Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Give, given, gifts..

Lots of decisions this week.

It's the end of the year and usually for most communities, it's a time for giving, especially to the less fortunate.

Questions Hati often receives is, who to give to and how to give, would a small (or large) amount be enough, are homes deserving of our gifts?

What I can say is that, giving is a personal choice.  Often I tell people that give openly only if you want to.  There are no rules about giving to the underprivileged, only that you give generously with little or even no expectation of anything in return.

Give to causes you feel strongly about, helping disabled children, keeping wildlife protected or even saving old buildings.  We know of a movement that collects unused hotel toiletries for the needy, so give to that too. Or give to people who grow their own vegetables at the Slow Food movement.

Hati met the great people behind Give.Sg this week, and they've come up with an amazing way for people to give.  Go along to their site, to check out the tools, campaigns and creative ideas on giving.


So feel free to give with an open heart and mind.