'Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone' ~ Stories from around the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions

Charles Schulz (1922–2000), the legendary American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Peanuts and those iconic characters Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Pig-Pen, Woodstock, Schroeder and all the rest, once said in his trademark simple and understated way, "Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone."

There are so many examples of people and organizations "doing a little something extra for someone" during the holidays that I thought it was worthwhile to share at least a few of these inspirational and uplifting stories below from across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions:

Star-Gazette, "A CHRISTMAS STORY: How a crying child spurred a century of giving"

WETM-TV, "Firefighters Volunteer Work With Arctic League Spans Decades"

Star-Gazette, "Meals on Wheels Christmas stockings an extra treat"

The Evening Tribune, "Unexpected giving strikes a chord"

The Leader, "Corning's C-VETS visit Bath VA" 

Star-Gazette, "Big Flats girl collects more than 26,000 holiday cards"

Chronicle-Express, "The Spirit Lives Here"

Tompkins Weekly, "O, Christmas Tree: Local farms work year-round to make certain holiday traditions can continue"

The Evening Tribune, "Hornell man brightens holidays"

WENY-TV, "4th Annual 'Spirit of the Season'"

The Evening Tribune, "Frosty fundraiser fulfills Humane Society's wish list"

The Odessa File, "Christmas Light Tour makes season bright"

My very best wishes to all of you for a safe, meaningful and memorable Holiday Season!