Invite wording. Help please!

[Dansta]

We have Dj's 2nd birthday comming up - its also going to be a fairwell type thing for us too.

now i need help with the wording because rather then gifts for dj (as he's got enough toys/clothes/books) we want people to donate to the flood appeals ( be it Vic, NSW or QLD) but i need some help in making it "nice" i've got thus far:

to___
You've been invited to DJ's 2nd birthday and our fairwell bash.
Please the only presace we want is yours. the only gift we ask for is any money you may have spent on a gift for DJ is donated to the flood appeals, a gift that keeps on giving.

Or

To ____
You've been invited to DJ's 2nd birthday and our fairwell bash.
Please no presance other then yours as we would rather you give a gift that keeps on giving. any money you may have spent towards or on a birthday gift for DJ please donate it to a flood appeal. so children who have nothing left can be given something back.

any changes/otherways of doing it? thank-you girls.

[Party-of-five]

I like the first one
such a nice thought

[Teeki]

Out of those two I like the first one as well, and I agree that it's a lovely thought Something else that may interest you, I saw it on Oprah (I think it was Chris Rock's wife who said it). She said whenever her two daughters get a new toy or something, they choose an old one to donate to a charity. I realise your DS may be too young to get that, but her daughters seemed to love it and it made them very community minded. Just a thought!

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[helle]

To___
You've been invited to DJ's 2nd birthday and our fairwell bash.
Your presence is presents enough, but if you feel obliged to give a gift to DJ please make a donation to the Floor Appeals, a gift that keeps on giving.

Lovely thought, hun

[Dansta]

thank-you girls and Helle for the spelling. mines shocking so i always get DH to read over stuff (and thus everything is *always* typed up!)

[Jennie13]

That is such a lovely idea

I like the first one, or helle's idea, "your presence is presnts enough" is fun and quirky

[nickle730]

Only because you mentioned it... it's farewell not fairwell!

I like Helle's wording too. I would insert the word 'instead' somewhere to make it clear a donation is instead of a gift, not in addition to a gift. "... please make a donation to the flood appeal instead, a gift that keeps on giving."

I think it's a lovely idea, too!

[MamaPan]

Something along the lines of...

you are invited to DJ's 2nd Birthday.
Please do not bring gifts - DJ is lucky enough to have all he needs. If you would like to, we would appreciate a donation to the Flood Appeal.

Really lovely idea. We also do the give something to charity on your bday (and any other special day) thing with the boys - is nice and reminds them how lucky they are.