The staff of the Catholic Herald hears about worthy charities, fundraising efforts and clothing drives year-round, but especially at this time of year.

Our own parishes hold food drives or put up giving trees, our families bring home fliers about school collections, and our friends tells us about the latest Knights of Columbus project or benefit gala.

We’re asking you to help us choose a local charity.

Nominate a Charity for the staff of the Catholic Herald to adopt for the holidays. We are looking for a way to share our gifts, use our talents and give some publicity to a worthy charity. We’ll choose one from the nominees, work to help them achieve their holiday goals, and then feature the winning charity in the print edition and online, as well as on our social media sites.

We need you to:
Nominate a charity by Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. Include its full name, address, phone number, email address and a contact person. Add your name, phone number and email address.

How?
Email aaugherton@catholicherald.com with the subject line: Nominate a Charity; fax 703/524-2782; or comment on this blog.

What else?
Tell us about the group, what they do, what kind of help they need and why we should choose to work with them. Feel free to include why you are nominating them.

Thanks for helping us find a way to share our blessings with the local Catholic community.