by Mia Shelton<\/p>\n
Fall has truly blessed us this year with gorgeous arrays of color blooming from trees and colder weather to snuggle up in.\u00a0 With the fall season creeping closer to winter, our favorite holiday season is upon us.\u00a0 With Halloween gone, Thanksgiving is the next holiday preparing for celebration.\u00a0 While Thanksgiving has a devious connotation, those who may not celebrate can use this holiday to express gratitude within their communities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Giving back helps communities that might not have access to important resources.\u00a0 Now that the seasons are changing, the temperature will decrease.\u00a0 When switching clothes out for the winter weather, assess your items and consider what is donatable.\u00a0 Donating to Goodwill is always an acceptable option.\u00a0 Donating to local clothing drives ensures people receive the goods they deserve for themselves and their families.\u00a0 Parting with clothes can be difficult, especially when there are memories tied to them. A memory lasts forever, while clothes and fashion are ever-changing.\u00a0 Mrs. Dorsey\u2019s Community Clothes Closet on 825 Colorado Street is a good place to drop off your valued items in the local area.\u00a0 If it is hard to let go, remember you are passing the love of the item forward.\u00a0 Someone else will get as much joy, if not more, from your generosity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Around Roanoke College campus, find ways to support fellow students.\u00a0 This will keep spirits high around campus, create a stronger sense of community and you might even learn a thing or two along the way.\u00a0 For example, on November 14, here is a Diversity Dine-In in the Wortmann Ballroom.\u00a0 Expand your understanding and find ways to support all backgrounds.\u00a0 Leaving notes of encouragement for fellow Maroons to find or slipping a note under your neighbor\u2019s door could add a smile to someone\u2019s rainy day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Make giving back fun!\u00a0 Gather some friends and take a trip to Dollar Tree.\u00a0 Buy a few cases of soup or other nonperishables to donate to food drives.\u00a0 Carpool to spare the environment and enjoy the spirits.\u00a0 Salem Food Pantry is a non-profit organization located on 829 Indiana Street. Most churches will accept food donations as well.\u00a0 If you are truly passionate about giving back, gather your friends and campaign for donations to a favored organization.\u00a0 The Roanoke Diversity Center helps the LGBTQ community and is always accepting volunteers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Wherever this holiday season takes you, try and keep others in mind.\u00a0 It is safe to say this gleeful time of year is equally as stressful.\u00a0 Expressing gratitude will always benefit yourself at the end of the day.\u00a0 Have a warm season of giving!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Mia Shelton Fall has truly blessed us this year with gorgeous arrays of color blooming from trees and colder weather to snuggle up in.\u00a0 With the fall season creeping closer to winter, our favorite holiday season is upon us.\u00a0 With Halloween gone, Thanksgiving is the next holiday preparing for celebration.\u00a0 While Thanksgiving has a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,6],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-6979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-wellness","category-lifestyle","tag-summer2019"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}