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POSTED: 3:53 pm EST November 19, 2004
UPDATED: 8:15 am EST November 22, 2004
I asked some people the other day if they knew the significance of Nov.15. They looked at me and shook their heads indicating it wasn�t ringing a bell (that�s a clue).
Nov. 15 was National Philanthropy Day (NPD), and it was celebrated by more than 50,000 people across the country. NPD celebrates the daily contributions individuals and organizations across the world make to countless causes and missions.
It�s quite a contrast to the messages of hyper-consumption that advertisers overwhelm us with at this time of year. I�m talking about the 'if you just buy one more thing you too can be eternally happy' messages. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, let me say that children are particularly susceptible to this bombardment."
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