The First Presbyterian Church of Wellsboro is offering the chance to really make a difference in someone’s life this Christmas.

As a way to reduce the focus on materialism, the church is encouraging support for charitable organizations by holding the Alternative Giving Christmas Fair online for the public between now and Tuesday, Dec. 20.

The online fair is for those who have people on their Christmas lists who love a particular cause and for others that believe Christmas is too commercial, missing the point of honoring the birth of Jesus.

The form titled First Presbyterian Church Wellsboro Alternative Giving Christmas Fair is available online. It includes the names of the 16 participating charitable organizations and a brief description about each one’s mission and purpose.

The charitable organizations are: Ansanm, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Child Evangelism Fellowship of Tioga County, Diapers for Darlings, Haven of Tioga County, Heart of Tioga, His Thousand Hills Christian Camp & Retreat Center, the Humble Bumble Project, Medical Benevolence Foundation, Rewritten of Tioga County, Salvation Army, the Samaritan House, Seeds of Hope Partners, Tioga County Homeless Initiative, Ukraine Relief – Samaritan’s Purse and the Wellsboro Area Food Pantry.

At the online site – https://fpcwellsboro.breezechms.com/form/c4bc69 – those who want to donate to one or more of these charities can complete the form and make a contribution with a credit card.

Or, they can print off the form, complete and return it in person to the church office with a check made payable to the First Presbyterian Church between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays or mail it to the church at 130 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901.

All contributions are being collected at the First Presbyterian Church with 100 percent of the funds to be distributed on or before Saturday, Dec. 31 to the charities as designated by the donors.