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FIRST BLACK FRIDAY.... NOW
HOPE THE NEW TRADITION WILL
CATCH ON.
IT'S A NEW TRADITION THAT
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HOPE
WILL CATCH ON DURING THE HOLIDAY
SEASON. 22NEWS REPORTER JACKIE
BROUSSEAU FOUND OUT WHETHER
PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO GIVE ON
WHAT'S BEING CALLED 'GIVING
TUESDAY'.
IT'S AN EFFORT TO REMIND PEOPLE
WHAT THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS ALL
BLACK FRIDAY, SMALL BUSINESS
WE HOPE GIVING TUESDAY WILL
INSPIRE PEOPLE TO GIVE
SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. THE DAY
2-THOUSAND NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WITH THE GOAL OF GETTING PEOPLE
TO GIVE BACK. RED CROSS
VOLUNTEER MARK DINDAS HAS BEEN
SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR FOUR
YEARS AND SAYS THERE IS NO
BETTER GIFT DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
IT'S SUCH AN INCREDIBLY
REWARDING THING TO DO TO GIVE A
HAND TO SOMEONE IN NEED. BUT
THESE NON-PROFITS STRESS THAT
GIVING BACK IS NOT ABOUT OPENING
AND THAT MEANS EVERYTHING FROM
VOLUNTEERING, TO DONATING, TO
RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT CAUSES.
OF COURSE YOU CAN VOLUNTEER YOUR
WAYS TO GIVE BACK INCLUDE
TEACHING GENEROSITY TO YOUNG
PEOPLE, GIVING BLOOD, OR MAKING
A DONATION IN A LOVED ONE'S
MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND GET
SEASON.20 IN SPRINGFIELD, I'M
JACKIE BROUSSEAU FOR 22NEWS.