{"id":36944,"date":"2018-12-10T10:01:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=36944"},"modified":"2018-12-10T10:01:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:01:58","slug":"staying-involved-during-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2018\/12\/10\/staying-involved-during-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Involved During The Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"Winter has kicked in and the holiday season is upon us! First semester sure has gone by quickly; I can\u2019t believe this is my last post! (until the new year, don\u2019t worry).\r\n\r\nEven though it\u2019s exam season, some of you might be interested in ways you can be involved and help out in the community during the holidays and even throughout the winter season. It\u2019s a time when a lot of different people\/organizations could use helping hands, so here is a list of initiatives I\u2019ve compiled that are near\/on campus and Toronto-wide. You should all look look into these! (holiday and non-holiday themed)\r\n\r\n<strong>On Campus:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCheck out your individual college\u2019s holiday donation\/drives and initiatives that might be happening! I know a few residence halls in various colleges are collecting toys, toiletries, clothes...etc so keep that in mind!\r\nA lot of campus wide holiday drives\/donation collections are getting over, but check this out:\r\n\r\nDonations Packaging Workshop: December 11th (tomorrow!) in the Hart House Sitting Room! Presented by the Hart House Social Justice Committee\r\n\r\n<strong>Around the city:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nHoliday Heroes Gift-Drive Toronto Edition: Happening on Christmas day (Dec 25th) at Nathan Phillips Square (check out: Facebook.com\/Heroesinblack)\r\n\r\nHoliday Food &amp; Toy Drive: Crunch Fitness College Park is accepting food and toy donations! According to Facebook, you can just drop by and donate\r\n\r\nCity of Toronto- Holiday Toy &amp; Food Drive: Running till December 21, collected in public donation bins at City Hall, Metro Hall and all civic centres.\r\n\r\nSo these are the ones that I managed to round up but I know there is probably more out there! It\u2019s always nice to try and give back during the holiday season in whatever way you can. Spread the word about these events\/initiatives.\r\n\r\nHave a restful and fun winter holiday everyone! \ud83d\ude42","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nWinter has kicked in and the holiday season is upon us! First semester sure has gone by quickly; I can\u2019t believe this is my last post! (until the new year, don\u2019t worry). 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