Political & Elections

highoverhead · Veteran Member

RE: Heartrending. Secret Santas an Endangered Species?

Silvermoonlock · Veteran Member

My family has been active participants and volunteers for Adopt-a-Child program in my city for almost 10 years. When I coached middle school basketball, I required the team to also participate. The program serves about 3000 families.

My family will adopt a family, usually 3-5 children and get them coats, hats, gloves, several outfits, toys and books. The organization sponsors the event and it really is a party and you get to meet your "adopted children".

My volunteer job is working in the room where people who, for whatever reason, do not/cannot stay to meet their "kids" and hold on to the gifts. We get kids who have been adopted, yet the people don't show up.

berurah · Senior Member

This is simply heartbreaking. I'm going to make sure that my family becomes Secret Santa to some of these kids this year. Imagine being a young child and having to carry the burden of the financial hardship for your family. Bless their hearts.

BigG · Guru

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-12-15-1Asantaletters15_ST_N.htm

I remember a time when any American who wanted a job could get a decent job.

That time is past and I, for one, am enraged.