GUILFORDWOMAN.COM | DECEMBER 2011
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Inside this issue:
Dixon & Associates
Therapy Services
Treating All of You
The Most Wonderful
Time of the Year
How to Survive it
Local Holiday Events
Where to Go, What to Do
Tami Hendrix of
MEG’S GIFTS
Your Holiday Shop
for Personal Gifts and
Southern Hospitality
DECEMBER 2O11
26
40
16
2
Editor’s Musings
8
Women on the Move
12
Get Warm this Winter
12
Worth the Wait
16
Meg’s Gifts
20
Go and Do
24
Ask The Financial Advisor
26
Dixon & Associates
Therapy Services
30
Holiday Stress
32
Hear Your World
34
News Worthy
38
Ask Dr. Barber
40
Design Wise
42
Getting a Dog?
44
Urinary Incontinence in Women
48
Ask Dr. Bertrand
50
Holiday Etiquette Tips
52
Spay Waggin’
54
Most Wonderful Time of the Year
56
Under the Hood
58
At Your Service
60
No Facet Joint Pain in 2012
42
20
CONTENTS
4
GUILFORD WOMAN
|
DECEMBER 2011
Foreground:
Tami Hendrix
Left to Right:
Bonnie Osborne,
Meredith Hendrix,
Hayes Mills,
Mary Beth Browning,
Georgia Stein.
Meg’s Gifts
Providing Personal Gifts
for Special Occasions
Article by Debbie Faircloth
Photography by Bert VanderVeen
16
GUILFORD WOMAN
|
DECEMBER 2011
E
ver since she was a small child, Tami Hendrix has sought
out ways to give back to others. This innate part of her
being has not only led her to develop a lifelong central
core of caring, but has influenced her in her career
choices and her business and personal life even today. A
former teacher and veteran of the home furnishings industry, Tami opened Meg’s Gifts just over three years
ago, filling a need in the Piedmont Triad for providing personalized
gifts as well as ways for others to show their thoughtfulness, gratitude,
love, and friendship for the special people in their lives.
“Meg’s is about giving,” according to Tami, “and this store is a natural extension of my philosophy of life.”
Meg’s (which actually is an acronym for the store’s specialties of
monogramming, engraving, and gifts) provides popular gifts for the
current trend of personalization. Though monogrammed and engraved items have long been staples of Southern homes, Meg’s website has created a national base of customers for these unique and
special items.
“We live in a society where we are inundated with internet messages,
social media, and visual overstimulation. Meg’s encourages our customers to slow down, select a gift that will be special for you or a
loved one, and thus create a lasting memory.
“We provide a platform for giving, an intimate shopping experience,
and pride in personalization. There is value in taking the time to select a personal gift for others and not relying on a cookie-cutter approach to gifting. Our goal is to develop a neighborhood feel
throughout all we do.”
Meg’s offers gifts that are affordable and accessible, ranging from $10
to $50. A rotating sale section also allows customers to pick up great
gifts at bargain prices.
The vast selection includes sorority gifts, scarves, book bags, wine
totes, coolers, beach towels, bath wraps, baby gifts, acrylic and jewelry items for engraving, collegiate items from areas schools, Tervis
Tumblers, tennis totes, garment bags, insulated lunch totes, men’s
gifts, and diaper bags. Customers can also bring in gifts purchased
elsewhere for personalization.
At Meg’s, presentation is as important as the gift itself. Meg’s prides
itself on providing stunning wrapping presentations that can make a
less expensive gift look like a showpiece.
Such celebrations as weddings, birthdays, holidays, retirements, graduations, and baby showers can also benefit from Meg’s special touch.
Representing a variety of vendors, the staff can help you select your
special remembrance while keeping within your budget.
“In a struggling economy, people are seeking value for their money.
Meg’s Gifts helps customers select practical gifts that let them reflect
and honor the giver as well as the recipient.”
In keeping with Tami’s philosophy of giving back to the community,
she has established an umbrella charitable foundation. The GIFT
2012 Trends for Holiday Gifts
• Personalized ornaments—Meg’s can
create a one-of-a-kind remembrance by
hand-personalizing an ornament with a
name or date. Additionally, Meg’s offers
collegiate ornaments for that avid Tarheel,
Wolfpack, Mountaineer, or Deacon fan.
