12/02/2025
Hey neighbor -
Today is Giving Tuesday. And while I’m grateful for the focus on generosity (you should absolutely donate to TCC: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-tcc), I think we get this day all wrong.
Thanksgiving is often spent with extended family, close friends, or whomever we feel most at home with. Tables are full of incredible food. Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday quickly follow before giving a nod to charity on Giving Tuesday.
Our generosity doesn’t need to be separated from how we view family, or from who we say belongs in our neighborhood. Our generosity can be an integral part of our daily lives, and the way we give can empower and draw neighbors closer into our community as full and equal participants - rather than keeping them dependent and separate.
If you’re looking to close the gap between gratitude and giving, and between yourself and your neighbor in need, come be a part of what we’re growing at TCC: a community rich with purpose and belonging.
You can impact your neighbors in these tangible, life giving ways:
$10 shares a meal with a neighbor. You can also show up to community dinners on Tuesdays, bring a dish, and build a mutually supportive relationship with neighbors who didn’t have a family to call home this Thanksgiving.
$75 helps operate our third space to host community events that empower and connect. You can also attend and even host community events yourself.
$250 helps fund architects who are designing new affordable homes for families who need it most. And after we build those homes together, you can grow herbs, vegetables, and flowers alongside our new neighbors in our shared community garden. You can raise your families together. You can invite them into your home for Thanksgiving dinner. Or maybe they’ll invite you into theirs.
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-tcc
