tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212092172024-08-27T02:11:57.914-05:00GIVING™ is a philanthropic greeting card company that believes in better living by giving. by sharing a GIVING™ card, you become directly involved in helping a neighbor, in making dreams become real, to fund research for a better future, to make lives better.lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-17128602924135186982013-02-20T14:10:00.001-05:002013-02-20T14:10:09.717-05:00

It is has been said that change is good. Here at GIVING we totally understand, that's why a lot has happened in the last few years for each member of GIVING. Brent has become a world-renowned photographer. Linda has become a mother to a beautiful boy. Nick has not only become a father, but also completed the transition from construction life to office life and is now a software developer.

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GIVING was honored too collaborate with Duke University Medical School to design custom cards for their Duke Dream Campaign gala. The Branford Marsalis Quartet headlined the black tie event. The Duke Dream Campaign supports Duke Anesthesiology's research on postoperative neuro-cognitive outcomes. Their commitment to define, investigate, and prevent adverse outcomes to improve quality of life

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-51363667787758572732007-06-11T00:00:00.000-05:002007-06-11T11:35:44.060-05:00

if you're ever in need of finding THE perfect gift, Rare Bird Finds is a great resource for ideas....and this week, they're featuring GIVING cards as one of their Finds! we are thrilled to be included in their list of unique shopping discoveries!thank you, Rare Bird Finds!

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1024247072231190672007-05-31T13:49:00.000-05:002007-06-11T13:51:15.273-05:00

if you're one our friends tracking the growth of augusta's newest greeting card company, last week in NYC was huge. we added to our list of very chic retailers some very cool shops from NYC to LA and a few places in between. GIVING™ created quite a buzz at the national stationery show with our “what’s inside matters” philosophy of card design and philanthropy. recognized by many buyers and fellow

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well, we've officially had our first day at the national stationery show today and it has been non-stop, but tons of great energy + fun. we even got a few orders, so our cards will be in retail shops sprinkled around the country. we have a couple more days of the show, so we'll update our list of retailers by the end of the week. thank you to all our friends who have supported us and encouraged

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-87170023690439130942007-05-15T00:00:00.000-05:002007-05-15T14:38:45.180-05:00

i can't believe it's been a whole year already, but it's time for us to go to new york again. GIVING will be exhibiting this year at the national stationery show, and we are all busting our badonkadunks getting ready for it. the show starts this coming weekend (may 20-23, 2007), so if you happen to be hanging around the javits center, stop by our booth 1553 + say hello. we'll hook you up with

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-44174485150698467222007-03-20T09:52:00.000-05:002007-06-20T10:06:29.966-05:00

WOW! we're in HOW!GIVING has a little write-up in the 2007 international design annual edition (april 2007) of HOW magazine, a graphic design industry publication. we are incredibly excited and honored that HOW published our article! *thank you, derick!*

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1162502418189724442006-11-02T17:15:00.000-05:002007-02-22T10:33:09.710-05:00

if you pick up the latest issue (NOV/DEC 06 Holiday Issue) of Augusta Magazine to read, be sure to check out our little appearance on pg 14 under the {short takes} section!thank you, nicole!

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1156254974745467452006-08-22T06:24:00.000-05:002006-08-22T17:49:18.200-05:00

happy birthday to one of our best friends and our biggest supporter, nicky motto! thank you for always thinking of us and helping any chance you get. we love you + hope your birthday is awesome today!

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1155685487198627592006-08-15T18:43:00.000-05:002006-08-17T16:07:11.503-05:00

we are happy to be sponsoring hole #1 in the upcoming memorial golf tournament honoring mr. lance o'tyson. our good friend, cyndi, lost her brother-in-law on may 14, 2006 due to a brain aneurysm. lance left behind a wife and 4 beautiful young girls. the golf tournament proceeds will directly benefit lance's family in helping further the girls' education and security.good luck to all the players!

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1153169799392436402006-07-17T15:47:00.000-05:002006-07-21T08:50:44.676-05:00

i spent a very nice although quite hot and humid time in oxford, mississipi. for those of you who have not visited the home of "ole miss," it is a small southern town with a well maintained town square. although there is a law office on every corner, there are quite a few great restaurants and at least 4 wonderful bookstores. certainly william faulkner is well represented as is grisham, but the

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AIKEN, SC – SONJA MICHELLE BEACHUM, 39, of Woodbridge Dr., died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at her residence.Sonja was born in Roanoke, VA. She had lived most of her life in Aiken, and graduated from Aiken High School in 1984. She was a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in zoology and USC – Aiken with a degree in nursing. She was a certified oncology nurse and had worked at the Carolina

brent...http://www.blogger.com/profile/16961196338391019133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1151787668536096412006-07-01T15:58:00.000-05:002006-07-02T07:13:43.700-05:00

love from the chicago apple store. 3 of 3. we wish you were here, too, brent... we'll photoshop you in. wink.

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1151592261870339132006-06-29T07:18:00.000-05:002006-06-29T09:48:28.380-05:00

if you are in augusta ga, tune in to channel 26 wednesday july 5th at 6pm to catch GIVING's first tv coverage! shannon myers with WAGT (the local nbc affiliate) interviewed linda wednesday for a "woman of the week" segment. linda was interviewed at SWANK (one of our first retail locations) for a piece to air july 5th at 6pm. we also put the video of our first project on our home page.

brent...http://www.blogger.com/profile/16961196338391019133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1150688290111506832006-06-18T22:35:00.000-05:002006-06-29T09:17:52.683-05:00

as i think about the concept of GIVING and why it means so much to me, i am reminded of my dad. my dad worked hard for every penny. he, as much as anyone i've ever known, recognizes the real value of a dollar. growing up, he was so frugal at times it embarrassed me. but i know one thing. if he knows of a need, especially within the family, there is no end to what he will do or spend to help. i

brent...http://www.blogger.com/profile/16961196338391019133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1150341074786455412006-06-14T20:49:00.000-05:002006-06-29T09:17:19.823-05:00

what a great trip to san francisco! we are back from the aaf conference. congratulations to mccann-erickson/72 and sunny for winning "best of show" at the national addy awards for thier "jump rope" ad for microsoft xbox 360. we learned a few good tips for our local advertising federation. we also learned that the best gelato is on embarcadero, and farley's on potrero hill is the best community

brent...http://www.blogger.com/profile/16961196338391019133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1149859821131445832006-06-09T08:02:00.000-05:002006-06-29T09:16:04.483-05:00

hello from memphis! brent + tasha + i are actually just waiting for our next plane to take us to san francisco. we're sipping on some good coffee and updating our blog.our first official press release went out yesterday (thank you, nicole!) here's the pdf if you want to take a peek at it...

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1149478988851230922006-06-04T22:16:00.000-05:002006-06-14T16:23:07.013-05:00

friday we will be heading out to the American Advertising Federation's (AAF) ADDY Awards and Conference. this year the conference will be in san francisco, home of our west coast office on potrero hill, and also home to girly whirly, another fun line of cards we saw at the national stationery show... and be sure to check out the new additions to the site - we have t-shirts and corporate friends

brent...http://www.blogger.com/profile/16961196338391019133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1148741439833678442006-05-27T09:30:00.000-05:002006-05-27T09:50:39.900-05:00

the in-studio session at gigantic studios in ny was pretty cool last week; we were there for a few performances that aired live on kexp. our favorite band was the essex green out of brooklyn. they sound similar to belle + sebastian (which is one of my all time favs).another band we liked was dr. dog. others review them as sounding beatle-esque. looks like they will be touring georgia in june:Tue

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1148310872143645322006-05-22T08:36:00.000-05:002006-05-24T08:55:42.960-05:00

We had an amazing few days at the national stationery show and we thought we'd report back on some of the companies that impressed us. Create.Inkfrom charleston, sc, gets our vote for the best booth design; we LOVE it!www.create-ink.net fomatofrom los angeles was our favorite card line, especially her sense of humor and cute cute cute characterswww.fomato.comSaplingpressfrom philadelphia had by

brent...http://www.blogger.com/profile/16961196338391019133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1148254875106454982006-05-21T18:36:00.000-05:002006-05-21T18:41:15.116-05:00

we're blogging here in the new apple store on fifth avenue; we came to see what a bazillion people were waiting in line to see yesterday. they were giving away a free macbook every hour for 24 hours after their grand opening. ny is definitely a mac loyal city.

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1147875638480077992006-05-17T08:59:00.000-05:002006-05-17T09:20:38.496-05:00

we are scheduled to arrive bright and early in new york friday am, then head straight over to gigantic studios and hang out w kexp as they broadcast live. we'll get to see a few live performaces by the bands they're interviewing. then the new apple store is opening on fifth avenue, so we plan to attend that grand opening, of course. saturday will be filled with business meetings, then sunday

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1146606797454213772006-05-02T16:00:00.000-05:002006-05-03T07:12:35.526-05:00

we are so proud of our first project being such a success! we spent the past weekend building a wheelchair ramp for mr and mrs suttles in asheville, north carolina. they've been married for over 50 years and they are the sweetest couple, still very much in love. mrs suttles has been in a wheelchair for the past few years, and whenever she needed to go somewhere, mr suttles would lovingly help her

lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204537119445468097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1144933472031852172006-04-13T08:03:00.000-05:002006-04-14T07:30:18.443-05:00

jeff and joey hadden with phoenix-commercial printers and david stinson with eulalie salley realtors also deserve a big thank you for their support of GIVING. the community is growing literally nationwide and we couldn't be more pleased with the way things are coming together.

brent...http://www.blogger.com/profile/16961196338391019133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21209217.post-1144906300106855452006-04-12T23:02:00.000-05:002006-04-13T08:03:50.686-05:00

a big thank you to GAMEWEAR president, nick iovacchini (www.wearthegame.com) for giving us a place to stay in nyc while we attend the show. we also have an opportunity to visit with KEXP seattle djs cheryl waters and john richards (KEXP.org) we look forward to an extremely productive trip to nyc.

brent...http://www.blogger.com/profile/16961196338391019133noreply@blogger.com1