Alternative Gifts are all the love without all the stuff; rewarding to both the giver and the recipient; serving your community by improving the life of someone less fortunate. We offer them online or in person at fairs.

Most Decembers we’re at the Alternative Gift fair at National Education Association (NEA) in DC and Takoma Park. Each year the Alternative Gift Fair features several charities working to make our world a better place. This events are a fun, meaningful way to kick off the holiday season. In addition to great alternative gifts for everyone on your list, the fair also feature live music, great raffle items, supervised kids’ activities, sweet and savory bake sale, refreshments and more!

The DC fair is at the NEA building, 1201 16th Street, NW , Washington, DC. The Takoma Park fair is at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, 310 Tulip Avenue, Takoma Park, MD.

If you can’t be at the fair or wait until December, it’s easy to order online any time using our secure processing. Simply specify the dollar amount and in the dedication field add Gift followed by the greeting (Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, etc.), recipient’s name (John, John & Mary, etc.) and your name (Joe, Joe & Sue). If you would like to add a personal note to the card (up to three lines) email us the note and we’ll add it on.

Because the dedication field is limited to 100 characters we’re limited to one gift per transaction. If you’d like to order more than one gift at a time enter the total amount in the dollar field and email us the required information for each gift.

Music for Life has three gift levels from which to select:

• • • $15 – Provides a music book and electronic tuner for a new student.
    • $25 – Provides a private lesson for a band or orchestra student.
    • $50 – Provides an instrument for a new student.

For each gift purchased we’ll send you a specially designed, personalized gift card describing your gift that you can give to the recipient.

Click here to order your gift.