About Us
Wasatch Baskets & Gifts is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and creates and delivers wonderful gift baskets with the underlying focus on the idea of giving — giving to each other as well as giving back to the community.
We provide a delightful way to help our customers give gifts to those who are important to them while offering us a way to give back to the community by using local food products. We also donate a portion of our proceeds each year to Huntsman Cancer Institute for the benefit of cancer research.
Wasatch Baskets & Gifts was founded by Jim and Ethel Wilcox in 2000. We continue operation today in memory of our founder, Jim Wilcox, who passed of colon cancer in February, 2006.
Our History
Shortly after retiring from 30 years of university teaching, Jim Wilcox was diagnosed with cancer and treated at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. In 2000, he and his wife of 34 years, Ethel, were inspired to create Wasatch Baskets & Gifts. They committed their time and money to building a business that would spread the word about the importance of cancer research while at the same time offering a great way of giving for the public.
Today, this once home-based operation has grown into a production facility of nearly 10,000 square feet. Wasatch Baskets & Gifts has won numerous awards for service to the community. Jim and Ethel have freely donated their time to support efforts to promote cancer research and early screenings.
Sadly, Jim passed in February 2006 of advanced colon cancer. However, we know that the six years we had with Jim after his initial diagnosis were due to the cutting edge treatment he received at Huntsman Cancer Institute. We are forever grateful for their dedication and service.
For more information about Huntsman Cancer Institute, please visit www.HuntsmanCancer.org.