"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."
Winter real estate isn’t just about buying and selling homes—it’s also a season of giving, community, and finding warmth in small acts of kindness. While I don’t usually shout it from the rooftops, I’ve realized that sharing my story could inspire others to spread a little love this season.
One of my favorite traditions is participating in the Salvation Army Angel Tree. In the last couple years, some of the children I’ve chosen have been the age of my niece and nephew. Then my niece and I hit the stores and she helps me pick out some of their gifts. It’s a great way to teach her about giving back
My husband and I wish we could do more, but then I realized that with your help, we can make a bigger difference than we can by ourselves. By sharing this, I hope to inspire you to help in whatever way you can. Whether it’s donating a few dollars, sharing gently used items, or volunteering your time, giving is as much a gift for you, the giver, as it is for the recipient!
This season, as we navigate the winter real estate market and the season of goodwill, let’s also focus on spreading joy and love in our community. There are so many organizations that could use our help, so pick one from the list below and spread some good cheer this holiday season! If there is one that is near and dear to your heart that I haven’t mentions, let me know because I’ll be sure to add them!
Let’s make this winter not just about real estate, but about real heart. ❤️
SHB Brotherhood
The Shed Haulers Brotherhood was founded with a mission to build an exceptional community dedicated to the shed hauling industry. Recently, they extended their generosity by providing sheds to families in Western North Carolina who lost their homes in Hurricane Helene, making a meaningful impact in their recovery efforts.
Learn MoreNAMI Greenville
NAMI relies on gifts and contributions to support our important work. We educate. Offered in thousands of communities across the United States through NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates, our education programs ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals, and educators get the support and information they need. We support. NAMI holds a variety of support groups for family and friends of individuals with mental illnesses. These free groups are peer-led and provide a safe and confidential setting for those affected by mental illnesses to find community.
Learn MoreThe Dream Center Santa Shoppe
The Santa Shoppe Assistance Program is a referral based that This referral-based program allows qualifying parents in need to earn Christmas gifts for their children, instead of depending on organizations that provide gifts through one way giving. Families needing Christmas assistance are referred to The Dream Center by their child’s school.
Learn MoreLEO Santa Toy Drie
LEO Santa Toy Drive is a consortium of first responders who volunteer their off-duty time to serve families with gifts donated by members of our local community. During the holidays, our annual toy drive mission focuses its gifting to communities in low-income areas and special needs circumstances by partnering with emergency response agencies, schools, and community/faith-based organizations to spread the Christmas joy.
Learn MoreBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate has been IGNITING, INSPIRING, and DEFENDING the potential of youth in the Upstate. We believe that every child has the potential to succeed and thrive in life. As a member agency of the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States, we make meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), across the Upstate.
Learn MoreNew Foundations Home for Children
As you consider your gifts this month, we ask you to consider a gift to New Foundations to support our children and families. Financial contributions are used to support Christmas gifts, holiday parties, needed clothing and personal care items year-round, and more. If you would like to make a gift, you can do so through our website or call 864-260-4705 for more information. Thank you!
Learn MoreMiracle Hill Ministries
Miracle Hill Ministries is a faith-based organization dedicated to serving individuals and families in need across the Upstate. This holiday season, you can help make a difference by sponsoring an adult gift bag, supporting a child in foster care, or donating warm clothing for their homeless shelters. Every contribution brings hope and joy to those facing challenging times.
Learn MoreUnited Way
Project Joy was launched in 2020 to help make the season bright for families in our community by alleviating some of the burden of the holiday season and fulfilling a wish list of essential items. While most holiday programs focus on younger children, Project Joy specifically seeks to respond to the unmet needs of older students and their families.
Learn MoreSamaritan's Purse Hurricane Relief
Samaritan's Purse has been responding to areas devastated by Helene. In the weeks after the storm, we delivered tons of relief supplies and deployed thousands of volunteers who cleaned out flooded homes, tarped roofs, and cut up fallen trees. Soon we'll begin serving mountain communities in eight counties through our rebuild program, replacing manufactured homes, rebuilding and repairing stick-built homes, and providing additional assistance in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
Learn MoreSafe Harbor
Every December, we welcome donated toys, winter clothing, and gifts to support our Holiday Program. Many survivors of domestic abuse have no other resources for the holidays and we count on you, our community, to help make the holiday season bright for them. Every year, Our Holiday Program supports hundreds of clients and families across all Safe Harbor programs.
Learn MoreAnderson Lights of Hope
Anderson Lights of Hope, LLC is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. The specific purpose of Anderson Lights of Hope shall include the following: – To recruit volunteer advocates, to support the disabled; – To promote advocacy for the disadvantaged individuals; – To provide training, and education for individuals to further their career and positively influence the community; – To maximize our impact on current efforts, we may seek to work along side other non-profit organizations and are operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes;
Learn MoreCountry Santa
The Country Santa Program collects toys for needy children across the upstate of South Carolina. Since 1978, Mr. Buddy Cox of Pumpkintown has helped needy children in the foothills of South Carolina at Christmas. He is affectionately known as the "COUNTRY SANTA". All kinds of help is needed to make this year's Christmas special for many underprivileged children. - Making a Monetary Donation - Bagging Toys - Getting the bagged toys ready for delivery (12/23) - Delivering toys (12/24) If you are interested in helping, call the Country Santa at 878-1131. If you get the answering machine, just leave a message.
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