Q: Now that you know the function of resources, start playing and plan ahead for survival. Surviving the winters and keeping your citizens from starving will be among the greatest challenges. During the cold months when you can't farm crops, gathering food is a good alternative, but remember to build your Gatherer's Hut in the forest where edible plants grow. Gatherer's Hut can be found under the Food Production tab and requires 30 logs and 12 stones to build. The maximum number of citizens working as Gatherers is 4, and it's best to keep the number as high as possible since Gatherers, despite the bad climate, will keep on gathering food. If you're playing in hard mode, Gatherers are the best food source in any season, so build as many Gatherer's Huts as you can, but keep them at a distance from each other. For maximum productivity, don't let the range circles overlap. Don't forget to build a Storage Barn nearby for the use of Gatherers. If you click on a Gatherer's Hut, details will show. You can see the Food Limit number, and once the limit is reached, no more food will be produced. Keep the food limit as high as possible, for as much food as the Storage Barn can hold. Gatherers produce food such as berries, mushrooms, onions, and roots. If you're playing in fair or mild climate, you can build a Fishing Port or a Farm to have fish and crops as your alternative food sources. You can build a Hunting Cabin as well for hunting deer for meat and leather. However, cutting down trees will decrease the wild-animal population so make sure to have Foresters plant saplings. As wild animals avoid areas of civilization, build Hunting Cabins away from towns. Pasturing is advisable as well, but animals such as chicken, sheep, and cows can only be gained from trade unless you're playing on normal or easy mode. A Forester Lodge defines an area where Foresters plant and later chop down mature trees for logs. A Forester Lodge should be built right next to a Gatherer's Hut since Foresters maintain the growth of the forest. This means more root crops and forest food will be gathered. For areas with few trees and not maintained by Foresters, trees will naturally grow. This process, however, takes more time than when forests are maintained by Foresters. To build a Forester Lodge, you need 32 logs and 12 stones. The maximum Forester per Forester Lodge is 4. If you click on the building, details will appear. Clicking on the "Cut" button will disable or enable the cutting of mature trees. When trees are cut, Foresters will place the logs on top of the nearest stockpile. Clicking on the "Plant" button will disable or enable the planting of saplings. Details will also show the Log Limit, and once the limit is reached, no more logs will be produced. To survive the winter, your citizens need firewood to keep from freezing to death. To make firewood, you need logs, and firewood is produced by a Woodcutter. Found under the Resource Production, a Woodcutter requires 24 logs and 8 stones, and with 1 worker maximum. Once they produce firewood, Wood Cutters will store the firewood on top of the nearest stockpile. If you have steady resources, food production, and population, make sure to build a Market and a Trading Post. A Market is used as a centralized location for all goods a town produces. Your assigned vendors will visit stockpiles and Storage Barns to collect a variety of resources for the Market. Build the Market at the center of your town or that part of town where you build most of your houses. Citizens living nearby can then just collect goods at the Market rather than go to stockpiles or storage barns. Since all resources are inside the Market, citizens can enjoy a large variety of food and supplies to keep them happy and healthy. A Trading Post is used to buy items that the town needs. It is where you can exchange resources for livestock, crop seeds, orchard seeds, meat, wool, and more. Since Merchants arrive by boat, Trading Posts are built by a lake. Note that lakes without access to the main river that flows through the town won't ever receive merchants. Merchants normally bring random goods to the Trading Post, but if you want them to bring a specific item, you can order it using the "Orders" tab. Make sure you have enough resources stored in your Trading Post to meet the equivalent trade amount of the item you want to purchase. Roads make travel easier and productivity higher. Bridges across rivers, streams, and lakes give your citizens access to neighboring flat lands. The more access there is to the other side of the water, the more resources can be gathered.
A: Prepare for winter. Gather logs and firewood. Build a Market and a Trading Post. Build roads and bridges.

Q: If it starts raining and you see someone stuck beneath the eaves of a shop because they were not expecting the storm, duck inside a convenience store and purchase an umbrella for them, if possible (and one for you, if necessary). Give them the umbrella so they can go on their way. When your birthday or holidays draw near, your friends and family might start asking you what you want. Ask them to make a charitable contribution to an organization of their choice (or of your choice) instead of getting you a gift. There are many ways to become a mentor. For instance, if you're a strong reader and writer, you could help out a young person who you know needs help writing an essay for school. If you know a teen neighbor needs help finding a job but their parents are too busy, you could teach them how to browse classifieds, develop a resume, and dress properly for an interview. If you have a valuable skill set, you could put your abilities to work as a volunteer with an organization. For instance, if you're a lawyer, you might offer to help out at a nonprofit that needs help with a legal matter. If you're an electrician, you might be able to help fix electrical problems at your local homeless shelter or soup kitchen. If you see someone waiting at the bus stop or trying in vain to hail a taxi, pull over and offer them a ride to their destination. The stranger is even more likely to appreciate and accept your offer if the weather is poor. Contact local music venues and ask if they would be willing to host an event for a charity. Once you've secured a venue, contact some local musicians and ask if they would be interested in performing in a charity concert. Once you have three or four bands or musicians available, advertise the event on social media and in local papers. Donate the ticket sales to a worthy charity. Encourage musicians and music venues to participate in your event by reminding them that while they won't make money directly from ticket sales of the event, they will get positive exposure. Music venues, additionally, will earn money from the sale of food and drinks during the concert, while musicians can sell their records and other merchandise. Identify charities that match your interests, then research each to ensure they are legitimate. Check each organization's website for a clear mission statement and lists of its programs, board of directors, and accomplishments. Find out how you can make a donation by checking the organization's website. The easiest way will probably be to use a credit card, PayPal, or another digital payment service. Many charities also accept checks or money orders. If you can't find information online about how to make a donation, call the charity's offices directly and inquire about how to do so. Use a third-party site like CharityWatch or GuideStar to identify charities and nonprofits that are legitimate.
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Give an umbrella to someone who doesn't have one when it's raining. Ask for donations instead of gifts on birthdays and holidays. Become a mentor to a child. Offer your professional services for free. Drive a stranger home. Host a music festival and donate the proceeds to charity. Make a charitable donation.