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Rick Steves' Holiday Challenge: Donate Money to the Needy, Get Travel Gifts

The Edmonds residents want those who can to donate $100 to Bread for the World.

In August, . At the same time, he challenged other civic businesspeople in Puget Sound to donate to their communities as well.

Now, Steves says he wants to put a little extra meaning into the holiday season by raising money to help protect the poorest and hungriest Americans from necessary budget cuts being made in Washington, DC. This time, he’s calling on anyone who wants to help. Steves’ challenge: Those who donate money directly to Bread for the World will receive a special Christmas present from Steves.

On his Web site, Steves writes that Bread for the World is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in Washington, DC, working to urge our government to address the needs of hungry people at home and around the world.

How can you help?

With a $100 gift, Steves will send you his Rick Steves' European Christmas DVD; a European Christmas coffee-table book; and a Christmas music CD produced while filming , featuring 20 favorite European carols.

Donations should be made by Dec. 15 to make sure your gifts get to you by Christmas.

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Kim Carney May 21, 2013 at 03:57 pm
It is beautiful and cold, just like Edmonds ;)
mojomichelle May 18, 2013 at 09:03 am
That is true about Citypark being in a lot of shade. Where's the skateboard park? Possibly a spotRead More at Edmonds Marina Beach??
Jeanne Gustafson (Editor) May 17, 2013 at 02:00 pm
Cassy said on Facebook (sorry to those having trouble logging in today!): Would love to have aRead More splash pad and yes please move it so it is in the full sun. If you are going to have a splash pad we need to take advantage of the sunshine.
James Spangler May 17, 2013 at 01:46 pm
A splash pad would be great, but that space is so shady - maybe next to the skateboard park instead.Read More
CMR May 18, 2013 at 03:20 pm
Works well for me. I like the new format
Priya Sinha May 15, 2013 at 02:37 pm
It sucks! Its confusing to follow.
Terri Buysse March 29, 2013 at 09:35 pm
If you want to know what it's like to have your religion disrespected, try having school camps,Read More orchestra and band concerts and back-to-school nights on the holiest of your religious holidays (equivalent to Christmas and Easter). Everyone knows that an egg hunt is an Easter event whether it's called that or not. Everyone know that a holiday tree is really a Christmas tree. Trust me, the atheists and/or non-Christians are not trying to destroy Christianity. First, it would be impossible. Second, it would be too dangerous to us personally. Last, I personally respect other's traditions, but I'm not sure the same can always be said in reverse.
KGreen March 29, 2013 at 02:44 pm
Don't we have more important things to worry about? Easter Egg, Egg Hunt, who cares? It's a funRead More community event. And thank you to the sponsers that make this happen.
Sally Hyde March 28, 2013 at 10:24 pm
First of all, the government is not supposed to promote any religion. Secondly, the Easter bunnyRead More and egg hunt has no historical religious significance that I can think of, even though this is part of an American tradition. I am good with deleting the word Easter, and would like to see a departure from any emphasis on candy, which only compounds the diabetic epidemic in this country. Sometimes it is good to rethink the wisdom of something simply because it is a "tradition".