The Shopping Blog has a good post about red, white and blue bagels from Bruegger’s that will be available this upcoming Thursday and Friday.

Bruegger’s is one of my favorite places to get a bagel (jalapeno cream cheese mmm) and it makes me like them more that they are doing it for charity.

Here is what the Bruegger’s corporate site has to say:

“Bruegger’s will offer its New York-style, hot-from-the-oven red, white and blue swirled bagels to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday and help the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of patriotic bagels will benefit the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.”

Find a Bruegger’s near you and give some patriotic bagels to your friends this July 4th weekend!

As you know, the goal of GiftStumped is to help you find those gifts that you wouldn’t normally think of and ya know, ‘Un-Stump Your Brain‘.

Aside from just helping you find unique and cool gifts we also like to feature gifts that give back.

This week we wanted to talk about Dell’s RED line.

Most people have seen or heard about RED through their clothing products or know it as Bono’s charity/foundation. The cool thing is they have partnered with companies like Apple, American Express, Armani and Dell to raise money.

In the case of Dell, Dell and RED have worked to create a line of computers. They have notebooks, a printer and of course the XPS One.

The XPS One is a desktop that comes with the works! Here is a little about it:

• Intel® Core 2 Duo E4500
• Windows Vista® Ultimate (PRODUCT) RED (sorry..maybe they’ll do it without Vista)
• Adobe Elements Studio for XPS™ One
• Norton Internet Security™
• 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive
• 8X Slot load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
• Hybrid Analog/Digital TV Tuner with Remote Control
• Internal Bluetooth 2.0 Included
• You can of course find more specs at the Dell site.

The XPS One starts at $1599 but the best part is…for each computer purchased, $80 goes directly to Africa. And according to the site, $80 gets 6 months of life preserving antiretroviral medication for a person living with AIDS in Africa.

So, while a computer itself may not be a unique gift, one that contributes to a good cause is. Kudos to Dell and the other companies participating in this!

I - love - earrings. They are fun. They have character. They add elegance. They add charm. They can make or break an outfit. Plain and simple.

Earrings (in particular dangly ones) have become huge over the past few years with celebrities wearing everything from simple hoops to huge elaborate masterpieces. Where you used to have to go to a jewelry store, you can now find fashionable earrings just about anywhere (Have you seen Target’s earrings these days?). Earrings are fun and can make a great gift.

Ok MsGift but what makes earrings such a unique gift? People have been giving them for years.

I am not talking about just ANY earrings for that special someone, but earrings from one Joan Hornig.

Joan Hornig is a jewelry designer who not only creates beautiful pieces but donates ALL of the profits made to charity. The best part is that she doesn’t donate the profits to just any charity, she lets YOU choose which one you would like to donate to. (See her foundation page for more information on the charities supported)

She has everything from necklaces to bracelets to charms to jewelry with special messages. I personally would LOVE to receive a pair of earrings from here.

To note: The earrings (and the rest of the jewelry) are not cheap. The prices range from $325 to $2500. But when you know the person receiving them will be happy and you know the the money spent will make 50 people happy…it makes it worthwhile.

Changing the Present is an absolutely wonderful site dedicated to helping those around the world who are less fortunate.

They are a non-profit organization offering people the opportunity to buy ‘gifts’ for others. Each gift listed on the site is dedicated to a specific cause or organization. They have everything from ‘Feed a Family‘ ($75 buys two weeks of food) to ‘Save an Elephant‘ ($15 provides one hour of student research) to ‘Unite for Sight‘ ($60 covers the cost of one surgery). They even have Facebook gifts!

This really is a great site and an even better gift idea. Not sure what charity someone you know would be interested in? Part of the reason we like the site so much (aside from the good-natured aspect of it) is they also provide a ‘gift ideas’ section for those who are unsure of what to choose. You can search by person, occasion and even price.

Visit Changing the Present and give someone you know the gift of charity.