While it’s given that we buy presents for our family and relatives, we should also lend a hand to the less fortunate and make it part of our family tradition.
In the latest issue of Working Mom, you will find a list of charitable activities that could serve as avenues to transform one’s Christmas celebration to a merry one.
1. Give out slippers. This is one of the easiest gift-giving projects you can do – all it takes is a quick trip to Divisoria to buy an affordable footwear, place them in colorful eco-bags, and voila! You can spread Christmas spirit to less privileged kids. If you have a bigger budget to spare or friends who can sponsor the cost, you can coordinate with an orphanage and buy shoes for the kids there.
2. Put up a feeding kiosk. Street kids will surely appreciate a warm bowl of chicken sopas or a fried chicken-and-spaghetti meal. Prepare a bag of goodies, have for some fun parlor games, and make it a truly memorable Christmas for them.
3. Adopt a family for Noche Buena. St. Joseph’s Parish Church, also known as the Bamboo Organ Church, has a yearly program where families are encouraged to share their Noche Buena feast with their less fortunate neighbors. They sign up with the parish if they want to “adopt” a family. Families anywhere can also do this program by bringing meals to their selected recipients.
4. Grant a wish. Last year, children from Tacloban wrote their wish lists on star-shaped papers during the Christmas party held in the area. Donors responded by sending their gifts. You can do a similar gift-giving project without having to go to Tablocan. Simply send the gifts to your recipient-families or course it through agencies like the DSWD or ABS-CBN Foundation. Make the project more meaningful by involving family members in buying and wrapping the gifts, and writing messages of hope.
Yuletide season is not everyday – but everyday can always be a season of sharing your blessings and being a blessing to others. Grab a copy of the latest issue of Working Mom and get other Christmas ideas to add more meaning to your Christmas celebration this year!
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