Christmas Charities in Raleigh, North Carolina
Christmas is normally thought of as a time to give and receive presents from family members and friends.� But Christmas can be a time to give something back to your community as well.� If you live in the Raleigh, North Carolina area, there are a number of great local charities that you can volunteer with, or you can make donations of your time, money, or gently used items.� The following are just a few of the local charities that you might want to consider working with during this Christmas season:
Christmas charity in Raleigh, North Carolina ? SAFEchild
The goal of SAFEchild is to eliminate child abuse and neglect in Wake County, North Carolina. �Monetary donations to this local charity are always welcome at Christmas. �Volunteers can also serve in many different capacities at SAFEchild.� Opportunities exist for mentoring new mothers, leading parent education groups, facilitating children's groups, playing games and sharing stories with children while their parents attend classes, or presenting child abuse prevention programs to children in Wake County public schools.
I have personally volunteered with SAFEchild, and I highly recommend the experience.� For more information, please call volunteer coordinator Ginna Bustle at (919) 743-6140.
Christmas charity in Raleigh, North Carolina ? InterAct
This non-profit agency provides valuable services to victims of domestic abuse, rape, and sexual assault.� This Christmas, why not volunteer some time to help InterAct with their Client Holiday Bazaar?� Each year, InterAct serves about 80 families by providing Christmas presents to children and their mothers at the Holiday Bazaar.� This year, the Holiday Bazaar takes place on Wednesday, December 9th from 5:30-8:30pm.� You can donate toys and other items to InterAct to be given away at the Bazaar. Or, beginning at the end of November, you can volunteer to accept and organize donations or to assist with the actual preparations for the Bazaar.
InterAct opened a new office in 2009, which is located at 1012 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.� For more information, you can contact InterAct?s Volunteer Coordinator at 919-828-7501, ext. 200.
Christmas charity in Raleigh, North Carolina ? United Way
The United Way of the Greater Triangle provides a variety of services to people in need in the Raleigh, North Carolina area.� Monetary donations to the United Way are also used to fund programs and agencies that target local issues to influence positive, long-term change.� For example, my employer, Legal Aid of North Carolina, receives a significant amount of funding each year from the United Way.
This Christmas season, you can also volunteer to participate in the United Way?s Harvest Feast, which will take place on December 6, 2009.� Over 7,000 people from the Raleigh area will receive a traditional holiday meal with turkey and all the fixings. The Harvest Feast will take place at the Raleigh Convention Center, and 400 volunteers are needed. �For more information, please contact Mary Ann Stinson Ottaviano at (919) 463-5007.
Christmas charity in Raleigh, North Carolina ? Paws for Cause
If you love helping animals, then Paws for Cause is the charity for you!� This charity operates three thrift stores in the Raleigh, North Carolina area.� You can donate a wide range of gently used goods to the store, such as clothing, appliances, furniture, glassware, etc.� Or, you can support this charity this Christmas by buying some items for yourself or the people on your gift-giving list.� Proceeds from the sales go to support Second Chance Pet Adoption, a no-kill animal shelter located in Cary, North Carolina.
The three Paws for Cause thrift stores are located at: 1634 S. Saunders St, Raleigh, NC; 2420 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC; and 128 N. Arendell Dr., Zebulon, NC.
Christmas charity in Raleigh, North Carolina ? Women?s Center of Wake County
This local charity provides food, clothing, and services, such as legal and financial counseling, to low-income and homeless women and children.� �Volunteers are always needed, as are donations of non-perishable food, paper products, toiletries, and baby items.� Donations of used cell phones are also particularly appreciated.
There are numerous opportunities in the Raleigh area for volunteers and for donations to local charities this Christmas.�� If you have some free time available during the Christmas season, please consider donating your time and effort to any one of these worthy programs.
Sources:� Personal experience, SAFEchild website, InterAct website, United Way website, Paws for Cause website, Women's Center of Wake County website
Written by TriciaSabol
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