Sunday, December 18, 2011

A Merry Christmas to all

It’s been a wonderful time of the year. The generosity of our community constantly amazes us. It is modern-day version of the bible’s story of the Loaves and Fishes: our gifts miraculously multiply to take care of many.

In the last month we have received so many generous donations.  Here’s just a few…
The girls of Brownie Troop 4475 of Allenton collected and donated 35 winter jackets, plus hats, mittens, and boots.  Just in time for the coldest part of winter!  Our kids are going to be dressed nice and warm thanks to their efforts.

Germantown’s Girl Scout Troop 2756 held a pajama party at County Line Elementary School with various fun stations for nail & face painting, colored hairspray, and a whipped cream challenge contest. Admission to this fun event: donate an article of clothing. They had about 40 scouts attend, and collected a bunch of clothes that our families can really use.
The wonderful ladies of The Bookies Book Club also took up a collection and donated alot of nice new clothing, pictured here, from shirts to pajamas, to the always-needed underwear.

And then there are all the folks that donate by dropping clothing off at our Donation Bin at St. Boniface Church.  The bin has been filled to over-flowing several times in the last few weeks with great stuff... like the secret “santa” that left an entire bag of brand-new socks and tights!! Click here for a map to St. Boniface.
And as always, our wonderful volunteers keep coming, and helping us keep Our Kids’ Closet running like a well-oiled machine.

We are truly blessed to live in a place with such generosity and caring for those around us. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone!!  Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas!