Seems like Christmas really is just around the corner now, and it’s got me thinking about the season of giving. Christmas is, obviously, a common time for thinking about others and acting a little bit more charitably than usual.

I am certainly more conscious of making donations to charity around the holidays, but this year I am thinking about giving time instead of money. Seeing as I now work from home, it will be much easier for me to donate time as opposed to money – sometimes I feel like volunteering is a much more valuable way to help others as opposed to just giving money. Don’t get me wrong, money is certainly invaluable to those organisations that rely on your regular donations for survival and to continue doing their good work. I’m just feeling like I might do something different this year, seeing as I literally have more time.

I noticed that the church around the corner of my house runs a soup kitchen for the homeless and needy three times a week during the winter, and they are looking for volunteers. So I think I will check it out and see if I can be of help to them a couple times a week.

Do you usually give to charity more than usual around Christmas?

(Photo by C.P.Storm.)