People are overwhelmed by Christmas cards from the less fortunate
LONDON -- The holiday season is a time for giving thanks to the people who've supported us over the past year. But for some people, that support can play a more significant role in their quality of life.
Vendors of the Big Issue, a street newspaper that is sold by homeless or poor individuals in the UK, are giving thanks to their loyal customers by giving them Christmas cards.
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This touching gesture has prompted countless people to post pictures of their cards and to express how moved they are.
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Indeed, for many people the card from their Big Issue vendor was the first Christmas card they received.
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
