HEALTHY LIFESTYLE · DECEMBER 2018
T
is the season of giving and,
although sharing your talents
should be a year-round action,
now is the time of year when
many people yearn for something
more than a wrapped gift. Sure, giving
your time and effort to charities by way of
donations is wonderful and appreciated by
many, but how about donating your artistic
talent for a good cause this year? Sharing
with others your artistic skill as a singer,
painter, dancer, or actor may be exactly what
some people may need to brighten up their
holiday season.
Here are some ideas:
• Donate artwork for rooms of nursing
homes, hospitals, foster homes, or
homeless shelters
• Decorate a cake and cookies for a
homeless shelter
• Go Christmas caroling at your local
nursing home or hospital
• Create a holiday-themed recital for
long-term care residents
• Decorate holiday cards and deliver
them to local patients
• Dress up in Disney costumes and sing
for a children's hospital
• Host a holiday movie night
• Volunteer to read books to children or
nursing home residents
• Create flower arrangements and
deliver them to hospital rooms
• Write motivating quotes and place
them on meal trays at a hospital or
homeless shelter
• Paint a mural to brighten up a
local space
• Host an event to teach children
your art skill
• Create an advertisement
for a charity
HOW TO
GIVE TO
OTHERS
THROUGH YOUR
ARTISTIC TALENTS
THIS SEASON
• Lead a book discussion at a
library
• Create funny postcards for
children in hospitals
• Host a free exhibition to raise
awareness of a cause
• Donate your photography skills
at shelters for family portraits
• Help paint a school or shelter
• Volunteer at an arts center
Be as creative as you can
possibly be! Focus on what
you love to do and what your
community needs. Giving is so
much greater when you can
connect with the joy of sharing
your talents.
Happy Holidays!
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