Businesses throughout Lincoln Square and Ravenswood are rolling out the red carpet this Valentine's Day
with local gift ideas and dining specials.
Not exact matches
They thought the tourist aspect would make the store worth it, but they found, on a day - to - day basis, people wanted to buy the more inexpensive candy bar
with a
local label to give as vacation
gifts.
Show your employees that you care about their well - being by treating them to a spa day
with a
gift card to a
local spa.
If your company has the budget, reward outstanding performance
with extra perks such as
gift cards for gas, dinner at a
local restaurant for your employee and a guest, or a surprise day off
with pay.
You are now dealing
with the executor of Aunt Irma's estate, who may be 1) a greedy relative who sees the «
gift» as an investment for which the estate is entitled to a substantial piece of your business, 2) a
local estate lawyer whose main purpose in life is to squeeze as many assets out of the estate as possible so as to maximize their fees, or 3) someone even worse.
In fact, you can give these donations as
gifts (many of them come
with an «experience» such as a safari when you donate to a
local exotic animal zoo) and get good karma points, a tax write - off, and a genuine thank you to boot.
If an itemizing taxpayer
with a tax rate of 39.6 percent gives $ 100 to a
local college, for example, that charitable deductible
gift has an after - tax cost to the taxpayer of $ 60.40 because of the $ 39.60 reduction in his or her income tax bill.
Showing appreciation can be as simple as calling the individual
with a personal and heartfelt thank you, sending a
gift card to their favorite
local restaurant, or offering a day off after finishing a long and exhausting project.»
I declined as I didn't want to profit from this
gift I was given, but as I know from the story of the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 that the Lord uses testimonies to draw others to Himself, so at my own expense I had my testimony printed at a
local print shop for a few hundred dollars, and am distributing it
with New Testaments to people as the Lord leads.
I was new to the area, had just joined the
local Mormon church, and here were these women at my house
with a
gift, a meal for my husband, a smile, a hug and a sympathetic ear.
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Gift Bags One local ministry to prostitutes brings gift bags to the girls with make - up supplies, gift cards to shops and food stores, clothing stores, e
Gift Bags One
local ministry to prostitutes brings
gift bags to the girls with make - up supplies, gift cards to shops and food stores, clothing stores, e
gift bags to the girls
with make - up supplies,
gift cards to shops and food stores, clothing stores, e
gift cards to shops and food stores, clothing stores, etc..
Restoring the
gift of the Evangelist to the life of the
local church should be a top priority for every leader that wants to have a missional congregation that impacts their community
with the gospel.
I am opposed to social reconstruction which demands that I use my taxes to pay a massive overhead of running social systems which have already demonstrated themselves to have failed, when my
gifts could do 10x's as much on a
local level,
with no overhead, and allows me to make the choice at this
local level — who can, and who can not benefit.
On top of receiving
local recognition, the Deputy Mayor, Cuma Özdemir, also paid him a visit and
gifted him
with a new blanket, clothes and food.
«If you are an evangelical woman
with teaching
gifts, there aren't always role models in your
local church.
Here the figures of speech, the examples selected, and the persons addressed all belong to the villages of Galilee — the savorless salt thrown into the street, the one lamp that lights the whole household, the village blasphemer
with his string of profanity and terms of abuse, the temple pilgrim offering his one
gift, the village judge and the jailer, the
local ruffian swift to strike, the king's man or garrison officer who compels the peasant to carry his baggage or to yield up his own cloak, the sinner's field wet
with the same rain that falls on his righteous neighbor's, the
local tax collector, the birds of the air and the lilies of the field, the child asking to be fed, the fruitful trees and the unfruitful, the wise and foolish house - builders.
The article described how the «billion dollar industry» was opposed by many
local pastors who feared «that
with worship - by - tube, the living room sofa is supplanting the pew and
gifts mailed to televangelists are taking the place of Sunday offerings.»
All I meant to say in my post is that each person in the
local church should be using their
gifts with the people that they are regularly meeting
with, and who are using their
gifts toward me.
In connection
with our Princeton field education program, we have two suburban
local churches where the senior ministers are unusually competent supervisors, owing to both training and natural
gifts.
Bowed & lidded
gift box is filled
with Maisie Jane's
local Honey Bear, Cinnamon Vanilla Almonds, Sweet & Salty Nuts and Seeds Mix, Milk Chocolate Almonds, and dried Apricots.
To kick things off tomorrow, I've left a
gift card
with a balance at the counter of Diesel Cafe in Davis Square (a
local business that's very near and dear to my heart) that I hope helps a few strangers begin their day
with a free coffee / treat and a smile.
Along
with a
gift card, they gave me a list of
local restaurants who served Certified Angus Beef and Lindy's Landing in Wauconda was one of the restaurants on the list.
He's immersed himself in Thai culture and has surrounded himself
with a dedicated and talented staff of cooks — including some
gifted locals.
