It might only be November but we all know how quickly the holidays will creep up on us. At a certain age I think most of us have discovered how nice it truly does feel to give a gift, but at the same time the majority of us still enjoy getting a thoughtful gift. In my opinion the ideal gift is to give the gift of giving someone else a gift that goes to someone else. Confused? I don't blame you, let me explain. Organizations like World Vision offer gift certificate-esque gifts that rather than offering the person on the receiving end money, it lets you know that the money that you would have received went to something like a goat for a village, schooling for a child, or crops for a year.
I've heard that a Sponsor child is not the best use of the money, however I feel like they help people form a personal connection to the causes involved
https://children.worldvision.ca/Sponsorship/Forms/Child.aspx
Other gifts of various costs are available here:
https://catalogue.worldvision.ca/gifts/Forms/preHome.aspx?mc=4136586&lang=en
Another idea, instead of traditional Secret Santa do a "Toys for Tots" exchange in which everyone spends the 10-20 dollars that would have been spent on a gift of a toy for the charity(It's called Toys for Tots here, but elsewhere I am not sure of the name). Imagine being five and on Christmas "Santa" has brought you nothing, it would be hard on a kid and a parent to be in that position.
And for the music lover, every year War Child Canada puts out a album of Peace Songs, in my experience they're great mixes and people often ask me the name of the album and I've even had a few ask for a copy.
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