Help Others This Holiday Season

There are many ways to give back over the holidays.

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This holiday make the season a little brighter for others. Giving back is a great thing to do all year round, but the holidays tend to bring out the charitable side in most people. Try some of these ideas with your family and make a difference this holiday season.

Donate to a charitable organization
Invite an elderly neighbor or someone who lives alone to join your celebration (ask your parents first!)
Deliver a meal to a family in need
Write a thoughtful note to someone special
Bring your host a small gift to show your appreciation and offer to help clean up
Donate clothes you've outgrown
Donate food to a local charity or food bank
Volunteer at a soup kitchen
Send a care package to a soldier
Visit hospital patients
Foster a dog or cat
Adopt an endangered animal through a zoo
Shovel snow for a neighbor
Help pick up trash at a local park
Join a church or school group that does community service projects