Thursday, January 29, 2009
While presidential campaigns in the past have left supporters with a flimsy yard sign or a cheap button to commemorate the election season, this year has seen change come to election swag.
UncommonGoods (www.uncommongoods.com), a philanthropic company that makes interesting, sustainable gifts, has released election memorabilia made from recycled paper ballots. Ballot necklaces, featuring either Barack Obama and Joe Biden or John McCain and Sarah Palin, are handmade from official ballots printed for the November 4, 2008, election. The ballots are framed in acrylic and attached to a silver chain. For the more dedicated politicos, UncommonGoods offers actual, unused wall ballots from the presidential elections in New York that are framed as posters. These vintage-looking wall ballots are steadily being replaced by electronic voting machines, making the posters a collector’s item.
Cast your vote for eco-chic: 2008 election ballot necklaces from Uncommon Goods are made from the official presidential election ballots.
UncommonGoods also has a slew of other interesting election goods, including campaign slogan mugs and a note or recipe holder in the shape of Obama’s head.
If you need a little more incentive, $2 from every recycled ballot necklace and $10 from every poster sold goes to Fund for Public Schools, a non-profit organization devoted to supporting reform in New York City’s public schools.
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