Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for making our 2016 Holiday Mission a great success!
Because of you, our combined donations totaled $7,755! [$3,445 Cash, $400 Checks to “Youth on Fire”, $3,200 Dan & Mario, and $710 in Kohl’s Cash].
With $7,355, we purchased: 34 Hats, 28 Back Packs, 27 Scarves, 33 Winter Coats, 15 Games, 24 Pairs of Socks, 18 Zero Degree Sleeping Bags, 21 Pairs of Winter Boots, 21 Pairs of Gloves, 12 Pairs of Dress Shoes, 8 Head Covers, 9 Ties, 6 Belts, 5 Sweatshirts, 6 Dress Shirts and 4 Dress Pants.
In addition, there were personal donations of 27 Holiday stockings filled with toiletries, 4 Pairs of Gloves, 1 Head Cover, 5 Pairs of Jeans, 4 Zero Degree Sleeping Bags, 1 Back Pack, 2 Shirts, 1 Sweater, Board Games, Cards, Markers, bags of used clothing and additional individual toiletries and medications. We have $432.93 remaining that will be used to purchase specific items for transgender youth that will help them with their transition.
Thank you to each of our special elves; Marilyn, Tom, Deborah, Jason, Jack, Helene, Ilene, Ken, Charlie, Tracy, Jayne, Piper, Tony, Moe, Steve, Christine, Shawn, Finn, Emily, Gianna, Leia and Diane for helping us individually wrap each gift with great love and intention. Special thanks to Ann & Haley for making 40 packages of homemade cookies. Thank you Ilene & Ken for letting us use your two Trucks to transport the gifts. Thank you Charles for helping us pack the trucks, thank you Ilene for driving that day. Special thanks to our friends at Dick’s in Nashua & Salem for your help with the sleeping bags!
Thank you Diane for bringing BostonHandyWorks.com to our attention. We encourage each of you to consider this as a next gift option. We love ours!
Special thanks to Katherine, Rich, Kaitlyn, Mandy and others at “Youth on Fire” for the work you do every day to let homeless youth who are feeling disheartened, scared or alone know that they are truly loved and they matter.
The beauty of Gratitude is in giving and receiving. The more we give the more we receive, the more we receive the more we are inspired to give. It is in Gratitude that we learn to look at life through new eyes and can be grateful for what we have and who we are. ~ studio pennylane
May 2017 find each of us grounded in Gratitude and giving to others.
Thank You!
