Holiday Gifting Opportunities

This holiday season, gift a donation in the name of a friend or relative and introduce them to the inspiring work of the dZi Foundation. Our greatest supporters and advocates are you, the people aware of the work of the dZi Foundation. Your help will allow us to expand our reach by gifting a donation to someone who you feel will be touched and inspired by our efforts. The recipient will receive a letter acknowledging that you have made a donation in their name and you will receive the tax donation receipt. In addition, we will send the recipient a description of the project you have gifted, a brochure and a DVD on the work of the dZi Foundation. All ordering and payment information is listed below the five gifting opportunities.

Vision Care - $50.00
Provide ten children with their own pair of prescription glasses from our vision clinics held in Nepal, Ladakh and Sikkim, India. We have tested the eyesight of over 1500 children and provided corrective lenses through our program, Optical Solutions. Change a child's life by providing the gift of sight.

Primary Education Sponsorship - $75.00
Give the gift of education to one child for one year. Your help will provide a dress uniform, shoes, schoolbag, textbooks, stationary, two hours of tutoring each day after regular school, and a hot lunch each school day for that child. Without dZi's support, these children would never have this educational opportunity. "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" - Nelson Mandela

Primary Dental Care - $100.00
Your donation will provide dental care for ten children at one of our sponsored clinics. Since the inception of this program in 2002, the dZi Foundation has provided dental care to over 5000 children. In 2006, dZi expanded its partnership with the Himalayan Dental Relief Project and established clinics in remote villages, bringing this basic health service to those who need it most. The dZi Foundation will partner and fund six dental clinics in 2007. Help us provide a healthy smile and proper dental hygiene to those who would otherwise do without.

Marmot / dZi Foundation Jackets - $150.00
Marmot Mountain Ltd has donated their award-winning DriClime Jackets for sale with proceeds going to the dZi Foundation. The DriClime jacket won the Editors' Choice award from Outside Magazine. These jackets are for sale for $150.00, come in women's and men's sizing, and are available for women in Oceana Blue or for men in Black. All jackets are beautifully embroidered with a red dZi Foundation logo. When ordering, please note that your donation is for a dZi Jacket and include your sizing and color choice. The tax deduction that you will receive with this purchase is $50.00 because the Marmot jacket has a retail value of $100.00.

At right: Kim Reynolds, co-founder and board member of the dZi Foundation, models a jacket in Oceana blue.

The Nutritional Rehabilitation Home - $250.00
The dZi Foundation partners with the Nepalese Opportunity Youth Foundation in this excellent program. Your gift will support one severely malnourished child and his/her mother for five weeks at the Nutritional Rehabilitation Home in Kathmandu, providing all food, medical supplies, doctor visits and nutritional education classes. The primary goal is to bring the child's weight up to 80% of their target weight. After the mother and child return to their village, three follow-up visits will be made to monitor the child's progress. The mother also takes her newly acquired nutritional education back to the village to share with her community. Your support will literally "save a life"!

HOW TO ORDER
First, e-mail your contact information and the recipient's contact and gift information to us at kara@dzifoundation.org. We will process your order immediately and send it to the recipient.
Next, send us the donation by mail (either check or credit card information) and we will process your donation and mail the tax receipt to you.

Our mailing address is:

The dZi Foundation
PO Box 632
Ridgway, CO 81432

If you prefer to make a donation on-line, click on "How To Donate". You will still have to send us the order information in a separate e-mail.

Phone orders
You can also call the dZi office to place your order.
Call early and call often, 970-626-9765.
We will need all of the following information:

Your name
Your mailing address
Your phone number
Your E-mail address
Gift amount / Project name

Recipient name
Recipient mailing address
Recipient phone number
Recipient E-mail address

Thank you for your holiday support!