Sometimes gifts are an expression of kindness and keeping them around makes them worth more to both the giver and yourself as they remind you of the goodness in the world. When you look at those lights you are reminded of how you got them and if you gave them away or sold them you would not have the reminder of them around nor would those that gave them to you have the satisfaction of knowing you are enjoying them now.
It is one thing to hang on to stuff greedily that you bought yourself buying and selling it at whim but I treasure the gifts I have received in life and sometimes when I get a present I let it sit long after it is supposed to be open and just smile thinking someone truly cares, when I open the gift a lot of the time I just shake my head and say.... another worthless trinket to give away. It is those gifts you enjoy and use and bring you pleasure and happiness that makes the difference.
Honestly Raggie, I don't think your two lights will be but a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of funds pouring out across the country. I just heard about 3000 people from New Orleans arrived in Oklahoma yesterday and they are sending more to a church and looking for other places that can house them and two major TV stations teamed up (OKC and Tulsa) with help to raise over $250,000.00 for the victims.
So help is pouring out all over the country big time, there is more to go but sometimes compassion is better than funds. I think you can do the compassion better than I can and keep the lights to remind yourself that sometimes receiving is good because people NEED to give, and be reminded what it truly feels like when they do.
Just my 2 cents.