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[quote=Anonymous]There are several local charities that we give to regularly, but this year we did a few new things:

At DC's high school, we set up a scholarship fund to pay fees for non-sports extracurricular activities for students who otherwise couldn't afford to participate (non-sports because the athletic department has no problem raising $$).

Our community set up a web site that allows counselors at the local public schools to post requests for specific needs (e.g., teen boy needs sneakers, teen girl needs winter coat, school needs laundry detergent, etc).  You sign up online and drop the donation at a local community center.  It's great because the donations benefit a specific person, but are anonymous on both ends.

Other ideas: Over the holidays, several people in my community called local schools and paid off balances on school lunch accounts (there are programs that provide lunches for poor children, but there are kids whose parents don't qualify who also need assistance). Also, before Christmas, someone in my community anonymously paid off the lay away balances for multiple families at the local Wal Mart.  There were some very touching thank you's posted on the local Facebook page from Moms who didn't know how they were going to pay for their kid's Christmas presents.   [/quote]

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