Day 7: Reach Out to Others
By others they mean long-lost friends, or the greater community through fun holiday events. Central Oregon is great at those community events. Towns have their Christmas parades and tree lightings. Culver is hosting a Sharing Tree which they do every year. Families in need within the community apply and the presents the kids want are listed on tags and hung on a tree at a local market. People then pick the one they want and buy the Christmas presents to give a local child a Christmas. But there are tons of ways to get involved. The schools are doing a canned food drive to give those same families a Christmas meal. Everyone pitches in and sorts the food by type. When they are done the tables are more organized than supermarket shelves. Then people pack the baskets into complete meals, put the extras in the food bank for use throughout the next few months, and deliver Christmas to the families in our town that wouldn't have it otherwise.
It's easy to get involved. So reach out. Reconnect with that friend you've let too long go between phone calls. Participate in a community event. Try something new. Take a class. Get outside of your normal--whatever that is for you.
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