holiday2009

Blog Post

by Michael Smith
For many people the holiday season is a time to reflect on our blessings, to enjoy family, and to observe time-honored religious traditions. For others, it’s just the opposite – a time to break personal debt records, to compete with the Joneses for...
by Jean Case
Giving – whether gifts for friends and family, giving back to your community by volunteering, or donating to the organizations you care about – is a central theme of the holiday season. Naturally, it’s a time of year when we at the Case Foundation...
by Kristin Ivie
Every holiday season, thousands of people fall victim to a completely preventable social faux pas: the awkward, unexpected one-sided gift exchange. Your neighbor, coworker, classmate or friend shows up with a little package with your name on it, and...
by Megan Stohner
Its' December 11th. It's time to put up the Christmas tree and get the gifts to go underneath. It's a great time of year, but it can be a bit stressful, especially on the wallet. Want to get more out of your money? This year, when buying presents...
by Brannon Cullum
Guest blogger Brannon Cullum is a graduate intern at the Case Foundation. Have you been brainstorming about what to get the Cindy Hoos and Ralphies in your life this holiday season? It’s never too early to teach children important lessons about...
by Andrea Lum
Guest blogger Andrea Lum is an intern at the Case Foundation. As other Case Foundation bloggers are scouring the internet for great gift ideas that give back for the holiday season, one cost-free way to give back is through the act of volunteering....
by Stephanie Hackman
The holiday season is here. I know this because I'm already double-booked for holiday parties beginning with Thanksgiving gatherings tonight and throughout the long weekend, and I've been pulling every sparkly, shiny, sequin-y thing out of my...
by Elyse Berkowitz
Guest blogger Elyse Berkowitz is an intern at the Case Foundation There is nothing I like better than getting a good deal. While some people snooze off their turkey hangovers on Black Friday morning, I am cruising into my third hour of door-busters...
by Josh Tabb
Buying gifts for guys can be really difficult. But, take it from this guy, the truth of the matter is that most men don’t need much. It’s the idea of giving, sharing and generosity that makes the holidays so special. And, that is the thought behind...