from my email this morning; I definitely am going to find a way to afford something for myself and an on-the-front-lines friend:
Give gifts that reflect your values this holiday season at our brand new Occupy Supply online store.
For every item you buy, we will donate an identical item to an occupier in need.
Want to donate your entire shopping cart to an occupation without receiving any of the items for yourself? Just choose "Donate all items to occupations" from the Ship Via drop-down menu at the very end of the check-out process and we'll ship your purchases to the occupations free of charge.
Place your orders by December 13th for delivery in time for the holidays -- and if you buy 3 or more items, you can get FREE SHIPPING by clicking the red "ENTER COUPON CODE" button in the shopping cart on the right side of the screen and entering the code: SOLIDARITY.
Give the gift of warmth to an Occupy protester this winter and buy Union and American cold weather gear from the new Occupy Supply store.
http://shop.occupy-supply.comSince the Firedoglake Membership program began the Occupy Supply fund just over one month ago, thousands of activists like you have responded with more than $140,000 in donations and an untold number of volunteer-hours to get essential cold weather supplies to occupations.
100% of the money raised by the Occupy Supply fund has gone towards purchasing and shipping over 9,000 items to occupations across the country to help them get through the winter.
Now you can give the gift of cozy polar fleece blankets, base layer gloves, thinsulate insulated watch caps, hooded fleece pull-overs and Marino wool socks - the very same high-quality union and American made goods that are being used by occupations all across the country. And aside from assisting an occupier in need, your purchase will support companies that pay their workers a fair wage for their labor, too.
Give gifts that reflect your values this holiday season and visit the Occupy Supply shop to see some of the union and American made cold weather gear we have for sale.
We've only got a limited number of items available for sale - we don't want to impact the inventory being shipped out to occupations every day.
Thanks for making all of this possible - and happy holidays,
Jane Hamsher
Founder & Publisher,
Firedoglake.com