Alternative Christmas

For the first time this year, I heard about the newest alternative to Black Friday and Cyber Monday - it's Giving Tuesday.

During Advent at CUCC, we provide the opportunity for easy giving for some of our favorite local and international charities. Today we kicked off Alternative Christmas by having representatives from these charities available to talk about their good works. After deciding which worthwhile charity will receive your hard-earned dollars, you fill out a form and make out one check. Voila! You have not only helped make the world a better place, but you can make these donations in honor of someone you love. If you missed Giving Tuesday and today's CUCC Alternative Christmas, it is not too late to donate something to your favorite group, and CUCC is accepting donations for the event for the next two Sundays in church, or the church office during the week.

I like to think globally and act locally, so I support Heifer, International, Habitat for Humanity, All Our Children International, and our very own ECC (Early Childhood Center at CUCC).

Another local organization that reaches the children of the Claremont USD (though not represented at our Alternative Christmas) is the Claremont Educational Foundation which provides funds for all schools in the district for a variety of things which the school budget just cannot cover.