Van Full of Cans continues rolling into the holiday season. We only have 4,000 “likes” left on Vocalpoint’s Facebook page until our next delivery for 700+ cans! Especially around the holiday season, we encourage you to tell your friends and family about our effort to give back in the hopes that they’ll join us on Facebook. It’s not just that they’ll help give back—they’ll also find out firsthand what makes the Vocalpoint community so great!
Meanwhile, if you’re interested in helping give back on your own time, there are plenty of simple ways to do so.
Likely you have friends or family in town for the holidays, or at least the kids home from school. Looking for something to do? Use one of the resources here to find out where you and your family can spend just an hour or two of your time volunteering at a soup kitchen, helping tidy up a shelter, or something else simple. You don’t need to give things when you can give the valuable gift of your own time!
You could also try websites that require only seconds of your time to make a difference. For example, at websites like FreeRice.com, you can choose from a variety of quick, one-click word games, and with every click, you see how much rice you’re donating. At Care2.com, one absolutely free click can help a variety of causes. TheHungerSite.org has a similar one-click-to-donate format. Spending just 1 minute every day on these sites can make a huge impact!
After the holidays are another great time to consider donating your stuff, especially if a relative or friend gifted you something you can’t use or don’t care for. Donate it! To get an idea of what shelters can use what materials, click here, or for other ideas for giving back around your community during the holiday, click here.
Together, we can make a huge difference. Keep giving back in your mind this holiday season, and we’ll keep it in ours as we strive to reach our next goal with Van Full of Cans!
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