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‘Tis the season for the gala that gives back.

This year, many city employers are turning holiday parties into Hurricane Sandy charity drives.

Dress for Success, a nonprofit that helps women find work, is giving up its annual lunch and manicure to throw 40 kids in the Rockaways a Dec. 13 party featuring Hot 97’s Street Team.

“We’re in the business of giving back, and we wanted to help,” says Suzanne Elliott, the charity’s chief operating officer. “We put together a fun evening for them with gifts, music and the opportunity to escape.”

Do-gooders aren’t just donating their fetes to the greater good. The 2012 Battalia Winston Holiday Party Survey reports that 51% of companies across the country are donating to charity, up from just 39% last year.

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