Highly Prized Items
• Vacation homes/villas – one week stay
• Weekend hotel stays/“getaways” (Historic Inns, Bed & Breakfasts, etc)
• Airline tickets/vouchers
• Tickets to major sporting events – Redskins games, Wizards, Nationals, etc if they are high-dollar seats
• High-end jewelry/watches
Sports-themed
• Gift certificate at sporting goods stores
• Sporting goods (balls, bats, racquets, equipment, etc)
• Bicycles
• Tennis lessons
• Karate classes
• Yoga sessions/passes
• Horseback riding lessons
• Personal trainer sessions
• Golf day w/caddy
• Gym/YMCA memberships (2-3 month typical for donation)
• Ski lift passes at local resorts (Snowshoe, WISP, Canaan Valley )
• Use of sports facility – tennis courts, soccer fields, etc
• Sports memorabilia – prized jerseys, autographs, etc
Entertainment
• Tickets of all sorts:
• Symphony
• Theatre
• Ballet
• Movie theatre gift cards
• Museum passes
• River boat cruises (Potomac or Chesapeake Bay )
• DVD/CD collections
Wining and Dining
• Restaurant Gift Certificates (try to get more than one from each restaurant)
• Wine-related
• Individual bottles
• “Themed” sets: Loire valley, Bordeaux , sparking, etc
• Wine tasting event
• Vineyard tour/tasting
• Gourmet gift baskets (wine, fois gras, crackers, etc)
• Coffee/tea baskets
• Martini kit (gin, vodka, vermouth, shaker, etc)
• Bakery gift certificates (“a loaf of bread a month for a year”, etc)
• Personal chef services (dinner for 4 cooked in your home, etc)
• Ice cream shop gift certificates
• Grocery store/gourmet market gift cert
• Catering services
• Cooking classes
• Cookbooks
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Personal and Professional Services
• Language lessons
• Tutoring – any subject
• Estate planning (legal services)
• Investment portfolio evaluation
• Tax Preparation
• SAT preparation courses
• Event planning
• Professional photography/portrait
• Personal computer support
• Babysitting!!
Health, Beauty, and Wellness
• Salon gift certificates (hair/nails)
• Spa gift certificates (facials, massage, etc)
• Cosmetics, beauty products
Home & Garden
• Furniture Lamps/lighting
• Pottery, glassware, dishes
• Lawn furniture, planters, bird feeders, etc
• Interior design services
• Architectural design session
• Landscape design
• Gardening sessions (lawn mowing, weeding, planting bulbs, etc)
• Home organization sessions
• Handyman services
• Firewood
• Gift certificate to plant nursery
• Gift certificate to furniture/housewares stores
• Gift certificate to kitchen store (Sur la Table, Williams-Sonoma, etc)
Clothing, Jewelry, Accessories
• Gift certificate at clothing retailers
• Jewelry
• Purses
Art and Gifts
• Framed art, posters
• Floral arrangements
• Stationary
• Candles/candlesticks
• Signed first edition books
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