Spirit 92.9 presents, the 12 WAYS of Christmas! Here are some ideas to share the spirit of the season in small but meaningful ways:

1. Donate socks & undergarments to a local homeless or youth shelter.

1. • Bring these items to a homeless or youth shelter, or even an elementary school! (many kids come to school without these essentials)
   • The best gifts are the ones that are needed the most. Many people need the essentials: socks and undergarments. Bring some to an elementary school, a homeless or youth shelter.

2. Dine out for lunch or dinner & leave your server a large tip.

1. • When you go out to eat, leave your server a generous tip!
   • Going out to eat? Servers are overworked, exhausted and in need of encouragement. Leave a generous tip for them the next time you dine out!

3. Bless a neighbor or coworker with a set of mugs & hot cocoa.

1. • Help your neighbor or coworker get cozy with a set of mugs and hot cocoa!
   • Surprise your neighbor or a coworker with warm wishes. Gift them a set of mugs and hot cocoa!

4. Deliver store bought Christmas treats to local law enforcement and emergency service workers.

1. • Treat our local law enforcement and emergency service workers to some Christmas goodies! Stop by the store, buy some Christmas sweet treats, and drop them off with a thank you note!

5. Leave a snack and thank you note for the busy delivery person bringing your packages.

1. • Delivery workers are rushing around during the holiday season, making sure your packages arrive in time for Christmas! On your front porch, create a Delivery Driver Basket! Fill it with goodies: water, snacks, hand warmers, and write a note thanking them for their hard work!
   • Show some love to delivery drivers this holiday season! Place a Delivery Driver Basket outside your front door. Fill it with snacks and goodies, and a note to say thank you and Merry Christmas!

6. Pay for the coffee or meal of someone behind you in the drive through.

1. • Pay it forward! When in the drive thru line, pay for the person behind you.
   • Start a trend! When rushing through the drive through line, pay for the person behind you. They might just do the same thing for the person behind them!

7. Deliver Christmas carols and cookies to a local nursing home.

1. • The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear! Bless residents in a nursing home with some Christmas carols and cookies!

8. Pick out a toy or gift to donate to Toys for Tots, Kids Hope Shop, or the Salvation Army.

1. • Every kid looks forward to Christmas gifts... help make their wish come true! Donate to Toys for Tots, Kids Hope Shop or the Salvation Army and bring a child in need some Christmas joy!

9. Bless a single mom or dad with a gift card or offer to watch their kids so they can Christmas shop.

1. • Do you know a single parent? Wanna give them a Christmas miracle? Offer to watch their kids while they go Christmas shopping or give them a gift card!

10. Deliver a card & poinsettia to your pastor, your child’s teacher, or a local ministry to thank them for all they do.

1. • So many people serve us so well. This Christmas, thank them! Deliver a card and poinsettia to your pastor, your child’s teacher, or a local ministry to thank them for all they do!
   • Serving others is a calling from Christ, and so many people do it so well. Often, these people do not get a thank you. Be the change! This Christmas, send your pastor, your child’s teacher, or a ministry near to your heart a card and poinsettia as a Christmas thank you!

11. Purchase a gift card at the grocery store & ask them to give it to someone who comes through the checkout.

1. • Bless someone at the grocery store! Buy a gift card, leave it with the cashier and have them give it to the next person in line!

12. Invite someone new to the area or someone going through a difficult season to coffee or dinner. Give them the gift of your time.

• • Do you know someone new to town? Or someone who’s having a rough holiday season? Give them the gift of quality time this Christmas.