Re: Need suggestions - Astronomer gift baskets?????

From: Nick Theodorakis (nick_theodorakis_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/29/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 06:23:35 GMT

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:47:24 -0800, "Dawn Baird-Chleborad"
<sunwolf@chleborads.com> wrote:

>Okay, this is a thought very much in the preliminary stages and could very
>well prove to be unrealistic. This is the only forum I know of that I am
>pretty sure of most of my fellow club members are not on so I would be
>letting the cat out of the bag if I asked for advice here.
>
>Okay here it is....
>
>Every year our astronomy club tries to do something nice for our volunteers,
>usually an award and/or raffle tickets. This year I was thinking of trying
>to put together gift baskets as thank you gifts. If someone were to give you
>such a gift basket what would you like to see in it? Okay, now please
>realize that our budget for each of these would be pretty darn modest. Based
>on feedback here it could very well be that this idea will have to be
>abandoned because it isn't feasible but I thought if I could hear your
>thoughts it would help me see what could (or could not) be done.
>

Pocket-sized red LED light

Fold-up star chart or planisphere

A multitool (everyone needs a multitool)

Insulated coffee mug

Chocolate ('coz I like chocolate)

<grin> Green laser pointer? 

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