Christmas ValuesChristmas Values

Wyatt FeilingWyatt Feiling

December 19, 2011December 19, 2011

What is Christmas Really What is Christmas Really About?About?

OrOr

My Feelings Toward My Feelings Toward ChristmasChristmas

• I believe that:I believe that:– It’s not about the presents, it’s It’s not about the presents, it’s

about spending time with family. about spending time with family.– Helping struggling families by Helping struggling families by

volunteering benefits you and the family volunteering benefits you and the family you are helping.you are helping.

– Celebrating the holiday season is Celebrating the holiday season is important like any other holiday.important like any other holiday.

Family V.S. GiftsFamily V.S. Gifts

• Family will always Family will always be with you, be with you, presents are usually presents are usually temporary pleasure.temporary pleasure.

• You can make You can make memories out of the memories out of the littlest things.littlest things.

• Gives you an Gives you an opportunity to opportunity to spend time with spend time with family you don’t see family you don’t see often.often.

Help Struggling Families by Help Struggling Families by VolunteeringVolunteering

• How YOU can help:How YOU can help:– Donate used goods you no longer use.Donate used goods you no longer use.– Volunteer at a soup kitchenVolunteer at a soup kitchen– Decorate a shelterDecorate a shelter– Read Christmas stories to younger Read Christmas stories to younger

children children

at a shelterat a shelter

Celebrating the Holiday SeasonCelebrating the Holiday Season

• What you can do to celebrate:What you can do to celebrate:– Go to holiday concerts for schoolGo to holiday concerts for school– Decorating home/communityDecorating home/community– Going caroling with friends and familyGoing caroling with friends and family– Make gingerbread housesMake gingerbread houses– Decorate a Christmas treeDecorate a Christmas tree

My Opinion of the Christmas My Opinion of the Christmas SpiritSpirit

Presents are great, but the feelingPresents are great, but the feeling

you get spending time with lovedyou get spending time with loved

ones, helping the unfortunate, andones, helping the unfortunate, and

celebrating the holiday season make celebrating the holiday season make

me feel good about myself andme feel good about myself and

expresses my feelings about expresses my feelings about Christmas.Christmas.