Recipes Uniting Communities is Ace Hardware’s company cookbook of over 150 employee recipes from Hawaii to Washington and Nevada. What makes this ideal holiday gift even better, 100% of its proceeds benefit local United Ways. In King County, the cookbook costs just $10 and is available at Renton Ace Hardware stores in the Highlands Shopping Center (4601 N.E. Sunset Blvd.) and the Fairwood Shopping Center (14100 S.E. Petrovitsky Road).

By the way, if you’re doing a lot of holiday shopping on Amazon.com, remember from now until January 10, 2010, you can donate easily to United Way of King County with Amazon Payments.