Instead of providing lots of trinkets at the wedding for you to take home, we have decided to do two things for our wedding favors.

The first is to provide you with some flower or herb seeds. These were sent with your invitation so that you can plant them early in the season... waiting to give them to you at the wedding would have meant a very late planting. We hope the flowers or herbs bring you, and anyone else that sees them, much joy.

The second is a donation made to four groups. We've taken the amount we budgeted for wedding favors originally and doubled it. We are then splitting it evenly among the following organizations. Information is provided on these organizations below.

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

The American Cancer Society's international mission concentrates on capacity building in developing cancer societies and on collaboration with other cancer-related organizations throughout the world in carrying out shared strategic directions. year.

American Humane Society
http://www.americanhumane.org/

The mission of the American Humane Society is to prevent cruelty, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children and animals, and to assure that their interests and well-being are fully, effectively, and humanely guaranteed by an aware and caring society.

Catholic Relief Services
http://www.crs.org/

The mission of CRS is to assist the poor and disadvantaged, leveraging the teachings of Jesus to alleviate human suffering, promote development of all people and to foster charity and justice throughout the world. CRS aid the poor by first providing direct assistance where needed, then encouraging these people to help with their own development. CRS is committed to educating others, to help the poor, work to remove the causes of poverty, and promote social justice.

Electronic Freedom Foundation
http://www.eff.org

From the Internet to the iPod, technologies are transforming our society and empowering us as speakers, citizens, creators, and consumers. When our freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. EFF broke new ground when it was founded in 1990 - well before the Internet was on most people's radar - and continues to confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today. From the beginning, EFF has championed the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights.