Hey Real Arters, we know Christmas is coming because we just launched a couple of Holiday pages for Sears & Kmart. And because I received the following message from our friends over at Hannah’s Treasure Chest. For the past several years, we have adopted a family or two and I’d like to do the same again this year. If you are interested in making a monetary contribution or helping with the shopping and wrapping, please let me know.
It’s that time of year again, time to start thinking about the Holidays!! One of our favorite programs at Hannah’s Treasure Chest is the Giving Angels Program.
Giving Angels is a program in which individuals, organizations, groups and corporations provide gifts for a child in need during the holiday season. Hannah’s Treasure Chest asks that a minimum of 4 gifts be purchased for each child. We recommend that two of the gifts be items the child needs, like a coat or clothing, and that two of the gifts be fun, like toys, games or books.
We have 975 children that we already have commitments to take care of this year, and we have about 600 people signed up to help be a sponsor for them. We still have about 375 children that we are looking for sponsors for. If you are interested in helping, have a group or company that would like to participate or know of someone else that would be interested, please pass this email on to them.
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We have our family info! Below is a summary. For those of you interested in helping with the shopping, we can discuss the details. Gifts need to be delivered to Hannah’s office in Centerville no later than December 7th.
Family #1:
10-year old boy
9-year old boy
9-month old girl
Family #2:
6-year old girl
12-year old girl
In addition to the gifts we’ll get these kids, we’ll get gift cards for the families to Kroger, Meijer or Walmart.
Below are a few guidelines for the shopping. With this in mind, let me know if you think we can take on another family…
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Due to economic circumstances this year, we ask that you follow these guidelines. Please limit your gifts to 4 wrapped presents for each child. If you would like to go beyond this limit, please address the household needs of the family in the form of an additional care package or a gift card for a grocery store that could be used for their holiday dinner. (Should you choose to do a Kroger Gift Card, we ask that you stop by our office, or ask that we mail to you one of our fundraising cards, so that 4% of your purchase is donated to Hannah’s Treasure Chest. For more information regarding this program, please call our office.)
Please note, the reason we are asking that you limit your gifts to 4 per child also has to do with our distribution centers. It is very difficult to explain to one family why they have received only 4 gifts when another may receive many more. This helps us to keep all of our families on an even surface. Thank you for understanding.
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