Any one doing charity donation favors?

[Joe's girl]

I was reading alot on this and was thinking of doing this instead of doing traditional favors, any one else doing it?

[shawnsgirl]

We did it for our wedding. We did printed up little pieces of card stock that said in leiu of favors we have denotated in honour of our guests to the building fund for our church! Actually, it was a huge hit. I had soo many compliments on it. I can't even count how many people loved the idea and how they rarely even take home the favors from weddings!

[bichonlvr]

No, but when I registered I hooked that up for a charity! It is through weddingchannel.com

[StarCoveter]

We're not, but it's a great idea. Unless you think of something really creative and unique (and/or useful) for favors, nobody really holds onto them anyway. This way, even if they don't care for the "gift of charity", you know you still put your money towards something good. But I think most people would think it was a neat thing to do.

[Jacklynn]

We did! Instead of little favors that they would just throw away anyways, we put a card in each spot that was blue and red that said:

In Leiu of favors we have donated on your behalf to Cubs Care, which is an organization through the Chicago Cubs that helps Chicago inner-city kids

Something like that anyways

[SerendipityCrafts]

We gave small favours but we didn't want gifts and so we asked that people donate to a charity in lieu of giving to us. We even had to think that out carefully because we both felt it was presumptuous to expect gifts. We also didn't want to push our charity of choice on anyone so, we worded it this way .....

God has blessed us both with all that we need and more! In lieu of gifts and without obligation to do so, we ask that you make a donation to the charity of your choice.

Some of the charities that benefited -

The cancer society
a hospice
an animal shelter
the alzheimers society
and an adult group for mentally challenged adults
our church's memorial fund

[Joe's girl]

Awesome..thanks!

[EarlyBird]

fh and i are donating from our wedding gifts after the wedding. We will be somehow putting a card down on each table or the sign in table or something to that effect. we are donating to the american cancer society b/c all our grandparents died of cancer (one of my grandfather didnt die from THAT but had it) and my grandma is a 4 time cancer survivor.. I think the favors are a great idea.. Its really a wonderful thought and most people will appreciate the gesture. Some people say 'charities are wonderful but dont have a place at a wedding" (unfortunatley i have heard this) but its like everyone says- its your wedding, anything goes!

[twu]

The only thing I would worry about with this is picking a charity that jibes with a wide range of people's beliefs. While I feel very strongly about sex education/contraceptives, I'm pretty sure I would put off some of my guests if my nonprofit of choice were Planned Parenthood! Also, since I will have some Muslim and agnostic guests (and I'm not religious myself), it would probably be a put off if the charity were a Church-based organization. Even the March of Dimes, which tries to educate, research, & prevent birth defects, can be unpalatable to some guests because they have a pro-choice stance.

Something universally recognized as moral, like funding disease research or helping kids or (in EB's case, a very personal charity) will go over best, imo.

[Jess]

It's a very high possibility! We're thinking of donating to the ASPCA!

[PGDesigns]

FH and I have discussed this recently. We're thinking about donating to the Medical College of Georgia Cardiovascular Center. My mom worked in neurology at MCG for almost 30 years and then became a patient there in 2000 after suffering her first heart attack. Her medical problems seemed to happen overnight, and it was one thing after another. Even the doctors had never seen anyone survive so much.

Although she was a patient, she helped design the MCG Cardiovascular Center. Her suggestions brought about important changes that the employees and architects never thought about. She played such an important role, and I feel that it would be a great way to help others in her memory.

[HisMuse]

We've decided to do a charity since nobody keeps the favors anyway (or I never have at least) and this way the money goes to something worthwhile. We're donating to the ADF (The National Arbor Day Foundation) and we'll plant a tree for each guest. This is particularly special for us as my FH is a woodworker.