I REALLY HATE SHOPPING!....
Sorry.... needed to vent......
A little feedback...... As the Agency has provided lists for different families Santa and a helper or two has been filling the sack.......
Sure... Toys...... Books.... Clothes...... but let me share a few that just make me say WOW as well as tear at me a bit......
A 17yo young lady that recently completed HS and is starting at ACC wanted a bookbag and bus pass.....
a 17yo young man asked for pants, shoes and a couple of shirts for his mom......
another young man about to be a father asked for stuff for a newborn......
while yet another asked for diapers for his baby sister......
4 asked for Christmas Dinners and will receive everything needed from Sodas, Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, green beans, rolls and a Pie....
Many have asked for toys for younger brothers and sisters..... one has 3 cousins and asked for toys for them.....
The Agency asked for some games for a party for all the kids and they were got.....
So far....
Thanks to your generosity.......
We have provided EVERY ITEM on EVERY KIDS WISH LIST
Some don't come forward... Some won't ask.....
They don't need to...
We're getting them all something....
Parents/Guardians picking things up this week have cried..... They did not know what to expect.....
I've learned a lot these last few days......
I didn't know how expensive some items had become......
Shoes for example..... and board games..... Why are simple games like monopoly and scrabble $15 a pop?... When did kids shoes get so expensive...
Gotta pick up more items in the next couple of days but most of what we generated will be in the right hands by the end of the week.....
Most of the cards are being converted to tangible items......
Some will be used as stocking stuffer......
There are still plenty of items to make the way to the kids but I don't think that is going to be a problem.....
There are a few of these families far needier than others.....
Every Kid is getting something from us..... But a few families with greater needs are getting Christmas....
As we package everything up to go to the kids..... I can't help but extend a little of your generosity towards the ones like I mentioned above......
The ones that ask for things for little brothers or sisters instead of themselves.....
Sure... Toys...... Books.... Clothes...... but let me share a few that just make me say WOW as well as tear at me a bit......
A 17yo young lady that recently completed HS and is starting at ACC wanted a bookbag and bus pass.....
a 17yo young man asked for pants, shoes and a couple of shirts for his mom......
another young man about to be a father asked for stuff for a newborn......
while yet another asked for diapers for his baby sister......
4 asked for Christmas Dinners and will receive everything needed from Sodas, Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, green beans, rolls and a Pie....
Many have asked for toys for younger brothers and sisters..... one has 3 cousins and asked for toys for them.....
The Agency asked for some games for a party for all the kids and they were got.....
So far....
Thanks to your generosity.......
We have provided EVERY ITEM on EVERY KIDS WISH LIST
Some don't come forward... Some won't ask.....
They don't need to...
We're getting them all something....
Parents/Guardians picking things up this week have cried..... They did not know what to expect.....
I've learned a lot these last few days......
I didn't know how expensive some items had become......
Shoes for example..... and board games..... Why are simple games like monopoly and scrabble $15 a pop?... When did kids shoes get so expensive...
Gotta pick up more items in the next couple of days but most of what we generated will be in the right hands by the end of the week.....
Most of the cards are being converted to tangible items......
Some will be used as stocking stuffer......
There are still plenty of items to make the way to the kids but I don't think that is going to be a problem.....
There are a few of these families far needier than others.....
Every Kid is getting something from us..... But a few families with greater needs are getting Christmas....
As we package everything up to go to the kids..... I can't help but extend a little of your generosity towards the ones like I mentioned above......
The ones that ask for things for little brothers or sisters instead of themselves.....
