We get it, it can be hard searching for that perfect gift. You can spend endless amounts of time spent on Google trying to find that perfect gift for your boyfriend/girlfriend/best friend/mom/dad, etc. So we decided to save you some time and give you some great suggestions for gifts that can have an impact.

1. Products that support a cause

Want to give your friend or family member something special while also supporting an
important cause? Buy a Paperblanks® journal from Seva Canada where the proceeds go directly to restoring someone’s sight in the developing world. This is a great option since you get to give your friend something special and help those in need.

Check out Seva’s beautiful Tribal 2 journals featuring the traditional embroidery design from India’s Gujurat region, or one of the many different Paperblanks journals that Seva has. They’re perfect travel diaries, journals, recipe or guest books!

2. Make a donation in their honor

Two gifts in one! A monetary contribution in your friend or family member’s name to a worthy cause is a great gift. And Seva will send a beautiful card telling the recipient how their gift of sight will transform lives. Seva also offers Gift of Sight Donation Card packs; each card is the equivalent of a $12.50 donation and explains how their gift is helping someone in the developing world.

3. Something to wear

Have a fashionable friend that loves supporting charities? We have Seva baseball caps and t-shirts that fit beautifully and feature the Seva Canada logo. Help them look good while promoting a cool charity! 

Have everything you need? Create a personal fundraising page

Is your birthday coming up? Ask for donations in lieu of birthday gifts and use Seva's online fundraising pages to collect donations, track your progress and motivate your friends and family to give the power of sight in your honour.  If you wear glasses or contacts, know someone who has had cataract or other sight-restoring surgery, you know just how invaluable sight is.  Create a Seva fundraising page so you can give others in the developing world a chance to see.

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