Youths discover gift of birthday giving - Yahoo! Canada News

Youths discover gift of birthday giving - Yahoo! Canada News: "ALGARY (CBC) - A handful of children and teenagers are making donations instead of accepting gifts on their birthdays, in what some are calling a growing trend in philanthropy. ADVERTISEMENT 'We are seeing more recent examples here in Calgary,' said Keith Steel, director of the Institute for Nonprofit Studies at Mount Royal College. 'I think that there's an increasing degree of social consciousness among young people, and they actually want to do something.'"