Most of you readers come from the Northern Hemisphere so for you Christmas is all about cold mornings, large hot lunches, and possibly snow. In Australia, it’s about sun, the beach, and often inappropriate large hot lunches. This is a bit of a series about Christmas in Australia.
Christmas shopping is always a pain, so why make it hard for yourself and others? If you really don’t need to get or give any more stuff, give something that means a lot more than simple things.
A donation on behalf of someone is can be a much more thoughtful gift, especially if you don’t know them well, don’t know what they like, or they live a long way and postage would be awful.
This year I’ve donated through Oxfam Unwrapped, after receiving a particularly cool present from my brother last year (we got a goat ^_^). I also make a regular donation to The Smith Family (who help families in need) and to Bear Cottage (who are a hospice for very sick children).
If you don’t have money to donate on behalf of someone as a Christmas present, why not consider donating your time instead? Send a card with information about the charity you’re supporting, and maybe ask them to make a donation of time or money as well.
Who are your favourite charities to support, both during Christmas and the rest of the year? Let me know in the comments.
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2 chic comments:
Hi Icy,
This would be another great addition to the Fabulous! Festival : )
The deadline is tomorrow morning EST but let me know if you don't get this in time.
The link to submit is still http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_1548.html.
Ayah, I didn't think of that. I totally missed the deadline too...
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