12 Days of Good Giving

Each day from now until Christmas Eve, Life & Style will highlight a gift that can make a difference in the world. Giving one of these presents can help feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, rescue wildlife, restore the planet. Giving these gifts can make many people happy, including you.

Today’s Gift Idea: The Hollywood Edition of Monopoly. This specialty licensed version of the popular family game features all the legendary Hollywood landmarks, including the Hollywood Bowl, Paramount Studios, and the Capitol Records tower. Players can build green houses or red hotels on the pricey real estate around the board. Imagine the rent for a luxury hotel on the 20th Century lot!

The Payoff: Proceeds from sales of the $30 game directly benefit Hollywood’s Family Assistance Program, a charitable grass-roots organization that helps homeless women and their children find permanent housing. The program also offers job training, parenting classes, psychological counseling for mothers, tutoring and child care for young children and a safe haven for runaway teens.

Place Your Order: To give the Family Assistance Program the maximum benefit of your purchase, order the game directly from the program’s office at (213) 461-9632. Or go to the organization’s World Wide Web site at www.FAP.org.