You can make a difference with just $5.00, if 10 of my friends donate, that is $50 more to give a family Christmas..this was posted from an old friend of mine in Denton, please help if you can.
Happy Holidays!
Patti
Ripped from Shannon A
Shannon Adelman Browning From Amanda Goldstein, To my everyday elves.....the phone conversation I had with the parents of our needy family today was heartbreaking. Apparently there are 3 kids, not 2. Two girls, one nine, one seven, and a four year old little boy. The parents were utterly speechless when told that they had been chosen as a "special Santa project" family this year. When asked what to get the kids, the mom's only response was, "My children need clothes". Soooooo.....needless to say I am more amp'd to help than ever. I'm thinking since time is of the essence what might be easier is for everyone, who is willing, to donate to a Paypal account I have set up for this fund. That way I can go shopping with the amount received and get everything at once. If you don't feel comfortable with sending money via Paypal I can always give out more information and you can shop and drop off at my house. All my student from the family has told her mom that she wants for Christmas is to get to see Santa Claus....I have arranged with the bilingual teacher and a man that plays the part of Santa for his congregation every year to deliver the presents with me and pay a very special visit to the family. The money you donate to this fund will go towards clothing, I have all their sizes, toys, I have a list of all their likes, and food. Their mom told me that anything that they got would be appreciated as some nights the three kids share a small pot of chicken soup for dinner as there is nothing else available. (We can not bring them prepared food as that is legally a health code violation and we are not aware of all allergies so I appreciate that idea but we will have to stick to purchasing food instead) I think that if we all put in a little something we can make this family's December so much better. I completely understand if you do not want to donate and would rather purchase things yourself. Please just email me individually and I will give you the list of sizes and gift ideas. If you are interested in doing it the Paypal way you can go to Paypal, if you have your own account you can sign in, choose send money, and send a donation to <b>everydayelves4good@gmail.com</b>. If you do not have an account you can still send money but you must use a credit card/bank card. The instructions on how to do this are on Paypal's home page.
Again, I appreciate your willingness to help. I feel so lucky and honored to have friends like you that care so much for those that you have never even met.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
Amanda
They are up to $500 as of a short while ago...Just $5 or $10 can make a huge difference to a family of 5..in North Texas.