{"id":459,"date":"2008-12-25T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2008-12-25T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/merry-christmas\/"},"modified":"2008-12-25T12:17:42","modified_gmt":"2008-12-25T18:17:42","slug":"merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/12\/merry-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you celebrate Christmas, then “Merry Christmas!” to you.<\/p>\n

Even if you do not celebrate Christmas but do want to participate in the spirit of giving, then here are three suggestions.<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Give to First Book.<\/a><\/p>\n

This is an organization dedicated to increasing literacy by giving new, age-appropriate books to youngsters who otherwise would not have any.<\/p>\n

Several publishing houses support this effort, and each gift of $2.50 from you or me buys one new book for a child.<\/p>\n

Can you imagine not being able to read — perhaps the most crucial skill today?<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> Give to CanCare.<\/a><\/p>\n

This is an organization that fights cancer with hope by improving the quality of life for cancer patients and their families.<\/p>\n

Several groups and events, including the all-volunteer-led Houston Marathon, support this effort of matching survivors of more than fifty different kinds of cancer to patients. The survivors provide one-on-one emotional support over the phone, through email, and in person where possible.<\/p>\n

Can you imagine fighting cancer alone?<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Give to Be An Angel Fund.<\/a><\/p>\n

This is an organization that serves the overwhelming needs of multiply handicapped and profoundly deaf students.<\/p>\n

Be An Angel Fund provides adaptive equipment and certain services to individuals and institutions that require a supplement to other sources of funding. Beyond the equipment and services provided by the Fund, thousands of volunteers donate money and time to buy, wrap, and deliver teacher-recommended gifts to these students each Christmas.<\/p>\n

Can you imagine what these youngsters must need just to attend school?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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