{"id":2093,"date":"2020-11-02T16:46:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/?p=2093"},"modified":"2020-11-02T16:49:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:49:05","slug":"give-thanks-by-giving-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back","title":{"rendered":"Give Thanks By Giving Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amid th\"\"<\/a>e hardships of 2020, there have been shining examples of people putting others first all across the country. Local communities have come together to support each other during these trying times. With Thanksgiving at the end of the month, now is the perfect time to give thanks by giving back.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Treat someone to lunch. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember when your neighbor helped you clean up after that big storm? Or a teacher went out of his or her way to help your child? Surprise them with a gift card to a local restaurant or a delivery service to show your thanks. Not only will they enjoy a free meal, you\u2019ll also be supporting a local business.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Send a card or write a note.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Go old school and get out a pen and paper to send a letter to someone for whom you are grateful. You don\u2019t have to write a lot; even a small note of thanks can help to brighten a person\u2019s day, especially when they aren\u2019t expecting it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteer your time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time is the most precious gift we can give. Find a cause that is near to your heart and find a way to volunteer. Many socially-distant volunteer opportunities are available, like packing meals for food-insecure families, providing online tutoring and homework assistance, or checking in on senior citizens in your neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shop local and share on social media.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Small businesses took quite a hit this year, yet many rose above and continued to provide services and goods to their communities. Give thanks to the shops in your neighborhood and buy local this holiday season. Even better, share what you love most about them on social media to show your support.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Donate blood.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the American Red Cross, someone in the United States needs blood every two seconds. This year in particular, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that we should never take our health for granted. If you are in good health, show your thanks by paying it forward and donating blood for those in need.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amid the hardships of 2020, there have been shining examples of people putting others first all across the country. Local communities have come together to support each other during these trying times. With Thanksgiving at the end of the month, now is the perfect time to give thanks by giving back. \u00a0 Treat someone to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100000,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nGive Thanks By Giving Back - Apple Tree Learning Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Give Thanks By Giving Back - Apple Tree Learning Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Amid the hardships of 2020, there have been shining examples of people putting others first all across the country. Local communities have come together to support each other during these trying times. With Thanksgiving at the end of the month, now is the perfect time to give thanks by giving back. \u00a0 Treat someone to […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Apple Tree Learning Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-11-02T16:46:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-11-02T16:49:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bigstock-Close-Up-Of-Woman-Hand-Writing-363516544-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Apple Tree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Apple Tree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back\",\"name\":\"Give Thanks By Giving Back - Apple Tree Learning Center\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-02T16:46:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-02T16:49:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/#\/schema\/person\/12d2a9453695af5ca8ea6b4ae1e5c75d\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/\",\"name\":\"Apple Tree Learning Center\",\"description\":\"An Educational Ministry for the Young Child\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/#\/schema\/person\/12d2a9453695af5ca8ea6b4ae1e5c75d\",\"name\":\"Apple Tree\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/author\/kellyr2r\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Give Thanks By Giving Back - Apple Tree Learning Center","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Give Thanks By Giving Back - Apple Tree Learning Center","og_description":"Amid the hardships of 2020, there have been shining examples of people putting others first all across the country. Local communities have come together to support each other during these trying times. With Thanksgiving at the end of the month, now is the perfect time to give thanks by giving back. \u00a0 Treat someone to […]","og_url":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back","og_site_name":"Apple Tree Learning Center","article_published_time":"2020-11-02T16:46:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-11-02T16:49:05+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bigstock-Close-Up-Of-Woman-Hand-Writing-363516544-300x200.jpg"}],"author":"Apple Tree","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Apple Tree","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back","url":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back","name":"Give Thanks By Giving Back - Apple Tree Learning Center","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-11-02T16:46:37+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-02T16:49:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/#\/schema\/person\/12d2a9453695af5ca8ea6b4ae1e5c75d"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/give-thanks-by-giving-back"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/","name":"Apple Tree Learning Center","description":"An Educational Ministry for the Young Child","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/#\/schema\/person\/12d2a9453695af5ca8ea6b4ae1e5c75d","name":"Apple Tree","url":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/author\/kellyr2r"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100000"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2093"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2100,"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093\/revisions\/2100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appletreekids.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}