VARIETY VILLAGE: It's better to give

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What genius scheduled Giving Tuesday right after the shopping orgies of Black Friday and Cyber Monday?

Brilliant. Drain everybody’s wallet, then ask them to be generous to charities.

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I blame Justin Trudeau.

(Editor’s note: As impartial as ever, eh, you retired old libertarian goat?)

OK, then it must be John Tory’s fault.

(Ed.: Charity is not municipal, Strobel. The mayor is in charge of empty bike lanes, gridlock and social engineering.)

Whatever. Happy Giving Tuesday, dear reader. Before I make the case for giving to my Sun Christmas Fund for Variety Village, here are a few of your other Giving Tuesday options.

You could give a passing bicycultist the finger, either before or after he spits on your Buick.

You could give a sweet damn about the Habs — currently a bit of a charity case — having lost eight games straight.

You could give Sportsnet a piece of your mind for giving Don Cherry the boot, though that door looks closed. Cherry, I mean, not your mind.

You could give to Sportsnet’s hockey partner, CBC, but, hey, you already do at tax time, plenty.

Or you could give every Tom, Dick and hairy politician hell for being hypersensitive, holier-than-thou, handwringing, hectoring, hopelessly “woke” hypocrites.

(Ed.: Too much time in the wilds of Kagawong, Strobel?)

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Sadly, former boss, I can’t get the squirrels and loons to listen to my rants. Even the timberwolves, who usually enjoy a good howl, have practically disappeared.

Perhaps, I’m not describing the true meaning of Giving Tuesday.

So cast your gaze toward Scarborough, to where Variety Village nestles in the new-fallen snow, at Kingston Rd. and the Danforth Ave.

You will see no politics or division or strife, other than kids being kids. Just a happy mass of wheelchairs, walkers, guide dogs and humans of all ages, sizes, colours, creeds and ability or disability -‑ in a place that needs our help to survive, and to thrive.

Something to consider on this Giving Tuesday.

Watch for promo ads in the Toronto Sun through Christmas or donate directly at sunchristmasfund.ca. Join these generous folks who got a head start on Giving Tuesday:

 Maureen Oliphant, Toronto  $50
Ann Hawley, Etobicoke  $50
Gillian Roberts, Whitby  $50
James Collins, Wilmington, NC, USA  $100
Jacquie Porteous,  Winchester  $25
Rosaleen Dunne, Ajax   $500
Sylvia Saunders, Oshawa  $ 50
James & Margaret McLeod, Brampton  $100
David Handm, Burlington  $100
A. Hinshelwood, Ajax  $40
Allan & Jill Matthews, Ajax  $40
Mary Cseledes, Toronto  $100
June Hodge, Lisle  $200
Antonio Cardone, Guelph  $50
Gord Bell, Toronto  $100
Maria Daniel, Etobicoke  $50
Alan Owen, Toronto  $25

To Date:  $6,993