12/15/2022
Good morning it is Dec 15th and only 10 days left until Christmas. I want to share a few things to hopefully clear the air. I took over Christmas for the kids 3 years ago when Bob and Sandy needed to step back. Those were huge shoes to fill. He had an entire army that helped him. Since taking over most of that army decided to not help anymore, several donors walked away and it's been rough. Myself , Jarrod and Kyra have fought hard to keep it going and most of that during a pandemic to boot. We have heard people talk and state we use the money for other things, I can tell you that is false 100% every dime goes to the families we help. Last year we gave 600 kids 3+ gifts each and stocking stuffers all brand new, the biggest year yet and we made sure they all had, we have also helped a family that lost everything in a fire. This charity is what Christmas is all about for us and our families. This year we could not have our auction for several reasons but the main one being we had no where to have and online just didn't work well, we also had a hard time getting donations for it. We plan to reset for next year and pray it will get better. This year our biggest donor gave only a 1/3 of what the normally give which has hurt so we are in desperate need of help. We have roughly 300 kids and not enough money to help them all. We are looking for people to help shop for a family can you help?? One way or another I will make sure that none of the babies we have applications for go without!!! Please reach out if you have questions, concerns or want to help!
Jennifer Parker
President of Christmas For The Kids Inc.
