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Winter holidays and cold weather inspire giving and sharing. Reaching out to the wider community can become a team's tradition during the this season when many people feel vulnerable or lonely.

Groups that join together in [[:Category:Philanthropic_Team_Building|philanthropic activities]] get all the benefits of team building, with the extra glow that comes of generosity. Projects that provide for others can also be welcome substitutes for “sigh, one more more” holiday party or yet another “oh no, not a gift exchange.”

The endless ways to give as a team include creating gifts, repairing items, raising money, and collecting goods for donation; and . Another fantastic team-builder is providing community servicetogether.

[[File:4305714987_f9fdc7741c.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left| A team building event your team is sure to love for the holidays!]]Consider the growing list of [[:Category:Philanthropic_Team_Building|philanthropic team building activities]] here on Teampedia. Teams clean-up playgrounds; serve meals at soup kitchens; construct ramps; teach computer skills to non-profits ... Several [[Team_Building_Companies|companies]] listed in our directory offer the know-how and materials packaged workshops for onsite building of items people in need, such as [[Bike Building|bikes]], [[build Build a Wheelchair|wheelchairs]], or welcome and [[Build a Wagon|little red wagons for people in need]] .

One group holiday giving activity that is now common: '''Adopt a Family:''' Facilitated by a charitable agency, a team receives general information about a family. Each each team member provides appropriate gifts or donates funds for a representative to do the shopping. In one version, tags in a display give the age children and ideas about each family member's needs or wishes. Team members select tags and replace them with appropriate gifts. (Often, the tags are decorating a Christmas tree and the gifts are then arranged under it. Alternative symbols and decorations can be more universal and inclusive, for instance a flower garden display, with each flower an adult or child adults in the familyneed.) The team may enjoy getting together to wrap wraps the gifts. Usually, the identity of the family is not revealed, and contact and delivery are managed by the agencytogether as their social gathering.

After the holidays have raised the spirit of giving, some teams decide to plan a team can keep the momentum going in related project for each season. Here's one year-round model: A work team identified a neighborhood in which residents would welcome a supportive. Before the holidays, the team provided supplies and instructions Ideas range from simple clothing donations to pot houseplants together - for the residents to keep, or for them to use as gifts to others. In the spring, the team organized the planting of a community garden. In the summer, the team offered a outdoor lawn weed-in and watermelon event. And the team threw a /leaf-raking and popcorn-eating party in the fall. As /snow care for a bonus, in March, the team helped organize emergency preparedness for the neighborhood.

  “We ''"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”"''

“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.”― Kahlil Gibran ===   <!-- Please leave this at the bottom of Page to encourage others to contribute --><center><font color="#FF0000"> Do you know additional ways to give as a team? Click "edit" above and help improve this site for everyone! </font></center> [[Category:Philanthropic Team Building|philanthropic team building activities]][[Category:Philanthropic Team Building|philanthropic team building activities]][[Category:Philanthropic Team Building|philanthropic team building activitiesCollaboration]][[Category:Philanthropic Team Building|philanthropic team building activitiesDiversity]]

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