate gift baskets. They are sure to be a hit!

Many animal rescue and shelter organizations are getting on the gift basket band wagon. There are a few that have websites with online shops where you can buy giftbaskets and other types of merchandise that raises funds to help support their cause. And what a noble cause that is!

May and June is Graduation season. Give congratulations for a job well done with one of our fantastic graduation gift baskets! We have a great selection to choose from, to suit different tastes. Congratulations!

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Gift basket wholesale? suppliers can be found at The National Specialty Gift Association (NSGA).?  NSGA is a resource center?  and directory for gift basket supply businesses. It includes retailers, gourmet food suppliers, wholesalers,? business startup information , instructional? ”how to make a? gift basket”?  demos , trade? shows and a whole lot more.? ? 

? ? ? ?  So your best friend is getting hitched. The bride to be’s registry requirments are fufilled. All the china and and crystal has been checked off of the list. Still, you would like to give a little something “more”. Why not send one of our wonderful wedding gift baskets to? their house or to the bridal shower?? We have three to choose from. Our petite wedding basket, medium wedding basket and our large wedding exclusive. If you have the bride and groom’s wedding night location information, one of these great baskets can even be sent right to their room as a suprise. What a great idea!

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? ? ? ?  Baskets have always played an important role in history. Even in the story of biblical times Moses’ mother put him in a wicker basket and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile river.? In medieval times, bread was kept in baskets…hence the term “bread basket”. In? what was early america,? Betsy Ross pulled thread from her sewing basket, putting together the stars and stripes of the American flag. On 19th century Southern tobacco plantations, the tobacco leaves were cut and gathered in baskets in the fields. Before “paper or plastic”, baskets were? the major way people transported goods. Still in many countries today they are used for transporting goods to market.? 
? ? ? ?  Baskets have changed in popularity from the transporter of necessity and have become the? gift.? They are used as a? perfect expression of thanks and appreciation. You get them from friends and relatives, your realtor, your corporate vendor. Filled with a number of savory, gourmet food items,?  luxurious spa products, scented candles wrapped in cellophane, and topped with a beautiful bow.? 

Send the scent of the season with one of our aromatherapy or spa gift baskets. We have Rose and Violet, as well as the ever popular and versatile green tea scented gift baskets.

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Giving gift baskets has been around for centuries. Especially around the winter holidays, families would give and recieve gift baskets. It was a staple gift, and a much needed and welcome necessity during the cold winter months. To see all of the online gift basket stores, and some of the outgrageous award ceremoney gift baskets and their swag these days, it is amazing to think of how far this once humble tradition has come.