As the Boston traffic, personal budgets, and stress levels begin to increase, the holiday spirit may lose some steam. The winter season has become the gifting and “getting” season, but let’s not forget the “giving”. Here is a list of four simple ways to give back this year and get back your holiday spirit!
1. Participation in a food drive
Whether you have time to help out with a local food drive or just to donate a few cans, participating or volunteering is a rewarding way to help those in need.
2. Donations to Goodwill or Salvation Army
You know Grandma is probably going to get you another sweater this year, so how about getting rid of the pullovers that you don’t wear? Put together a pile of items you do not want or use anymore and drop them off at a donation center on your way to class or drive back home. In certain dorms on campus, BU places large Goodwill bins for clothing and other donations.
3. Candygrams
Ever had someone offer his or her seat to you on the Metro or allowed you to cut in the line in the GSU food court? Carry a couple of candy canes or other festive treats and give them out to the next kind stranger.
4. Saying “Thank you” to professors on the last day of class
screenshot taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGeILC8YoRI
Finish off the semester with season’s greetings by wishing your professors a happy holidays. Those who teach large, auditorium-sized classes may miss the opportunity to build relationships with their students. Fill that student-teacher relationship gap by letting he or she know what you enjoyed the most in the class.
It’s the little things over the holiday season that make spirits bright. Go out of the way to pay it forward!