Unique Retirement Gifts
When looking for an appropriate and unique retirement gift, keeping the personality and career history of the retiree in mind is important when making your selection. Also, having a sense of whether the retiree enjoyed his career is helpful in choosing the perfect gift. Your relationship to the retiree is another thing to keep in mind and may help you in the gift-finding process. A little creativity goes a long way.
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Why a Retirement Gift?
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Retirement is a once-in-a-lifetime -- usually -- experience that bring dread to some and excitement to others. The transition can be life changing as the retiree learns to go from the daily work routine to days that are wide open for anything. Gifts given for retirement should relay the excitement of these well-earned days of enjoyment and represent the endless possibilities for each day. Giving gifts that encourage and support hobbies are popular and useful.
Personalized Retirement Gifts
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Personalized retirement gifts can be expanded to include a large number of options. Engrave a set of golf clubs or a tennis racket for the active retiree. Or maybe the retiree you know is more of the sit-back-and-relax type; if so, consider a personalized cigar box, etched glassware or an embroidered book bag for trips to the library. Recognize the honoree's contributions by capturing memorable moments and milestones of her career with a scrapbook.
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Give an Experience
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One of the sentiments heard most from retirees is, "What am I going to do now?" Give the unique gift of experience. Many colleges and universities have continued education courses offered to older adults. Courses may include cultural experiences, domestic or foreign travel, interesting lectures and local community participation opportunities. Perhaps you know that the retiree has always wanted to go skydiving or wanted to learn how to fly-fish. The gift of experience is a sure bet.
On a More Personal Note
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If you know a retiree who loved his job and is hesitant to leave it, such as a well-loved teacher, collect letters and notes from past students and put them together in a book honoring his years in education and the students for whom he made a difference. For a retiree who is stepping down from a position in the community, set up an annual event like a summer road race to honor her community service.
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