What would this Christmas season look like if massive numbers of people gave up just ONE Christmas present and decided instead to give a gift to someone more in need? This is the idea of GiveUpOne. Will you accept the challenge?
The GiveUpOne concept came from a sermon at Northview Christian Life in Carmel, IN. Pastors Stan Killebrew and Dave Choutka delivered a great message about the consumerism and greed that surround the Christmas season.
The National Retail Federation is forecasting that Americans will spend approximately $474.5 billion at Christmas in 2007.
Americans spend:
$18 billion on makeup
$15 billion on perfume
$17 Billion on pet food
It would cost:
$5 Billion to eliminate illiteracy worldwide
$10 Billion to solve the water crisis for everyone in the world
$19 Billion to eliminate hunger worldwide
Many American’s get money at Christmas time as part of our gifts. Instead of spending that money on things that we want (after all, we don't need anything), what if we gave away the money to help others that need it more than we do?
Will you GiveUpOne? Could you give up just ONE gift this Christmas to help someone else in need? Just GiveUpOne.
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What would this Christmas season look like if massive numbers of people gave up just ONE Christmas present and decided instead to give a gift to someone more in need? Will you accept the challenge?
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