One of the most groundbreaking new organizations out there at the moment is something that is catered towards almost every single person. If you have ever watched your favorite celebrity on television and thought to yourself, “If only I had a chance to meet him/her.” If you have ever cooked yourself dinner and wished you could have a professional chef come in and either help you cook or just make a whole meal for you. If you have ever watched a baseball game and thought about how wonderful if would be to have batting practice in that stadium, along with those athletes. With the website appropriately called IfOnly.com, you have the chance to experience all of these things and more. IfOnly is a website that offers not only exclusive, but incredibly amazing, opportunities to all of its members. Opportunities that most people only ever fantasize about- meeting a famous celebrity, having dinner with a renowned politician, taking a hot air balloon ride over Mount Everest, and so on. That’s not even the most miraculous part- with every single purchase, a charity organization gets a portion of the money. It really is as if everyone wins.
IfOnly was founded two years ago by Trevor Traina and has been growing and expanding ever since. The statement on which the idea was founded is that true luxury isn’t measured by what we own or our possessions, but rather the experiences we have had and the memories that accompany them. Ifonly aims to give people the experiences they have always dreamt of, while simultaneously contributing to and helping as many charities as possible. The experiences offered include all interests and price ranges imaginable. Members of the site can pick from several categories, including holiday, culinary, music, entertainment, sports, style, and adventure. In each category there are certain luminaries who help make each experience happen and who also play a role in which charity gets a portion of that particular purchase. For example, Lady Gaga is a luminary in the music category- people are given the chance to meet her and in return, the Born This Way Foundation will benefit from that.
One of the most recent additions to the site is the “In-Home Chefs” category. This is the opportunity for people to have professional chefs come to their houses and cook for them or lead them in a personal cooking session. This includes all styles of cooking and all types of food for either just a few people or full parties. A lot of the prices for these are based per person so it’s up to you to decide how many people you want and how much you want or can spend on it. There are also themed dinners offered as well, such as a Downton Abbey inspired dinners or a business meeting dinner. And of course, just like every other amazing experience up for grabs on this site, a charity gets a portion.
IfOnly.com is an innovative and creative organization that gives everyone a chance to experience things they had only ever imagined or wished for before. The choices are vast and amazing, and part of the cost of it goes to other people who are in need of the help. Making one of your dreams come true through these experiences can help make others’ dreams come true through the donation towards charity. There doesn’t really seem to be a downside to this and no matter what your dream experiences are, the possibilities truly are endless.
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