About Gifts 'N Things: A family owned & operated business providing fundraising and holiday shops to schools and organizations nationwide. Our programs include: holiday gift shops, brochure fundraising, Smencils, Color-A-Thon, school spirit items and holiday shop closeouts. Gifts N Things was started in 1976 by Karl & Sue Koehler to provide in-school holiday shops and fundraising programs to local schools. In 1996, Kurt & Traci Koehler purchased the company and have grown the business to supply schools and organizations nationwide. Traci’s brothers, Steve and Ben Rainford, play an integral role in managing the company and ensuring its continued prosperity. In 2016, Gifts N Things moved into a larger 72,000 sq. ft.