Fab Or Drab: #GivingTuesday Edition

There is a new holiday on the calendar this year! November 27 is #GivingTuesday. There is going to be a lot of Drab this week, but you can add some Fab by finding ways to give back to causes you care about!

Drab: Holiday Traffic

epSos .de / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: epsos

When a drive that should take 30 minutes takes 2 hours...

Fab: Donating Clothes

Steve Snodgrass / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: stevensnodgrass

Go through your old duds while you're at your parents house. Be honest with yourself: those jeans haven't fit since 1998.

Drab: Crowded Stores

Pedro Figueiredo / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: pfig

The deals might be good, but the lines!!!

Fab: Helping with Sandy Relief

Kars4Kids Car Donation / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: kars4kids

Even if you aren't on the East Coast, there are still lots of ways to help. And involve your whole family!

Drab: Airport Lines

Karl Baron / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: kalleboo

There is only so much time you can spend under florescent lights before you start to go a little mad.

Fab: Lend a Hand at a Food Bank

SJU undergraduate / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: sjuadmissions

Fact: volunteering makes you look hunky.

Drab: Getting This Song Stuck in Your Head

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Oh oh oh it’s Thanksgiving. We we we we are gonna have a good time...

Fab: Donating Blood

Wesley Fryer / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: wfryer

Or you can find information here. Bonus, free cookies and juice!

Drab: Circling the Parking Lot for Hours

Nic Redhead / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: somethingness

How are there no spots at 7AM?!

Fab: Volunteer at an Animal Shelter

Klearchos Kapoutsis / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: klearchos

You can help this lil' guy find a home. Look at that face!

Drab: Thanksgiving Dirty Dishes

emilee rade / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: bierdoctor

Double Drab: If you don't have a dishwasher.

Fab: Become a Tutor or Mentor

Shana Stine / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: shanastine

There are some awesome kids in your community. Go hang out with them!

Drab: Debating Politics with Your Family

Babies for Obama 2012 / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: babiesforobama

The election might be over but everyone still has A LOT of opinions.

Photo sources: Flickr users politicalpulse (left) and BabiesForObama (right)

Fab: Building Someone a New Home

Official http://U.S. Navy Page / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: usnavy

Get some friends together to help. Remind them that manual labor burns off all those pumpkin pie calories.

Drab: This.

Mr.TinDC / CC BY-ND http://2.0 / Flickr: mr_t_in_dc

Fab: Support Our Troops and Veterans

Rona Proudfoot / CC BY-SA http://2.0 / Flickr: ronnie44052

And their families, too!

Let's show that Americans give as good as they get!!

JD Hancock / CC BY http://2.0 / Flickr: jdhancock