Gifts from UC Davis are a unique way to include family and friends in the Aggie experience and benefit university programs at the same time.
The UC Davis Bookstore offers not only Aggie apparel and giftware but also gourmet edibles and handmade items from campus.
Campus-origin goods include bottles of UC Davis olive oil ($12), olives ($7), red wine vinegar ($10) and olive oil body products ($4-$20).
The bookstore also features a line of bowls handmade from the wood of fallen trees on the UC Davis campus. Prices begin at $25; featured woods include walnut and ash.
Another popular item is the world-famous Wine Aroma Wheel ($5) developed by Ann C. Noble, a UC Davis professor emeritus, to help wine tasters zero in on wine complexities and flavors.
Goods with the UC Davis insignia, including clothing and other gifts — from mugs to dog leashes — are available in a vide variety of designs.
Aggie Pride, the Cal Aggie Alumni Association’s full-color coffee table book, is filled with 160 photos and recollections from some of the university’s most famous alumni ($39.95). And the ever-popular Coffeehouse Cookbook scales down to family size some of the campus eatery’s most popular recipes ($19.95).
The bookstore is open weekdays through Dec. 23 and offers shipping through FedEx. Proceeds from all products purchased through the bookstore benefit the campus.
Rowing team’s harvest box
As a fundraising project, the Women’s Rowing Sports Club offers California Harvest Gift Boxes, featuring an assortment of gourmet food items, all from California and many from local producers with UC Davis connections. The decorative wooden box includes chocolate, sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, garlic, honey, almonds, dried fruit, organic raisins and organic popcorn.
The price is $36 and includes delivery in Davis and Sacramento; boxes can be mailed at an additional cost. The sports club has an online order form.
Library bookplates
Offered through the library, the new Honor With Books program allows scholars and booklovers to dedicate a new library book in honor of a special occasion or in memory of someone.
For $100, donors have a choice of selecting a book in the arts and humanities, science and engineering, or social sciences categories. A bookplate with the honoree’s name is placed into the donor book for future students and scholars to read and enjoy.
All of the money raised through the program will help augment the library’s materials budget — strapped by spiraling costs and state budget cuts.
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