Kindness at Christmas Time

Kindness at Christmas Time A Candid Conversation By Theresa Grant Real Estate Columnist We have wonderful organizations around us all year long that require the help and donations of everyday people to keep their doors open and to keep serving the public that need them. We all know the big ones like the Salvation Army and the Red Cross and of the Daily bread food bank, but there are several smaller ones that help locals on a regular basis. As I go along, I learn more and more about different and new ones right here in Oshawa. Oshawa has many people that need help but there are also several places to receive the help needed. I was dismayed to hear a story on the news just this week that only 30 per cent of Ontarians plan to donate something this year to the food banks. That’s very sad when we think about how much food waste is reported every year. For as many people in our fair city that need help, there are many more that do not, they are the ones that are able to provide some assistance. There are many different ways to help and if you’d like to actually get involved with sorting and boxing food, serving up Christmas dinner, handing out care packages, those opportunities are there as well. I hope that at this time of year anyone in a position to help others will look up these organizations and see how they can help. It really makes your heart happy to know that as you celebrate Christmas with your loved ones, that you have done a little something to make someone else’s Christmas a little brighter. I hope all of our readers enjoy a Merry Christmas and the very best of 2026! Please remember, a little kindness goes a long way.