Giving Tuesday 2020: List of retailers, brands giving back this holiday season

Many retailers and brands have joined the global movement of generosity by pledging a percentage of sales to various charities in honor of Giving Tuesday 2020.

Sam’s Club offering free virtual visits with Santa from the North Pole

Sam’s Club announced that members can book a free personal live session with Santa and take a photo with him, one of many retailers adjusting holiday plans due to COVID-19.

Real Christmas trees provide holiday comfort for many amid pandemic

Christmas tree growers who have faced increased interest in artificial trees in recent years say demand for real, fresh-cut evergreens is strong this season.

Santa's mailbag gives a peek into children's pandemic worries

Letters pouring by the tens of thousands into Santa's mailbox offer a glimpse into the worries and hopes of children awaiting a pandemic-hit Christmas.

Entrepreneurs pay for over $40K in groceries at metro Atlanta Kroger

The shoppers at the Decatur Kroger were shocked when all their groceries were paid for by a group of Atlanta entrepreneurs.

San Franciscans step up in big way during pandemic, passing out meals and PPE

More than 2,000 meals were distributed to a community that organizers say could easily have been forgotten. The San Francisco Fire Department and sheriff's office came together to lend a hand to the nonprofit "Self Help for the Elderly."

COVID forces South Bay nonprofit to adjust Thanksgiving meal service, but doesn't dampen spirit

Several hundred homeless people in San Jose received a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in a not so traditional way. City Team found a way to work around the pandemic and provide grab and go meals. 

Salvation Army provides thousands of 'to-go' Thanksgiving meals

This year, volunteers could not help prepare the meal because of safety concerns and CDC guidelines around COVID-19. So, the nonprofit organization altered its 70-year tradition and partnered with a catering company instead.

Glide Church turns San Francisco street into block-long dining room for Thanksgiving

"There was no question we were going to serve Thanksgiving, it was just how we were going to do it," said Jean Cooper, strategy officer for Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco.