Imagine if there was more charity and less materialism in Christmas giving. Think about how much your charitable friends might appreciate a gift to their favorite charity, or how you might appreciate a gift to your favorite charity. Imagine how personalized, easy and meaningful Christmas shopping would be if you gave these charitable gifts online. And consider how great it would be if these gifts were tax deductible. Together we can make this vision a reality.

By the way, there is no profit motive behind this suggestion. This attempt to pass the word and help you give this way, if you'd like to, is being paid for and worked on by charitable people whose only reward will be seeing holiday giving become more like they imagine it could be.

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Consider that the amount of money spent on candy alone during the holiday season is greater than the annual budgets of the American Cancer Society, The American Heart Association and Habitat for Humanity combined.

Redefining Christmas

It's not about reinventing the holiday. It's about changing the way we look at gift giving and receiving. It's taking money we usually spend on obligatory gifts with little meaning, and creating gifts of charity that give in multiple ways, to the receiver, the giver, and people who truly need.

There is no question we are in the midst of difficult financial times. And if it has you feeling unsure or uncomfortable this holiday season, imagine how purely difficult it's becoming for people who already, or are about to, depend on the generosity of others for the things that only a donation can provide.

It's amazing how easy and pleasurable today's technology can make your giving experience. Below are trusted, Guidestar™ verifiable sites that can help you search for almost any charity and facilitate a charitable gift - privately, securely and conveniently.

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