Here are ten tips to help you decide what to keep, sell, donate, or gift and when to call in professional help.

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The decision was taken to donate the bells as a gift for Chile's bicentenary celebrations in 2010.

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Together, go through their unused toys and outgrown clothes and donate them to a shelter or gift drive.

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Or do we want to rethink gift-giving all together and instead donate time or money to charitable causes and enjoy ourselves by simply spending time together?

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The business you purchased from will donate up to 30% of the money spent on your gift certificate to the project you selected.

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Mr. Whipple said he already intended to make an additional gift by year-end, and that the lunch hadn't persuaded him to donate more.

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Gletow also is constantly searching for ways to maximize a gift's value, calling individuals or companies who might be in a position to donate the wish in-kind or provide an item or service at a discount.

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