Happy Holidays! It's the most wonderful time of the year! I love these two songs and they make me remember just how special this holiday season is every time it comes around every year. Thanksgiving is for gratitude with your family and friends while grubbing on delicious home cooked dishes. Christmas is the season of giving, love and laughter and presents while we remember Jesus our savior's birth! So it's the perfect time to spread the love around the circle of the earth and give to those that cannot give to themselves! Check out some activities you can participate in or start in your community!

1. 1. Attitude of Gratitude – this can be solo, or with a group of COL members: if solo take the whole
day and write out the things you are grateful for, then take each one and find someone that lacks
these things and plant a seed in their life and teach that person to be grateful; or write a poem,
monologue or spoken word poetry to express your gratitude of what you have. This can be for
Thanksgiving – please share anything you are open to sharing!
2. Holiday Drive – gather a group of people and create flyers to invite a local underserved
community to take part in gift giveaways for families with children, gift wrapping and raffle
Christmas gifts.
3. Community Service Booth Giveaway – gather a group of people, determine giveaway items,
send out flyer, set up booth and tables (no matter how small) and prepare to give them away
(large on the table or displayed and small in bags). This would work great for the homeless
especially since it is getting cold and they will need care packages with socks and coats or jackets
or other items to keep them warm outside.
4. Food Drive Theme – gather a group of people, identify a local food charity and gather food and
goods for the community and donate all to the charity.
5. Toys for Tots – I will be purchasing a bag of toys for kids at the hospital who are not able to sit
around a tree at home and rip open presents with their families. So, if anyone wants to join me, I
plan to do this mid-December if possibleand I am around. Just let me know by messenger or
email (angelcicely@gmail.com) or text and let’s make some kiddies smile this Christmas. If the
hospitals are not allowing this because of COVID and not being vaccinated, then we can always
gather and collect toys and hand them out at a giveaway event next month just let me know if
you are interested and we can meet up!
CIRCLE OF LOVE HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES