Celebrate the holidays with symbolic Christmas gifts

Looking for the perfect non-material holiday present? In the true spirit of the holidays, these organizations offer gift-giving programs that benefit those less fortunate.

• Teldon’s Giving Matters program lets people personalize holiday greeting cards that support the charity of their choice.
• Free the Children offers gifts for those living in poverty around the world, such as school supplies for a classroom or a one-year lunch program for a child. 
• Oxfam Canada provides a vast array of symbolic gifts, from safe drinking water to programs promoting education for girls. 
• World Wildlife Fund Canada features an “adopt an animal” symbolic donation gift that kids love.
• Doctors Without Borders Canada allows corporations a chance to get on board, where employers can match donations made by their employees.
• The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has developed a program in which donors can become a chimp guardian.