Here are some GREAT IDEAS for the Holiday Season!
If you have a tight budget this Holiday Season, don't stress! You don't have to spend tons of money to impress someone, below are (free) ways to help and give back this Holiday Season!
- The gift of life - Donating blood to the American Red Cross is the gift that never goes out of style. During the holidays, the organization says donations slow down, plus, “many blood donors delay giving due to seasonal illness.” But the need remains high as blood and plasma donations are needed for many life-sustaining medical procedures. If you want to become a donor, the American Red Cross’ website features a ZIP code finder to locate blood donation centers nearby.
- The gift of sight - You can lend your vision to people who are blind using the Be My Eyes app. It offers a live video feature so volunteers can help with things like distinguishing colors and checking expiration dates. Be My Eyes has more than 6-million volunteers and operates in over 150 countries.
- The gift of spoken voice - Using the power of artificial intelligence, VocaliD helps people who require prosthetic voices get unique vocal qualities that reflect their personalities. The organization’s human voicebank guides users through easy-to-follow prompts to record their voices and diversity is key in order to cover various races, genders and ages.
- The gift of expertise - Put your professional skills to good use with Catchafire, which will match them to local and global volunteer opportunities. Donors can look through volunteer projects according to interest, cause, availability and expertise. The projects are virtual and volunteers can do them from the comfort of home.
Source: CNN
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