Cake: Birthday cake. Photo: Zsuzsanna Kilián.Have you got a birthday coming up? Is Christmas approaching? Or perhaps you're looking forward to your wedding day?

These days many of us have enough material goods, yet family and friends like to give something to celebrate an occasion.

Why not offer them the opportunity to give you a gift that will make a real difference to saving the planet for future generations?

You can ask those who wish to donate in lieu of gifts to you to donate online or to send their donations directly to us, giving their name and address and letting us know which occasion their gift is intended to mark.  We can then thank them on your behalf.

Alternatively, you can collect the donations yourself and make an online donation or send them to us at Friends of the Earth Scotland, Thorn House , 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PR.

You can also ask your guests to buy Friends of the Earth Scotland gifts from the following websites:

• www.thescottishweddinglist.co.uk
• www.thescottishgiftlist.co.uk
• www.giveitgifts.co.uk
• www.giveit.co.uk

If you would like to participate in a fundraising event for Friends of the Earth Scotland using a special occasion as an incentive, please use our Virgin Money Giving online sponsorship pages.