Comments on: {Christmas in July} Neighbor Gifts http://www.thebusybean.com/2010/07/christmas-in-july-neighbor-gifts/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steph http://www.thebusybean.com/2010/07/christmas-in-july-neighbor-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-637 Steph Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:01:15 +0000 http://www.thebusybean.com/?p=452#comment-637 We do this with the neighbors to a local battered women's shelter, have for a few years. Every few years we will do a pot luck dinner after we deliver the items. So it is a neighborhood Christmas party too and we actually get to meet the neighbors and socialize. Last year I did not do any small gifts for anyone, instead they got a card that said "In lieu of gift giving this year I have made a donation to __________ to help those who truly need some holiday cheer." I also think a good idea is to talk to a local church leader and see if there is a family that might need Secret Santa and a neighborhood could put a Christmas together for someone in the area in need. We do this with the neighbors to a local battered women’s shelter, have for a few years. Every few years we will do a pot luck dinner after we deliver the items. So it is a neighborhood Christmas party too and we actually get to meet the neighbors and socialize. Last year I did not do any small gifts for anyone, instead they got a card that said “In lieu of gift giving this year I have made a donation to __________ to help those who truly need some holiday cheer.”

I also think a good idea is to talk to a local church leader and see if there is a family that might need Secret Santa and a neighborhood could put a Christmas together for someone in the area in need.

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