Friday, December 10, 2010

Giving

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The holidays are all about giving, right? (And receiving, and sometimes religious celebrations, and frequently obnoxious radio stations that play nothing but Christmas songs for a month.) After you take care of all the people on your list (see gift guide post!), consider adding someone else.

I was excited to find the Salvation Army has partnered with JC Penney to offer an online Angel Tree. You can find it here. You can search for a person by age, gender, and area. You can shop online and mail the gifts to the appropriate Salvation Army branch for free. It's an easy way to get involved in giving.

People not really your thing? Consider donating to a worthy animal-related charity, like Best Friends (donations are matched during the holidays!), your local animal shelter, or a local animal rescue group. (You can use Petfinder to find local organizations.)

There are dozens of other groups in need of donations for the holidays, like the American Red Cross, World Wildlife Fund, Nature Conservancy, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and Agriculture In The Classroom. Any organization that you care about deserves assistance!

So if you have extra funds this year, please think about helping out someone or something less fortunate than you- that's what this holiday season is really all about. 

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