I WOULD LOVE TO SAY MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MARIA HOOD AND I HELPED 74
LOCAL FAMILIES IN COLORADO SPRINGS AND WOODLAND PARK AND 7 OUT OF
STATE FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE ALL THE FAMILIES THAT CAME TO US FOR HELP
GOT IT. THERE WILL BE ALOT OF CHILDREN THAT WILL HAVE A CHRISTMAS THIS
YEAR WITH OUR HELP AND I ALSO THANK THE COMMUNITY OF COLORAO SPRINGS
FOR THEIR DONATIONS OF NEW AND USED TOYS,CLOTHING AND BIKES TO HELP
ALL THE FAMILIES. THE FAMILIES RANGED FROM 2 KIDS TO 10 KIDS PER
FAMILIY SO WE HELPED WELL OVER 200 CHILDREN THIS CHRISTMAS AND WE DID
IT IN 3 WEEKS. MY 10 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS THE INSPIRATION SHE AND I
LOVE TO HELP EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT AS WELL FINACIALLY BUT AS SHE
QUOTED TO ME "CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT GIVING AND NOT RECEIVING" MARIA MY
DAUGHTER IS MY MIRACLE CHILD WHO WAS ALMOST NEVER BORN DUE TO
COMPLICATIONS BUT NOW I KNOW THE PURPOSE FOR HER BEING HERE AND THE
MIRACLE SHE IS THAT GOD GAVE ME. WE PLAN TO DO THIS EVERY YR
SO WE CAN HOPEFULLY HELP MORE
FAMILIES NEXT YR. OUR GOAL WAS TO REACH MINIMUM 100 FAMILIES SO NEXT
YR WE PLAN TO START EARLY WITH DONATIONS THROUGH THE YR SO WE CAN HELP
MANY MORE LOCAL FAMILIES. WE KNOW HOW HARD THIS YR HAS BEEN FOR MANY
FAMILIES SO WE WENT THE EXTRA MILE THIS YR AS IN THE PAST YEARS WE
HELPED A FEW I HAVE GOTTEN SO MANY THANK YOU'S FROM STRANGERS AND WE
BOTH RECEIVED CARDS WITH A HUGE THANK YOU. THE FAMILIES SAID IF IT
WASN'T FOR US THEIR CHILDREN WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR.
SHE HELPED ME ALMOST DAILY BAG TOYS AND CLOTHING, I ALSO HAD MY COUSIN
AND ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WAS IN NEED VOLUNTEER TIME TO HELP SORT
ACCORDING TO AGES. I WANT TO WISH ALL THE FAMILIES OUT THERE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS
I HOPE MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT BETTER ONE.
FAMILIES NEXT YR. OUR GOAL WAS TO REACH MINIMUM 100 FAMILIES SO NEXT
YR WE PLAN TO START EARLY WITH DONATIONS THROUGH THE YR SO WE CAN HELP
MANY MORE LOCAL FAMILIES. WE KNOW HOW HARD THIS YR HAS BEEN FOR MANY
FAMILIES SO WE WENT THE EXTRA MILE THIS YR AS IN THE PAST YEARS WE
HELPED A FEW I HAVE GOTTEN SO MANY THANK YOU'S FROM STRANGERS AND WE
BOTH RECEIVED CARDS WITH A HUGE THANK YOU. THE FAMILIES SAID IF IT
WASN'T FOR US THEIR CHILDREN WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR.
SHE HELPED ME ALMOST DAILY BAG TOYS AND CLOTHING, I ALSO HAD MY COUSIN
AND ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WAS IN NEED VOLUNTEER TIME TO HELP SORT
ACCORDING TO AGES. I WANT TO WISH ALL THE FAMILIES OUT THERE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS
I HOPE MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT BETTER ONE.
