{"id":4933,"date":"2017-12-07T08:21:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T08:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/why-not-have-a-no-gift-christmas\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T08:21:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T08:21:16","slug":"why-not-have-a-no-gift-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/why-not-have-a-no-gift-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Why not have a no-gift Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Secret<\/p>\n

It\u2019s coming up to that time of the year! The time when we all crack our collective heads over what to get our friends and family \u2013 and hope no one buys the same presents as us!<\/p>\n

But what do you get the friend who has it all already? How do we make our gift truly special? How do we make sure we\u2019re not just giving more \u201cstuff\u201d?<\/p>\n

\u201cNo-gift Christmases\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instead of swamping their loved ones with presents they don\u2019t really need, a growing number of people are choosing to celebrate \u201cno-gift Christmases\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"home<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean no gifts allowed \u2013 rather, it\u2019s a movement to rethink how we spend our Christmas budget. Are we giving gifts that actually matter? Instead of buying that designer jumper, why not spend your Christmas at the zoo? Or why not spend it doing good?<\/p>\n

Giving meaningfully<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best gifts are meaningful \u2013 and nothing is more meaningful than giving to help others in need.\u00a0Your gift of RM50 helps us sustain\u00a0our continuous impact on\u00a0the education of 2 students for an entire month.<\/p>\n

This Christmas, why not make your present to your loved ones a charitable\u00a0donation<\/a>\u00a0in their names<\/em>?<\/p>\n

Sign your loved ones up as monthly donors with Teach For Malaysia, and do good all year round. And the best part is \u2013 this gift keeps on giving!<\/p>\n