Friday, December 19, 2014

AMiable Solution #125: Life Beyond the Party

Holiday season is here.  Whether your office marks the holidays with big, formal affairs or smaller, in-house celebrations, you can enrich the experience for everyone with one simple addition: a collection.

You don’t have to look far to find someone in need, whether it be physical, emotional, or congratulatory.  Students, families, volunteers, even neighborhood businesses and organizations could benefit from the charity of your employees.

Is your office located near a school?  Ask employees to arrive at your holiday celebration with a new pair of gloves or a hat. 

Does your organization employ or support members of the military?  Set up a card station at which guests can write a note of season’s greetings and appreciation to be sent to local veterans or to those serving overseas. 

Want to help others make sure they have a full or festive meal on their tables?  Collect holiday-meal-specific or general-need non-perishable food items to take to your local food bank.

Your office’s efforts are limited only by your imagination.  You could collect books or games for retirement communities or senior centers.  Go old-school and carol for your business and/or residential neighbors.  Raise money for a local family who has experienced a recent trauma.  Organize a blood drive.

Banding together for a unified, non-business goal will not only create a better sense of community within your organization, but it will also make the holidays a little merrier and brighter for everyone.


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