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Opinion: Why you should celebrate National Day of Giving locally

Family Promise hosted its first Christmas Promise Store in 2018 at St. Paul United Methodist Church. - photo by Scott Rogers

12022018 PROMISE 5.jpg — Family Promise hosted its first Christmas Promise Store in 2018 at St. Paul United Methodist Church. - photo by Scott Rogers

Coming on the heels of highly commercial events like Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, the Day of Giving serves as reminder for us all that this very special holiday season needs to be about more than how much we can buy and spend.