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Annual holiday gift wrapping events serve as major fund-raisers for many Pittsburgh area charities. Plus, they are a great way to get in the holiday spirit!

Community Options - Holiday Gift Wrap Booth

Community Options, Inc. is raising money to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities in Allegheny County with its gift wrapping campaign. A variety of gift-wrapping shifts and hours are available during December at Century III Mall in West Mifflin. In prior years, Community Options has raised over $10,000 thanks to wonderful volunteers like you! Please contact Courtney Kazmeraski, Special Events Coordinator, at 412-431-7079 or via email for more information or to schedule a shift.

Presents for Patients

St. Barnabas needs volunteers for all aspects of its 2007 Presents for Patients campaign, including people to help with wrapping gifts. Call to volunteer or sign up right online!

Holiday Toy Drive Wrapping Project

Voluneer to wrap and tag presents for the Bradley toy drive at one of several gift wrapping sessions to be held on December 15, 17 and 19th, 2007. These gifts will go to the approximately 250 children and youth in Bradley programs.

Station Square Holidy Gift Wrap for SIDS

SIDs of PA/Cribs for Kids is looking for holiday volunteers to take 4 or 8 hour shifts at its Station Square gift wrapping table. Training will be provided. There is no cost to the customer, but donations are accepted.

You can also give of your time, talent and treasure in many other ways in the Pittsburgh area. Pittsburgh Cares, an organization which offers a "user friendly" approach to volunteering, works with a variety of nonprofit organizations and community groups to offer interesting and rewarding volunteer projects. These projects are available in areas such as helping children, providing companionship to senior citizens, improving the environment, providing respite for the homebound and hospitalized, working with people with disabilities, building civic pride, feeding the hungry, painting and building houses and caring for animals. This wonderful group helps to extend the holiday spirit of giving into every day of the year in Pittsburgh. Volunteering couldn't be any easier!