This Year, Recycle Christmas

RE: This Year, Recycle Christmas By PupperMom (121) Profile Contact This is such a good, good idea, and it really throws back to what the spirit of Christmas is supposed to be about: not a race to see who can give the gift with the most bling ( or gobble up the most presents), but to give with the heart and give back to the community at the same time. A lot of people will embrace this because they've been hard hit by the state of the economy--I hope that when the economy finally recovers we can all look at Christmas the way the OP has and continue to set aside the insanity of commercialization at Christmas for simpler ( and way more meaningful) giving. Merry Christmas! Posted on 10/20/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: This Year, Recycle Christmas By Deeli (1598) Profile Contact I think your idea is truly wonderful and I hope more folk do the same! It's not only helping us but also our local charities who have to struggle to stay afloat! I also shop thrift stores and not only does it save me money on items I can no longer afford new because am recently disabled but also gives back to our local communities. I truly hope that no offense is taken with what I am going to say here but I simply must ask "What's wrong with Goodwill (which is a non-profit organization with several 'volunteers' who help keep it afloat) that trains the disabled and less fortunate to be able to find and keep a permanent job in the work force in their respective communities?" Why is that so bad that they do that instead of giving away material donations? Although Salvation Army and Goodwill are national they are locally run and funded. I would think helping our local communities, by putting people to work, would be just as good of a reason to shop at their stores while saving huge dollars for ourselves for items ranging from clothing to appliances is as good of a reason to shop there as any other charity store. Also, the Salvation Army, which is a different charity than Goodwill, shelves were probably empty because Salvation Army stores are also locally run. Both charities rely on 'local' donations and there simply was not enough to go around during such a horrific catastrophy as Katrina with so many in need. So let's not only have and share joy but also understanding in our hearts during any season :-) Posted on 10/20/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: This Year, Recycle Christmas By pamphyila (598) Profile Blog! Contact I have shopped for Xmas at charity thriftshops for years. It's nice to know that not only are you getting a great deal - but that you are contributing to the work of the charity as well. (Especially good when you wouldn't otherwise have the $ to make a further charitable contribution.) Note: For that reason, there have been a very few charity thrift shops I felt I had to avoid. Posted on 10/19/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse

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