In the age of online shopping, the approach of Thanksgiving brings with it an avalanche of catalogs, filling every cubic inch of our mailboxes. Reportedly, an epidemic of frugality, inspired by the sputtering American economy, is helping to route many of those catalogs directly into recycling bins.
But in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we would like to call your attention to an online shopping opportunity that probably won’t make it to your mailbox. It resides at www.homefrontnj.org under the link “DONATE NOW!” and it offers a small selection of gifts guaranteed to be appreciated more than any gadget or bauble.
The especially fortunate among us will find that $500 will feed a hungry Mercer County family for a week. More of us will note that $25 will buy a case of diapers for an infant in a needy household. All of us can appreciate the box marked “Other,” where no gift is too small to do good.
Happy Thanksgiving.
