Normally each year, we do something small but nice. Volunteer at a soup kitchen, or like last year, we bought tons of presents, and dropped them off at women shelters.
I was thinking this year of helping at a food bank, but I would love other ideas. Something that 2 or more people can do together would be great!
2007-12-12 16:51:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Anything original is so welcome!
2007-12-12 16:51:24 · update #1
Arrange for some entertaining show, and then after that gets over drop off some goodies and give them something to eat while they enjoy the show, say for eg, a musical play, a comedy play, or a movie, or some good music organised by a rockstar etc etc.
2007-12-13 05:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by kittana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some toys and take them to children in a hospital so that you can actually see the smiles on their faces, or just give toys to random children on the street. I'd probably look for a woman who has a child at a bus stop. Waiting on a bus is always frustrating and this will make both parent and child happy. I bet they would never expect it!
I also think what you did with the women's shelters was a good idea. The women and children who are there are usually in very critical situations and need their spirits lifted in this way.
2007-12-13 02:02:24 · answer #2 · answered by Science vs. Romance 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that's so nice. Elderly people at assisted living centers love to have folks come, visit and bring some holiday cheer. If you are musical, then sing some songs or just organize a little social party. Some of these people have no family to go to for the holidays and a lot of their friends have passed away.
2007-12-13 00:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by Signilda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donate Blood at the Red Cross blood drive... Collect/distribute blankets to homeless shelters... If you want to do a "group" thing check out your local Jaycee or big brother/big sister groups... I'm a member of a sorority as an alumni we do philanthropies all the time all year ! We made and served dinner/dessert for the parents/children at Ronald McDonald House and we collect books for a literacy campaign at the local elementary school... We collect hats/mittens for underprivileged children... We also collect maternity clothes for woman's shelters AND we collect hotel mini toiletries to send overseas to the troops... As well as bring homemade desserts to local church soup kitchens AND shelters... If you can dream it you can do it....
Good luck
2007-12-13 01:02:22 · answer #4 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love this, We do tons of things, Clarkhoward.com this year. Orphans. I ask my Mother and Grandmother to not buy us gifts but to give to a charity or their chose. I gave my neice of 10 years last year a young man from from the childrens chrisitan fun and paid for him and told her that was one of her gifts and the are penpals. I send to Billy Graham and the one I like best is to help funding for braile bibles for of course the blind to read.
2007-12-13 01:02:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
go volunteer at the comblessed homes.
2007-12-13 00:58:40 · answer #6 · answered by operajester 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sandwiches and give them to homeless people!
2007-12-13 00:53:39 · answer #7 · answered by no ℓies just ℓove ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sign up for organ donation
2007-12-13 02:52:49 · answer #8 · answered by spy m @ beijing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
collect toys for tots.
2007-12-13 00:57:21 · answer #9 · answered by leaving.florida 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