Easy ways to donate to charity without spending a dime

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Story Published: Nov 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM PDT

By Herb Weisbaum

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'Tis the season to give and give back. It's never too early to teach your children the importance of giving to those less fortunate.

"It could turn into a career for some kids or they could realize, hey I really enjoy this and I benefit from it and I'm going to continue to volunteer," says Laura Hahn with Good Housekeeping

She has some great ideas that don't involve writing a check.

Since charity really does begin in the home you can donate old sports uniforms and athletic gear. SportsGift.org distributes used sports equipment to underprivileged kids across the globe.


And amvets.org/taskforcedvd collects new and used DVDs and sends them to US troops around the world.

Another good idea: When your kid upgrades their cell phones, locate a local program that refurbishes old phone and gives them to various charities:

http://www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fifteen/cell-phone-recycling.htm

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