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‘Tis the season to be jolly, but this gift-giving holiday can create a bit of angst amidst the joy. To avoid slipping into that stressful state of ‘what can I buy for so-and-so,’ or climbing aboard that woeful wagon named ‘I don’t know if I can afford that,’ try thinking outside the gift box.
Instead of buying the tie, sweater, jewelry, socks, golf gadgets, gift baskets, and other goodies that people soon forget, try offering the greatest gift of all, your service to others.
Here are some suggestions to make this giving holiday the most memorable for both the giver and the receiver:
Make a meal and deliver it to someone who could use it. If you don’t know anyone, call your local social services department, contact a local church or organization like a spousal abuse shelter, Salvation Army, food kitchen, or Lion’s Club, for names of people who might need this service.
Visit a nursing home or Veteran’s hospital or children’s center to volunteer to read them a story.
Give blood. The Red Cross is always in need of donations, and it’s even the color of Christmas.
Shop and lunch with someone you know but rarely get to see for any number of reasons.
Call or write that letter to someone you’ve been meaning to contact but just never find the time. People always appreciate being remembered anytime.
Babysit for a couple who has yet to get out by themselves.
Gift certificates, hand-written, offering a specific service to someone, such as walking the dog, hanging a picture on the wall, polishing the silver, watering the plants, transporting someone to a doctor’s appointment, shoveling snow, etc., will add special meaning to that otherwise ‘impersonal’ notion.
Volunteer somewhere!
Well, you get the idea. Happy Holidays!
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