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This weekend, my family and I were invited to an ECHOage\u00a0birthday party.\u00a0 The birthday boy, my friend’s son, was turning two.\u00a0 Typical of a two-year old birthday party, the event was held at an indoor playground.\u00a0 But what was different, was the present.\u00a0 In lieu of typical gifts, the parents decided to host an ECHOage party.<\/p>\n

If you’re like me, and have never heard or attended an ECHOage party before, here’s the scoop.<\/p>\n

1. Instead of using traditional invites or evite, you create your invitation\u00a0on ECHOage’s website (www.echoage.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

2. You then get to choose a gift.\u00a0 Think BIG!\u00a0 Maybe your child wants a play set for their yard, or an iPad, or even a puppy.\u00a0 Whatever it is, you write down what big one item gift you want to buy your child for their birthday.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Then, you select a charity.\u00a0 Is there a specific charity your child loves and wants to support? Something that’s close and dear to your heart? Maybe “make a wish” or “WWF”. ECHOage will send half of the money contributed by your guests to the chosen charity.<\/p>\n

4. The rest is straight forward.\u00a0 You manage your party (event date, time and location) and you get to track how much money has been donated online.\u00a0On your party date, half of the money will be sent to you directly (to be used for your child’s birthday gift) and the other will be donated\u00a0to the charity that you selected.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

My friend, who has a big heart and has always helped others in need stated that she picked this route for her son’s party because fortunately, he already has all the toys and clothes he could ever want due to the abundant of older cousins that he has.<\/p>\n

John and I have\u00a0always discussed a “no gift” birthday party for Kyle, but since he’s already at an age that understands that gifts are part of the party package, it would be hard to do away with it.\u00a0 As well, our family and friends are so generous, they would probably bring gifts regardless.\u00a0 This is why I love this idea.\u00a0 It’s a perfect way to give back and teach your child about the community\u00a0and helping out others in need.\u00a0 I’m looking forward to hosting an ECHOage party for Kyle and our\u00a0baby on-the-way\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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