I volunteer with the Animal Rescue League on a regular basis, but make it a point to give my time to work on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, since most people won't volunteer on those days. I also hunt down clearanced toys over the year and save them to donate at Christmas. This year I have aquired three gigantic boxes to donate, and will either donate to Toys for Tots or to children in need through the Fire Department or California Highway Patrol.

What will you be doing?

During Christmas, Toys For Tots (http://www.toysfortots.org/).

All year long Animal Shelters and Animal (http://www.wabr.net/) Rescue (http://www.floridabassetrescue.com/) Centers (http://www.spokanecounty.org/animal/content.aspx?c=1027).

I donate to something like 4 charities monthly.

I have tons of toys I have kept over the years. I usually donate a coulpe boxes to Toys for Tots and also to the Battered Woman & Childrens Shelter as well.

donate to Toys for Tots every year.
Give to the local Humane Society, artwork that they auction off
Salvation Army and Goodwill
Clothes to the local church as well

Toys For Tots for sure every year, and then I also dontae time to our local Christian Rescue Mission.

Our church & Boy Scouts year-round, but I do try a little harder to donate blood this time of year. We'll also have exchange students from nearby colleges stay with us over some holidays - too far to go home for so short a time, but most campuses are like ghost towns, so many are often looking for a place to go.

I donate to the Local Animal shelter.

I "used to" donate to the salvation army, until a co-worker who is part of it mentioned that they use part of the collected money to pay for a dinner for their volunteers.