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Gifts That Give

2019 Holiday Gift Guide

November 20, 2019

The holidays about family, love, joy and community. We've rounded up the best ways to be a part of something bigger and give back this year. Here are 17 of the Best Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season.

  1. Sponsor a family on an angel tree
  2. Bake cookies for your neighbors
  3. Make cards for residents at a nursing home
  4. Be a Dollar Store Angel and leave $1's and $5's in random places on shelves for others to find and use
  5. Volunteer at a local soup kitchen or animal shelter
  6. Wrap blankets for Salvation Army and homeless shelters
  7. Mail holiday cards to the troops
  8. Donate your child's books they no longer read
  9. Leave a homemade treat with a kind note to your mailman
  10. Pay for someone behind you in the drive-thru line
  11. Give your server an extra tip while dining out
  12. Donate pet food and cat litter to a local shelter
  13. Make holiday cards for your local first responders
  14. Go caroling at local senior centers and nursing homes
  15. Let your kids shop for a local food pantry donation
  16. Shovel the sidewalks in your neighborhood
  17. Offer your time volunteering for a community event


•  CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FOR EVEN MORE GIFT IDEAS!  •

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