Dear Santas!
It's that time again. What a year! The kids are excited and all of the elves around here have started to pull it together. We are doing a simplified version this year. We know many folks gave to the Hurricane Victims funds ( Good Job!) and we know our funds will be challenged. (We learned from 9/11. )
What we are going to do is give the kids exactly what they want or need ... a gift card to all the malls around their area. That way they can take care of their heart's desire. We will prepare beautiful and fun holiday bags filled with a stuffed animal, books, candy ... you know, the stuff that makes the holidays so fabulous! The kids are writing holiday cards to the families who have suffered from the hurricanes. Who better to understand how devastating loosing your home and even loved ones than children who have been victimized by violence their whole lives?
They understand that we may not have as much to distribute this year. I'll divide up the money that does come in amongst the 104 kids. It will be a wonderful thing!
Please visit the What We Need page, that stuff still applies. Write a card from you to a child. It means so much. The kids will still have gifts to open. In addition, each house and caseload will have a party thrown just for them, and I'll purchase a movie of their choice for the houses to keep. We'll also help decorate, and we'll be finding each house something special as a group gift.
So you see we still have our work cut out for us! And we cannot do it without you! Please e-mail us and send in your donations asap. We are so grateful to have generous angels in our world like you.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Pat
Stop by www.beasanta.org for updates. We can’t wait to hear from you! Happy Holidays.
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