Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Karen Delaney, Be the Difference: Charitable giving at the holidays plays important role in the community - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Karen Delaney, Be the Difference: Charitable giving at the holidays plays important role in the community - Santa Cruz Sentinel: Charity has always been a big part of holiday traditions in all faiths, and 20 percent of all giving and volunteering in the U.S. happens over the holidays.

It's true that high unemployment, rising poverty and the recession mean that more members of our community are challenged simply to meet their family's basic needs; celebrations, feasts and gifts are well beyond their reach.

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