Today I picked up the list of families directly from the food pantry. Below is the results of the total amount of people we will be responsible for giving Christmas dinner and toys this holiday season. I admit, seeing it out on paper like this ... almost 50 kids to buy Christmas presents for and feeding approx 70 people is daunting. It is going to be an extremely difficult process for us, I am just realizing what we got ourselves into and logistically it's going to be a Christmas miracle if we can pull it off. Imagine for a moment, the shopping involved for 70 people, making lists, fitting all this stuff into shopping carts, somehow loading it into my little car, bringing it home, unpacking and than packing them up by family. What about the perishable stuff like the Christmas hams? Where the heck I am going to store 13 hams? O.o
Once we actually get probably 40 grocery bags of stuff packed up and organized we still have to manage to haul it over to the food pantry. Toys for 50 kids 2 days before Christmas ... all must be purchased, price tags removed, wrapped, labeled and put in the correct place for each family. Nearly every family, some who do not speak any english want the items delivered. We have to somehow call them, get the address, directions and time everything for one night. Anyone speak Spanish that can make some calls on our behalf?
I always seem to manage to start little projects that somehow quickly blossom into something beyond my original intentions. It is somehow a flaw and a quality. As mindboggling as it all looks to me right now, I have no doubt that we, as a community, will succeed in our mission. I am just the vessel through which all your generosity becomes reality. I thank you all for believing in what we do and having the heart and compassion to show the true meaning of the holidays to those less fortunate than us. If you can make a donation, please do: We urgently need your help to give all we can to these families.
Family #1 Total Household Size: 15
Girl: 10 months old
Girl: 2 years old
Boy: 4 years old
Boy: 5 years old
Boy: 7 years old
Girl: 7 years old
Boy: 9 years old
Family #2 Total Household Size: 8
Boy: 15 months old
Boy: 2 years old
Boy: 3 years old
Boy: 6 years old
Girl: 9 years old
Girl: 13 years old
Family #3 Total Household Size: 6
Girl: 8 years old
Boy: 6 months old
Girl: 7 years old
Boy: 4 years old
Family #4 Total Household Size: 4
Boy: 12 years old
Boy: 15 years old
Family #5 Total Household Size: 4
Boy: 10 years old
Girl: 12 years old
Family #6 Total Household Size: 4
Girl: 14 years old
Girl: 10 years old
Family #7 Total Household Size: 8
Girl: 17 years old
Boy: 13 years old
Girl: 12 years old
Girl: 6 years old
boy: 5 years old
Boy: 4 years old
Family #8 Total Household Size: 7
B0y: 3 months
Girl: 3 years old
Boy: 6 years old
Boy: 7 years old
Girl: 12 years old
Family #9 Total Household Size: 4
Boy: 7 years old
Boy: 14 years old
Boy: 16 years old
Family #10 Total Household Size: 8
Girl: 4 years old
Boy: 1 years old
Boy: 14 years old
Family #11 Total Household Size: 5
Boy: 15 years old
Girl: 12 years old
Boy: 17 years old
Family #12 Total Household Size: Unknown
Girl: 13 years old
Boy: 5 years old
Boy: 10 years old
Girl: (Twin) 9 years old
Girl: (Twin) 9 years old
Family #13 Total Household Size: 2
Girl: 13 years old
If you can help make a difference in these kids lives this Christmas, please click to donate below or find a kiosk inworld.
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