Christmas is the season of joy of gift giving. The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays.
Thanks to the giving of stuffed Christmas stockings by 19 of our Club members - and some of their spouses - 57 children of 27 families at Solid Ground had a brightened Christmas morning.
The stockings were stuffed with great care and creativity by all, certainly bringing great joy to children who would other wise not experience the magical moments and giving spirit of Christmas.
Once again, nine spouses of our members contributed a creative, loving and caring hand in putting together the stockings for the children.
Overall, many stockings were over stuffed, had the personal names of the children attached or were accompanied by stuffed animals. One spouse even wrote personalized notes to the children.
One member, as in previous years, donated a huge box of Mrs. Field’s cookies for the Solid Ground staff and families to enjoy.
Without a doubt your stocking stuffers brightened the holiday season for the children and their parents who are struggling to escape homelessness and build of a new life of self-sufficiency. In addition, you are truly modeling for them the true spirit of service above self.
On behalf of the families and their children at Solid Ground, a sincere thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity this past holiday season.