The Gift of Giving.
So, for Key Club, we are collecting letters from the post office from needy kids that wrote Santa letters and buying gifts for these kids and sending them out. I thought it was a great project when I heard of it, but didn't really think a whole lot of it. Since my mother works for the post office, I got all the information from her to get the letters and everything. Today, she came home with a few letters that she thought would be suitable for the fundraiser. She said they were sad, but again, I didn't think much of it.
But then I proceeded to read them. And I have to say, those letters moved me to tears. There's one boy who gets bullied by the kids at his school and asked Santa to forgive him for getting mad at them. The mother included a note with the boy's letter explaining their social situation. Basically the boy has been bullied by kids at his school for 2 years. His mom and him moved from their home due to domestic abuse. The boy's parents are now getting divorced and he hasn't seen him father in 3 years.
There's another boy who asks Santa for a gift for him and his brother because his mom can't afford to buy them toys. There's a similar letter with a little girl asking for clothes for her and her two brothers because her mother does not have enough money to buy them gifts.
Just reading all of these made me appreciate all that I have. And at the same time, I am soooo eager to help them all out and love this project 10x more because of it. I was daydreaming after reading these and trying to imagine the look on the little kids face when they will receive the presents from "Santa" (through the care of our Key Club.) Again, I started to get tears thinking about how these children will have a little bit happier holidays.
This is really what this season is about. I hope that our Key Clubbers are generous in their donations, cause I know I will be.
But then I proceeded to read them. And I have to say, those letters moved me to tears. There's one boy who gets bullied by the kids at his school and asked Santa to forgive him for getting mad at them. The mother included a note with the boy's letter explaining their social situation. Basically the boy has been bullied by kids at his school for 2 years. His mom and him moved from their home due to domestic abuse. The boy's parents are now getting divorced and he hasn't seen him father in 3 years.
There's another boy who asks Santa for a gift for him and his brother because his mom can't afford to buy them toys. There's a similar letter with a little girl asking for clothes for her and her two brothers because her mother does not have enough money to buy them gifts.
Just reading all of these made me appreciate all that I have. And at the same time, I am soooo eager to help them all out and love this project 10x more because of it. I was daydreaming after reading these and trying to imagine the look on the little kids face when they will receive the presents from "Santa" (through the care of our Key Club.) Again, I started to get tears thinking about how these children will have a little bit happier holidays.
This is really what this season is about. I hope that our Key Clubbers are generous in their donations, cause I know I will be.