Monroe County Christmas

11/03/2026

🛍️ Calling all bargain hunters!

If you’re like me, you want to stretch your dollars as FAR as they’ll go—especially at Christmas!

One of my favorite pages to follow is Little Bo Cheap. I love watching for the toy clearance finds shared there! Pages and groups like that can be a great place to keep an eye out for affordable gifts.

As you browse sales and plan your Black Friday shopping, keep Monroe County Christmas in mind. A $5 or $10 find tucked into your cart could become a very special Christmas-morning surprise. 🎁

You don’t have to do it all at once. One small gift at a time can add up to something beautiful.

What’s your favorite place to find a good toy deal? Share your bargain-hunting tips below! 👇

11/02/2026

🎁 What can a $5 or $10 gift do?

For a child who might otherwise have nothing to open on Christmas morning, it can mean a whole lot. ❤️

Helping doesn’t have to mean filling an entire shopping cart. It can mean picking up one small gift when you have a little extra room in the budget.

One toy this week. Another a few weeks later. Small acts of kindness that add up when a whole community joins in.

Please don’t ever think your gift or donation is too small to matter. Little by little, we can make Christmas brighter for Monroe County families. ✨

11/01/2026

🎄✨ IT’S HERE! Monroe County Christmas starts TODAY! ✨🎄

Our favorite season of neighbors helping neighbors has officially begun—and early nominations have already been pouring in! ❤️

In years past, we’ve been able to help with more than 90% of the nominations we received. That happened because this community kept showing up. With the early response we’re seeing, we may need your help more than ever this year!

🎁 Nominations are open through DECEMBER 11.
🎁 Share this post and invite your friends to follow our page.
🎁 Stay tuned for ways to give, specific needs, our upcoming Amazon wish list, and some ELFING fun!

Whether you can give a gift, make a small donation, or help spread the word, you have a part in making Christmas brighter.

Let’s get the Christmas magic started, Monroe County! ❤️

10/26/2026

🎄 WE HAVEN’T EVEN STARTED ADVERTISING, AND NOMINATIONS ARE ALREADY COMING IN! 🎄

Y’all, that tells me there are families in our community already wondering how they’re going to make Christmas happen for their children.

We don’t want these parents carrying that worry for the next two months. With your help, we can start showing them now that they are not alone. ❤️

📣 HERE ARE THREE WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

1️⃣ INVITE YOUR FRIENDS

Go to our page, tap the three dots (…) near the top, and look for “Invite friends.” Select your friends and send the invitations. The button may be in a slightly different spot depending on your device.

2️⃣ FOLLOW OUR PAGE

We’ll share updates, specific needs, and opportunities to help as nominations come in. Follow along so you’ll know where your help is needed most!

3️⃣ GIVE A LITTLE 🎁

If you have a little extra, remember these families. Shop the clearance aisles and pick up a gift that could work for a child, or make a small tax-deductible monetary donation through our website.

A little here and a little there goes a long way! ❤️

You don’t have to do it all. When we each do a little, we can make a big difference together.

“God loveth a cheerful giver.” — 2 Corinthians 9:7

🎄 Please INVITE, FOLLOW, and SHARE! Let’s make sure our local families know their community is here for them this Christmas. ✨

You may see websites that convert words into bold-looking letters you can paste into Facebook, but those can be harder for screen readers and some phones to display. The numbered emojis and capitalized phrases will be more dependable.

www.MonroeCoChristmas.com

10/19/2026

🎄❤️ TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE CHRISTMAS BRIGHTER FOR EVERY CHILD! ❤️🎄

🚔 Monroe County’s Shop With a Cop Program is now accepting applications!

This wonderful program provides Christmas assistance to children in grades 6–12, giving families in need an opportunity to make the holiday season a little brighter.

📅 Application Deadline: November 6th

📍 Applications are available at the Monroe County Middle School front office or through the Youth Services Center.

📞 Questions? Contact Mrs. Sarah Goode at 270-487-9624.

