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GIFTS OF HOPE MARKET
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online: december 2 & 3, 2023
In-person: december 3, 2023

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q WHO RECEIVES THE MONEY FROM GIFTS OF HOPE MARKET?
A ALL of the proceeds from the market are donated to the partner groups and go to work for
good in the community, region, across the U.S. and around the world

Q I LIKE TO PURCHASE GIFTS THAT I CAN WRAP. IS THERE ANYTHING HERE FOR ME?
A Absolutely! In this catalog you will find hand-crafted bracelets and two sizes of zipper
pouches from Eripoto for Girls and Women, as well as olive oil pressed from an 800-tree
grove on the Mount of Olives. Or, use a bit of creativity to highlight your monetary donation
as a wrapped package or stocking stuffer.

For starters:
Wrap a bike horn to announce The Lincoln Bike Kitchen donation that provided brake
cables, chains or a milk crate bike basket.
Purchase a small stuffed animal to explain your purchase of the goat, chick, rooster or pig
that will become part of God’s Global Barnyard, providing food and income. Pair a jar of
local honey with your gift of bees.
Donations of a Food BackPack for a Lincoln family, a winter coat or shoelaces for a child
welcomed by Border Servant Corps or preschool or nursing scholarships are perfect ways
to honor a teacher.
Fill a handmade Eripoto zipper bag with silver-wrapped chocolates or use it to hold a gift
card and a hand-written note.

The December 3 in-person Gifts of Hope market will offer handmade items from members of
First Lutheran Church, Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wahoo, NE, and Madagascar and
Cameroon — all to support Gifts of Hope partners.

Q GREAT IDEAS! NOW, HOW DO I GET STARTED? AND, WHAT IF I NEED HELP?
A Make a list of people you shop for during the holidays or throughout the year. Remember
birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, gifts for hosts, a baptism, card or book groups and
other friendship groups. Gifts of Hope are perfect year-round!
Browse the catalog ahead of time. Enter 8:00 am on December 2 on your calendar as a
reminder of the time when online shopping begins.
When the online store opens, select items and enter them into the online cart.
When you’re finished, check out as usual. (Email store@flclincoln.org if you have questions
or need to pay by check. A volunteer will answer your email. Phone messages may be left
at First Lutheran Church by calling 402.488.0919.)