1. Help a soldier have a good holiday; check out anysoldier.com to buy items off their wish lists.

2. Before you make another click, check out goodshop.com. This site makes your online purchases more meaningful by donating a percentage of the sale to charity.

3. Getting a new laptop for Christmas? Instead of trashing the old one, put it to good use at worldcomputerexchnage.org

4. Do something good for your body and for others. Volunteer at achillestrackclub.org, where you

can participate in biweekly runs with disabled athletes.

5. Help a kid hit the books. Visit learningleaders.org to become a tutor for a New York City public school student.

6. Let your furry friend get in on the giving, too.

Visit tdi-dog.org, where you can train your pet to be a therapy dog.