♦ One 5 / 9 - bushel box of vegetables (containing 7 - 10 items) and / or one dozen free - range eggs weekly or every other week throughout the growing season ♦ A weekly newsletter including pictures, stories and news from the field, recipes, and cooking and preservation tips (here are a few sample newsletters: June, July, August, September, October) ♦ Invitations to on - farm events and news about the
local food community ♦ The opportunity to purchase other items, like storage and canning vegetables, for delivery
with your weekly box ♦ New this year: A free
gift for folks who purchase $ 300 or more!
Ditch those dust - collecting
gift cards you bought from the
local eatery and surprise your favorite foodie
with a delicious alternative delivered right to his doorstep.
Highlights of the recent changes include an expanded chocolate section
with more
local chocolatiers (and more than 100 chocolate bars), more loose bulk candy, a slushy machine, unique (and tasty)
gift items, and a bright new look.
The
local kids were met
with gifts, and playing hockey
with P.K. Subban.
In honor of the Boston Mamas 10th Birthday Celebration, Paige is
gifting one lucky winner
with a Tess & Ted design consultation package valued at $ 250 — and she has both
local and long distance options (see under Rafflecopter widget) so it doesn't matter where you live!
Handcrafted in Peru by
local artists
with stitched - on details to look just like the real thing, this infant toy features a melodic rattle sound, easy - to - hold size, and silky cotton that makes it a humorous baby
gift for your little one.
Either way, your
gift supports
local bookstores and lets you share a story
with the touch of a button.
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Your
gift will lift
local families out of poverty, ensuring more babies stay healthy
with clean diapers.
Support a
local business and give your child's teacher a yummy meal to look forward to
with a thoughtful restaurant
gift card.
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When Steve
gifted me two skeins of String Theory DK for Solstice (from his and my favorite sorta - kinda -
local yarn shop, KnitWit), it came
with the polite insistence that I make something for myself.
Share Our Spare collects new and gently used items through donation drives
with local corporations, school classrooms or birthday party
gift collections and meets first - hand
with local service agencies to identify families in need.
Along
with another member of her
local parent group, Carol started a Saturday enrichment program for
gifted children in the area.
Thursday,
local booksellers Betsy Burton of The King's English, Ken Sanders of Ken Sanders Rare Books, and Catherine Weller of Weller Book Works are stacking our studio
with books they say should be on your holiday
gift list.
An 18yearold Valparaiso, Ind., female was charged
with violating a
local antishoplifting ordinance and possession of drug paraphernalia after stealing a Batman necklace retailing for $ 24.99 from Spencer's
Gifts at Orland Square Mall on May 10.
This survival tool is at the heart of The Empowerment Plan, a Detroit - based nonprofit organization that hires homeless women from
local shelters to make this coat, which is
gifted to homeless people
with no strings attached.
Include champagne, wine, cigars, gourmet (fully caffeinated) coffee, a
gift certificate to a
local sushi restaurant, imported soft cheeses, a day at a
local gym
with a hot tub and sauna, lubricant, and just about anything else that will make the appreciative new parents on your list howl
with laughter.
From our
local friends: Happy Baby Company «s A year's supply of Lulu's in the flush glamour wash (value $ 42) Birth Joy «s Relaxation
Gift Bag (lotion, sachets, candles, etc)(value $ 40) Shaklee «s Baby Wash & Enfuselle Shower Gel for Mom complements of Beth Egan (value $ 40) Complementary Mini Photo Session
with you and little ones — just come by our boutique during the event and Robin DeNoma of Robin DeNoma Photography will be on - site to take pictures of you and your little ones.
Checking in
with a psychologist is also a great way for parents to find out about support groups and other
local resources available to families of
gifted children.
Sometimes, she thanked the moms
with a
gift card to a
local restaurant.
You could give her a
gift certificate to a
local yoga studio for prenatal yoga classes and a
gift card to a Nordstrom or DSW to buy some shoes when those dogs start barking
with all of that extra weight.
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz will be joined by
local veterans as she presents representatives from the United War Veterans Council (UWVC)-- the producers of the annual NYC Veterans Day Parade —
with cards and
gifts donated by members of the Queens community.
Erie County Legislators Lynne Dixon and Joseph Lorigo, along
with County Clerk Chris Jacobs, will volunteer at the Autism Services Inc.'s (ASI)
gift wrap table at the Galleria Mall at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 17 to help raise funds to help the organization continue to provide much needed services for
local residents on the Autism Spectrum.
Question topics included financial incentives given by the City to Altronix (which hosted the Mayor for a visit just before the press conference), whether the mayor has concerns about offering such incentives, whether his jobs task force will work
with local communities, whether his affordable housing plan conflicts
with his plan to enable more manufacturing in the city, what a base livable minimum wage is, whether the mayor is concerned about the possibility that Republicans may control the U.S. Senate next year, whether NY State has done enough to assist NYC in obtaining hazard mitigation money from the federal government, the Mayor's views on items sold at the September 11th Museum
gift shop and what the first «tangible» product of the task force will be.