I AM ALSO HOPING FOR FUTURE YRS
TO HAVE MORE VOLUNTEERS AS I AM NOT WELL AND I AM DISABLED BUT I STILL
PULLED IT OFF THIS YEAR AND THE YEARS TO COME. ANOTHER QUOTE FROM MY
10 YR OLD DAUGHTER MARIA TO SANTA " SANTA I KNOW YOU ARE REALLY BUSY
SO MOM AND I DECIDED TO GIVE YOU A HELPING HAND THIS YR AND EVERY YR
AFTER THIS WE ARE HELPING THE NEEDY FAMILIES IN COLORADO SPRINGS WITH
TOYS AND CLOTHING SO I GUESS WE ARE LIKE YOUR ELVES" SHE TOLD SANTA
THAT WHEN SHE SAT ON HIS LAP INSTEAD OF ASKING HIM FOR TOYS. I ALSO
HAD A FAMILY THAT DONATED AN ENTIRE CHRISTMAS DINNER TO ONE OF MY
FAMILIES WHO WENT WITHOUT A THANKSGIVING DINNER SO THEY WERE THRILLED
TO KNOW THAT NOT ONLY WERE THEY GOING TO HAVE A CHRISTMAS BUT ALSO
CHRISTMAS DINNER COMPLETE WITH EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR THE MEAL. THE
BEST THING THAT MAKES MY CHRISTMAS IS MAKING SURE OTHER FAMILIES ARE
TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE MY OWN FAMILY IS. TTHIS IS MY CHRISTMAS GIFT TO
MANY IN COLORADO SPRINGS AND THE 7 OTHER FAMILIES IN OTHER STATES
ESPECIALLY ONE FAMILY OF SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS THAT WERE ADOPTED BY A
LOVING COUPLE WHO ADOPTED THEM WHEN NO ONE ELSE WANTED THEM AND THE
LOST THEIR HOBS THIS YEAR AND WERE NOT ABLE TO HAVE A CHRISTMAS UNTIL
I CAME ALONG AND SHIPPED THEM A 35 LB BOX FULL OF GIFTS FOR THE KIDS
AND THE PARENTS I WAS TOLD BY THE OLDEST CHILD THAT HER PARENTS CRIED
WHEN THEY FOUND OUT SOMEONE WAS HELPING THEM SO THEY WILL BE SENDING
ME A CARD WITH PICTURES OF THE FAMILY AFTER THEY OPEN THE PRESENTS
THEY DECIDED TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH ME AS I HAVE NOT ONLY ADOPTED THEM
FOR CHRISTMAS BUT I ADOPTED THEM AS A SECOND FAMILY TO ME
TO HAVE MORE VOLUNTEERS AS I AM NOT WELL AND I AM DISABLED BUT I STILL
PULLED IT OFF THIS YEAR AND THE YEARS TO COME. ANOTHER QUOTE FROM MY
10 YR OLD DAUGHTER MARIA TO SANTA " SANTA I KNOW YOU ARE REALLY BUSY
SO MOM AND I DECIDED TO GIVE YOU A HELPING HAND THIS YR AND EVERY YR
AFTER THIS WE ARE HELPING THE NEEDY FAMILIES IN COLORADO SPRINGS WITH
TOYS AND CLOTHING SO I GUESS WE ARE LIKE YOUR ELVES" SHE TOLD SANTA
THAT WHEN SHE SAT ON HIS LAP INSTEAD OF ASKING HIM FOR TOYS. I ALSO
HAD A FAMILY THAT DONATED AN ENTIRE CHRISTMAS DINNER TO ONE OF MY
FAMILIES WHO WENT WITHOUT A THANKSGIVING DINNER SO THEY WERE THRILLED
TO KNOW THAT NOT ONLY WERE THEY GOING TO HAVE A CHRISTMAS BUT ALSO
CHRISTMAS DINNER COMPLETE WITH EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR THE MEAL. THE
BEST THING THAT MAKES MY CHRISTMAS IS MAKING SURE OTHER FAMILIES ARE
TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE MY OWN FAMILY IS. TTHIS IS MY CHRISTMAS GIFT TO
MANY IN COLORADO SPRINGS AND THE 7 OTHER FAMILIES IN OTHER STATES
ESPECIALLY ONE FAMILY OF SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS THAT WERE ADOPTED BY A
LOVING COUPLE WHO ADOPTED THEM WHEN NO ONE ELSE WANTED THEM AND THE
LOST THEIR HOBS THIS YEAR AND WERE NOT ABLE TO HAVE A CHRISTMAS UNTIL
I CAME ALONG AND SHIPPED THEM A 35 LB BOX FULL OF GIFTS FOR THE KIDS
AND THE PARENTS I WAS TOLD BY THE OLDEST CHILD THAT HER PARENTS CRIED
WHEN THEY FOUND OUT SOMEONE WAS HELPING THEM SO THEY WILL BE SENDING
ME A CARD WITH PICTURES OF THE FAMILY AFTER THEY OPEN THE PRESENTS
THEY DECIDED TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH ME AS I HAVE NOT ONLY ADOPTED THEM
FOR CHRISTMAS BUT I ADOPTED THEM AS A SECOND FAMILY TO ME
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