January 23, 2008

Give A Green Gift This March 17th!

by Shirley Annodine

I think we all know that the greener, the better. With Rooted in Ireland, these words mean so much more. The Irish based company has started to do their bit in promoting a switch to a more earth friendly lifestyle. They are aiming to bring the green (and I don't mean cash) back to their own particular corner of the world. Outside the wonderful city of Armagh is where the story of Rooted in Ireland begins.

Suprisingly enough, Ireland has the least amount of trees of any country in Europe. Not having enough trees is a bad thing, and with less than 2% of the country aforested, in Ireland's case, it really is tragic. To address this problem, Rooted in Ireland plant oak trees, which are then offered for dedication to interested parties. The company feels a huge connection with the environment, and what their business does is truly beneficial to us all.

To further help their memorial oak tree planting mission, they have established a complementary new site, Great Gifts from Ireland. The money made in sales from the recently launched website goes to support the original focus of the group - a 9 acre grove of young oak trees planted in a place oaks were once plentiful. The location overlooks historic Armagh, "the city of saints and scholars" which was the historical center of St. Patrick's congregation.

When you visit Great Gifts from Ireland you will find all sorts of wonderful, Irish themed products. They have everything from children's games, to windproof lighters, refrigerator magnets, and wonderful stone keyrings. So far the feedback from anyone who has visited the site has been excellent. The directors of Rooted in Ireland are delighted with this new string to their bow, and hope that this will ultimately help them realise their dream of planting ten thousand oak trees in the heart of Ireland.

But of course the most green and worthwhile gift that you can give from Rooted in Ireland is of course one of their oak trees. What other gift can you give someone safe in the knowledge that the gift will still be around in a couple hunded years or so? For only $99 you too can dedicated an oak tree, and join the ranks of delighted people who have dedicated a tree with Rooted in Ireland. And there is another benefit; 10% of the price of each tree dedication goes directly to Marie Curie Cancer Research!.

Green gifts & Great Gifts…whats not to like? Visit their websites today and see if you can think of someone who would appreciate the wonderful gesture of having an oak tree dedicated to them!

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