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ALABAMA Give a tin of Mook’s Cheese Straws, named for Tuscumbia, AL’s Martha Grace “Mook” Blackburn who long made them for friends and family. $16.95 Tell attendees “Night Y’All” with a lavender-scented Southernness Candle from The Alabama Gift Company; it arrives wrapped in tulle with a satin ribbon. $18 The 261-page book American Paintings: From the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts features 105 works from the museum’s permanent collection. $65 ALASKA A 1.75-oz. jar of salmon caviar from Wild Alaska Smoked Salmon & Seafood is a real treat— they use only fresh, wild, Alaskan Pacific keta salmon eggs. $17.95 A traditional Ulu-style knife is certainly something new to attendees; try a plain, birch-handled option with a matching stand from Ulu.com. $16.95 Delegates will sleep well with a beautiful, freeform antler dream catcher from Alaskan Reflections nearby; each one is trimmed with beading and feathers. $100 ARIZONA Sphinx Date Ranch in Scottsdale offers gift tins of jumbo medjool dates, which were brought to the U.S. from Morocco in 1927 and now thrive in AZ. $17.15 Give attendees a set of seven note cards depicting the saguaro cactus, from Friends of Saguaro National Park; the purchase helps support the Tucson park. $15 Baskets crafted in the Native American tradition are available from the Heard Museum in Phoenix; a small one in Tohono O’odham-Papago style is a surefire winner (prices vary). $95 ARKANSAS The Preserve Gift Box from Ozark Mountain Smokehouse includes jars of peach and strawberry preserves, muscadine jelly (an American grape), and Ozark mountain mustard. $19.95 The fountain of youth: Joy Spa Formula’s Hand and Body Lotion (available from the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa) uses mineral water from Hot Springs National Park. $11.25 Arkansas diamonds are pricey, but the state’s quartz pieces are far more affordable; try a 2.5in crystal ball from Blue Moon Crystals & Jewelry. $100 CALIFORNIA A bottle of Pacifica Culinaria’s avocado oil allows attendees to enjoy this CA product year-round; 8.5-oz. bottles come in 10 flavors, including all natural. $9.75 The Missions of California, by Bill Yenne, gives an introduction to the history and beauty of the state’s 21 missions, which remain open to the public. $17.98 Forget wine—CA’s Ghirardelli Chocolate offers a “Three Months of Chocolate” package; recipients can expect a box filled with premium treats monthly. $99.95 COLORADO Denver-based Udi’s Granola churns out five flavors, based on a family recipe and using local honey as a sweetener; packaged as six 16-oz. bags. $36 ColoradoPine.com sells a Grow A Colorado Blue Spruce Pine Tree kit that includes seeds, growing medium, a mini-greenhouse, and instructions. $6.95 A wide-mouth Aspen wood vase from Made in Colorado is a beautiful way to bring a piece of CO home; a glass vial holds water to keep the wood dry. $64.95 SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS MAY 2008 mimegasite.com 61 http://Ulu.com http://ColoradoPine.com http://mimegasite.com

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