It's the Brian Laird

show on WNYC. I'm Bridget Bergen in for Brian today and we want to end the show today with something hopeful.

Yes, most of the news by its nature is bad and the holidays can be exhausting for our bodies, souls, and certainly our bank accounts.

But for all the anger and fear, there's also some, dare we say, goodness and cheer, and we want to hear from you about some of the

good deeds you're doing, or maybe that are being done for you or your neighbors in communities. We have a co-drive going here at WNC. There's a toy drive happening in the lobby of our building too.

Two women in my neighborhood organized a gift drive for a local shelter for families who have experienced

domestic violence and we're all taking a wish list.

What are the ways big and small that you are giving back to others at this time of year. Do you work through an

organization or are you working one-on-one? Is this something you're new to

trying or is this an annual tradition?

Maybe something that you're trying to share with your family.

Give us a call.

The number is 212 433 WNYC.

That's 212, 432 433 962.

And if you can't get through on the phone,

you can always text at that number

or tweet us at Brian Lair.

So we're gonna do a little bit of a feel good Friday. Gift giving and

supporting local businesses or listener-owned businesses is great and we encourage it, but we also want to talk about the good works of the season.

And we're joined for this by Cypriot Salusia, executive director of New York Cares, the Volunteer Organization behind the Coate Drive I mentioned,

which they do annually, plus they partner folks looking for hands-on volunteer work with

community groups looking for help.

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