Christmas work party wish list questionnaire for holiday gift exchanges | Examiner.com

Holiday gift exchanges for the Christmas work party are awkward. Trading gifts among people you don't know may seem like a pointless pain in the neck. But if you're attending a company work party and the gift exchanges are unavoidable, here are ways to make it work. Some people look forward to gift exchanges--senior citizens, developmentally disabled people, employees in small businesses, adult education students, work at home groups. A problem with gift exchanges is not knowing what to get a co-worker for the holiday work party. So have participants fill out a work party wish list questionnaire or preference profile. Here's a wish list questionnaire to print and distribute a few weeks before your holiday party. Gift suggestions based on Christmas wish list questionnaire answers are included.   Christmas work party wish list questionnaire for holiday gift exchanges | Examiner.com

Thanksgiving food basket donations: Best food drive items to give food banks

Thanksgiving is the season for giving and food pantries are a great place to donate. Is your workplace or church hosting a food drive? Here are the best donations to give food banks, canned good drives, missions and homeless shelters this holiday season. If you've worked at food banks you know that some foods are donated in over-abundance. There are also certain food basket donations you never have enough of. So give these foods and supplies to the next Thanksgiving and Christmas food drive.  Thanksgiving food basket donations: Best food drive items to give food banks | Examiner.com