• Monogrammed scarves—Pashminas,
cashmere-feel scarves, in solids and
patterns, to keep you warm through
Winter and into early Spring.
• Celebrate “The South” plaques, defining
this special part of the country—ideals for
the native southerner, or the Yankee
transplant.
• North Carolina glasses and dishtowels, a
perfect way to show pride in living in or
visiting this beautiful state.
• Personalized ceramic gifts, frames, mugs,
towels, aprons and trays—bring your
creative ideas, let Meg’s do the rest!
GUILFORD WOMAN
|
DECEMBER 2011
17
GIFT Foundation
Giving It Forward Today is an umbrella foundation
that facilitates and supports causes that give forward
to people and animals in need. This includes:
• Meg’s Community Garden—an initiative that
encourages people to donate their excess
produce from their vegetable gardens. Last year,
Meg’s Gifts more than 100 bushels of produce to
area churches and shelters, including Open Door
Ministries, who feed more than 400 hungry and
homeless each day.
• Humane Society’s Fill the Food Bowl—a
program that collects dry and canned food for
people who cannot afford to purchase these
animal necessities for their pets.
• Ava’s Elephants—an effort to help babies with
craniosynostosis, a condition in which a child’s
skull sutures fuse much earlier than they should.
This condition prevents the child’s head, brain,
and skull from growing properly, leading to
pressure on the brain and possibly resulting in
developmental problems. Meg’s offers personalized elephants for these patients in order to provide comfort and encouragement as they brave
through multiple surgeries and recoveries.
• Meg’s Gifts for Kids--a relatively new partnership
with Family Services of the Piedmont (High Point
division) that offers personalized pillowcases and
Christmas stockings to children needing a sense of
comfort and security.
(Give It Forward Today) Foundation, that facilitates and supports causes that give forward to people and animals in need
in an effort to raise awareness and help the community.
These programs include Meg’s Community Garden, an initiative that encourages people to donate their excess produce
from their vegetable gardens; the Humane Society’s Fill the
Food Bowl, a program that collects dry and canned food for
people who cannot afford to purchase those animal necessities for their pets; Ava’s Elephants, an effort which gives personalized elephants to infant patients with craniosynostosis;
and Meg’s Gifts for Kids, a relatively-new partnership with
Family Services of the Piedmont (High Point division) that
provides kids with personalized pillowcases and Christmas
stockings.
“I feel like I have come full circle,” reflects Tami. “Meg’s Gifts
is a natural extension of who I am and what I want to accomplish. This venture reflects the importance of connecting to
one another. Giving and gratitude go hand in hand; the opportunity to extend oneself to another or to offer a helping
hand enriches us all.”
18
GUILFORD WOMAN
|
DECEMBER 2011
The Meg’s Difference
• All monogramming is done in-house within a few days—
the staff at Meg’s also work with customers to provide
rush services.
• Meg’s Gifts will also monogram your items that have
been purchased elsewhere.
• Free gift-wrap for Meg’s purchases and monogramming—as well as a gift wrap service available for
businesses, organizations, and individuals. Drop off
your employee gifts or personal shopping, and we
will create a wrapping masterpiece!
• Wedding and baby registry available.
• Corporate and individual services—need a one-ofa-kind item for a company-wide event or special
occasion? We love a creative challenge and will
work within your price range to guarantee your
satisfaction.
• National service and delivery available through our
website. Locals can also shop online and opt for an
in-store pick-up option as well. We are a featured
retailer for Buckhead Bettie’s Barcelona Market
Totes as seen in Southern Living magazine.
“Meg’s is about giving, and
this store is a natural extension
of my philosophy of life.”
-Tami Hendrix
Meg’s Gifts is located at
205 Neal Place in High Point and is open
Mondays-Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Visit the website at www.megsgiftshop.com,
or call (336) 886-6347 for more information.
GUILFORD WOMAN
|
DECEMBER 2011
19