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Dear Amy: You ran a letter from a woman signed "Holding," who was wondering how to handle her deceased friend "Lynn's" ashes. Lynn's last request was to have her ashes scattered along a favorite spot in Ireland.

It's not often we're mentioned in an advice column, but we saw yours and wanted to personally thank you for mentioning not-for-profit Road Scholar as a potential solution for your reader's dilemma.

Since we can't reach out to her personally, we hope that you will share with her that we offer scholarships for low-income participants who wish to travel with us, but lack the financial means to do so.

We also offer grants for caregivers and teachers.

Please feel free to share this information with your reader, and thank you again for the mention!

-- Stacie Fasola, senior director, Road Scholar (roadscholar.org)

Dear Stacie: Many people have contacted me, offering to help "Holding" scatter her friend's ashes (and I have been in touch with her to let her know). Your offer of a scholarship to help this friend make the trip herself is very generous.

Thank you, and "may the road rise up to meet you."

Dear Amy: "Upset" received a gift of two cheap pig-shaped salt and pepper shakers, housed in a Tiffany bag.

I get it that she was upset by this, but I was taught that, even if you don't like it, you should NEVER return a gift to someone!

-- Mannered in the Midwest

Dear Mannered: Yes, I thought "Upset's" choice to return this gift was quite rude. Definitely a friendship-ender.

(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)