Pastor Appreciation Month - What Gift to Give to Pastor?

Every October across North America churches give focused attention to celebrating and appreciating their pastors in tangible ways. It is a time for congregations to formally recognize the work of their spiritual leaders. It’s also a great time to say “thank you” to pastor’s wife, associates, and their spouses, and anyone and everyone on your church staff, including volunteers. Search a proper gift to pastor and wife can be time consuming sometime...

With Pastor Appreciation Crystal Award Plaque, you can engrave in your favorite quotes in praise and appreciation biblical position of the pastor and the role of the people as partners in ministry with him, you can also etch your church name/logo, Holy Spirit images, church building, and symbol all inside the elegant crystal award plaque. Ask us how you may also etch a 3D image of people, church build, Holy Spirit image, or cross inside to make it a stunning pastor appreciation gift.

Employee Appreciation Ideas

You have the kind of staff that is always willing to go the extra mile, so why not celebrate them and their hard work. Employee Appreciation Day is March 2^nd, but the time to start appreciating them is now. Start planning the ways you can make not just one day a year special but every moment they spend at work.

Here are some easy ways to show the office you care:

• Early Fridays: Everybody is looking forward to the weekend anyways, so if the schedule can afford it send your staff home an hour or two early. This lets them get a head start on their weekend plans so they can be ready to come back Monday morning.
• Office Party: People expect an event for the holidays or for birthdays, but surprise them with a relaxing party that’s a thank you for their hard work.
• Upgraded Break Room: It doesn’t have to be as flashy as Google’s headquarters, but taking the time to add some fun features to your break room will make a real impact. Even if they don’t use something like a pool table, the staff will appreciate having the option.
• Individual Thanks: They know they are valued at the company, but sometimes it’s good to hear it out loud. The simplest thing you can do to boost employee confidence is let them know face to face how thankful you are.

Crystal Appreciation Award

If you think a simple thank you doesn’t get the message across, get your words engraved on a custom crystal plaque. Give your recognition in the form of something they can hold that has a beautiful design engraved with a 3D image. Make your personalized crystal employee recognition award unique by designing it from the ground up or start with a professionally created basic template.

Lead vs. Optical Crystal

Lead Crystal or Lead Glass, commonly called "crystal", is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass. Lead glass contains typically 18–40 weight% lead(II) oxide (PbO), while modern lead crystal, historically also known as flint glass due to the original silica source, contains a minimum of 24% PbO. Lead glass is desirable owing to its decorative properties.

Originally discovered by Englishman George Ravenscroft in 1674, the technique of adding lead oxide (in quantities of between 10 and 30%) improved the appearance of the glass and made it easier to melt using sea-coal as a furnace fuel. This technique also increased "working period" making the glass easier to manipulate.

Lead crystal glassware was formerly used to store and serve drinks, but due to the potential health risks of lead, this is rare nowadays.

Optical Crystal: Optical crystal is manufactured in large sheets then pressed under enormous pressure to ensure it has no bubbles or distortions. Unlike Lead Crystal, Optical crystal is lead free which is perfect for all kinds of engraving methods though we choose to sand blast, which provides the highest quality etch on the market. Each piece is hand polished and beveled to perfection to ensure the ultimate in corporate recognition products. Optical crystal are mostly commonly used in laser engraved crystal awards and crystal gifts industry.

* Source https://en.wikipedia.org

Top 5 gifts to give for any occasion

Birthday parties, weddings and Christmas gifts. These events are just around the corner. We always think about it but due to the hustle of daily life we tend to put it in the back of our head and hope to remember it later. Due to this, I compiled this list of great gift ideas that can suit any gender for any occasion!

1.) For the fitness guy: New Fitbit Alta Fitness Tracker - Nowadays, being fit is definitely in. Celebrities of all shapes and sizes get caught by the paparazzi showing off their latest fitness clothes and dieting strategies. Fitness equipment never go far off the top 5 gifts considering not only it is hip, it is also healthy!

2.) 3D or 2D laser photo engraving gift

3.) For her: Women's essential beauty sampler – Birchbox subscription- For only $10.00 a month or $110.00 a year, allow that special lady in your life to receive your gifts...monthly! In this box subscription, the receiver will receive top of the line sample sized and regular sized cosmetics.

4.) Yvolution Y Glider Deluxe Scooter – For the little person in your life. This scooter, at a good price of $60, guarantees all around fun. The best part is, you don't see them glued to a screen for hours.

5.) Gift certificates – if you really need to send one because you don't have enough time, gift certificates are always readily accepted with open arms! We also offer gift certificates at GoodCount.com. Please use promo code ST10 for $10.00 off your qualifying order.

Try our 3D crystallized engraving. Submit your favorite photo, along with your own text, and we will create something that you and your significant other will enjoy for years to come. We can even crop the background free of charge.

No set up or hidden fees and all items are made in California. Fast shipping and very reliable customer service.

Email us at: customerservice@goodcount.com

Wedding Cake Topper

As some of you may already know or be experiencing, preparing for a wedding is both enjoyable and stressful all rolled into 1 ball. It’s preparing for one of the biggest days of your life and will be the start of spending the rest of your life with someone. Importance is high and your hearts are filled with love. Along with the importance level though, it can be very easy to lose yourself in the stress and maintenance involved to make this very important day also one of the most special days. Sometimes it is important to take a step back and re-evaluate the little things to make them less complicated than they need to be.

One of the simplest things I have found that can be one of the most complicated is a wedding cake topper! Yes, this simple little piece that aside from you and the groom EVERYONE will look at. You want things to be elegant on your wedding day and trust me, do not want to spend so much time on such a little item. Here is a question that is asked a lot, how much is a personalized cake topper? Depending on what you want can be expensive and may not fit every wedding budget.

So, why not keep this option of personalization and cost friendly? Laser engraved crystal may be the best option for you! Just like the 2 of you it will also sparkle and shine. Compared to other wedding cake toppers this idea is relatively low in cost and simple to order making it stress free. At Goodcount  they leave it simple for you to upload your favorite picture and add a couple lines of text if you would like.

Unlike other cake toppers this bad boy can also be placed around the house as a decoration piece. Then you’ll have a little memorial piece not only of your wedding day and one of the biggest moments together as a couple but remember the funny stories about your crazy aunt or that one thing that you cannot believe happened. It’s funny how things always seem to work out and at Goodcount they have your cake topper covered!