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Originally posted by SinEmpire
Finally after years of exchanging presents with all my brothers and sisters-in-laws we're doing something different. It took two years of arguing at Thanksgiving but this year instead of buying gifts for one another we're going buy gifts for a family. We're doing this through the local Children's hospital... It was pretty simple, we came up with an amount that we agreed to spend and they picked a family for us. We're doing Christmas gifts for a family of 5 kids ages 5-18. Their mother passed away 6 months ago, father is absent and they're living with their grandmother who is elderly and on a fixed income.
I know this seems sappy and sentimental. However, in my family everyone already has everything they could ever possibly want or need. We're a lucky bunch. That made this a simple decision for us but it still took us a while to get everyone to go along with it. Perhaps a few of y'all will be inspired to help some seniors or families in need this Holiday season.
Cheers,
Brad
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excellent idea, my hat goes off to you.
personally I like to be more discrete about it, whenever I see a salvation army money collector I drop between $20-$100 into the bin. Some days i do that several times. I know they do a lot of good work at x-mas time as well as all year round with the poor.
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