Spread Holiday Cheer
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One of the greatest benefits of living in a managed association is a real sense
of community. Help bring people together and build lasting bonds by hosting an
event or competition that everyone can participate in. Whether you create a holiday
committee or the board manages this responsibility themselves, some easy
ideas include:
• Cookie swap. Invite attendees to bring a few dozen of their favorite holiday
treats to a party. Everyone who attends gets to mix and match their own treat
bag to bring home, allowing residents to share their family favorites and
sample others.
• Festive contest. Offer a festive competition for all ages, such as a best-
decorated house contest that adults will enjoy and a gingerbread house or
cookie decoration contest for the kids. Be sure to announce the winners at a
holiday party or in a community newsletter, and remember to thank everyone
who participated!
• Donation drive. Consider hosting a canned food drive, a toy drive, or an activity
where volunteers assemble backpacks or emergency kits for a local shelter
or other organization. You can also work with a trusted nonprofit to turn your
holiday event into a fundraiser. Associa Cares is a nonprofit organization
created to assist families and communities in crisis as a result of natural and
man-made disasters.
To learn more about
Associa Cares, visit
associacares.org.
