December 12th

You’ve heard of White Elephant (or Dirty Santa or Yankee Swap) Christmas gift exchange parties. This year, instead of getting little gifts—which probably aren’t at the top of your wish list anyway—take the money you would have spent and give it to a favorite charity. Here is how it works: Everybody makes a “coupon” with the name of his or her favorite charity on it. Then you play White Elephant with those coupons. The only stipulation is that you cannot end up with the coupon you wrote. When it is over, donate whatever amount you like to the charity on your coupon. Have fun and make a difference!