🎁 And that’s where Monroe Co Christmas comes in!

We know that financial hardships don’t have an age limit, and neither should the love and generosity of our community.

While Shop With a Cop focuses on students in grades 6–12, Monroe Co Christmas is here to help fill the gaps for children who fall outside that program’s age coverage.

Our desire is simple: No child in Monroe County should be forgotten at Christmas. ❤️

We are so thankful for programs like Shop With a Cop and the incredible people who make them possible. When our community works together, we can reach more families, meet more needs, and make an even greater difference.

Please help us spread the word so families know what resources are available!

❤️ Different programs. One community. One shared mission — loving our children and making sure they know they matter.

10/06/2026

Our About Us page now includes our 2025 Monroe Co Christmas recap, and looking back fills my heart with thankfulness. ❤️

🫂 625 gifts across 104 people in 35 households. 🏡
🧝🏻 125 Elfing gifts. 🎁
🍪 300+ cookies. 🥛
🚗 Countless miles, and more laughs and tears than we could ever count.

Thank You, God, for pouring out Your goodness on our little county. For providing, opening doors, and moving hearts to care for one another. Every year, we get to witness Your love through the kindness of our neighbors. What an honor that is.

To everyone who bought gifts, donated to the gift fund, wrapped presents, baked cookies, shopped, delivered, nominated a neighbor, or prayed: **thank you.** You gave your time, your resources, and your heart. We are so thankful for you and honored to serve alongside you.

As we approach another holiday season, please keep Monroe Co Christmas and our county in your prayers. Pray for the families we’ll reach, for provision, and for wisdom as we prepare. Above all, pray that each person we encounter feels loved and remembered—and sees His goodness.

Read our story and the 2025 recap here:
https://www.monroecochristmas.com/about

“Every good and perfect gift is from above…” — James 1:17 🎁

In 2019, as new empty nesters celebrating Hanukkah without our kids at home, the holidays felt different. There was a little sadness, a little extra time, and just a little bit left over—but we felt a nudge from God to use what we had to bless someone else.

09/08/2026

Our Monroe Co Christmas family is saddened by the loss of one of our wonderful donors. ❤️

Gina had such a big, generous heart and was always willing to help make Christmas a little brighter for others in our community. People like her are such an important part of what makes Monroe County special.

Her kindness made a difference, and her generosity will not be forgotten.

Please join us in keeping her family and loved ones in your prayers during this difficult time. She will truly be missed. ❤️🙏

May her memory be a blessing.

View Gina Emberton Waltz's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

06/24/2026

🎄 CHRISTMAS IN JULY?
ABSOLUTELY! 🎄

Amazon Prime Days are here, and while many of us are looking for great deals for our own families, we’d like to ask you to consider adding an extra item or two for a local child in need this Christmas.

Monroe County Christmas works year-round to make sure children and families in our community have gifts under the tree and hope in their hearts during the holiday season. Prime Days are a wonderful opportunity to stretch your giving dollars and purchase toys, books, clothing, blankets, hygiene items, or other gifts at discounted prices.

If you’re shopping anyway, would you consider picking up something extra to donate?

A small act of kindness today can make a huge difference for a family this December.

Together, we can ensure that every child in Monroe County experiences the joy of Christmas morning.

❤️ Thank you for helping us share the love of our Savior through generosity and compassion.



“The best Prime Day deal is the one that helps a child smile on Christmas morning.” 🎁❤️

03/25/2026

🎄 It might feel early… but it’s not.

As tax refunds start hitting bank accounts, I just want to plant a seed in your heart…

What if a small portion of what you received this year could change someone else’s Christmas?

Every year, Monroe Co Christmas serves widows, children, the sick, and families who are just trying to make it.

And the truth is… it doesn’t start in December.
It starts now.

If you’ve been blessed this season and feel led to give early, we are already preparing and believing for even more families to be reached this year. ❤️

Let’s turn overflow into impact.

🎁 Give. Share. Pray.

www.MonroeCoChristmas.com

03/22/2026

Most people think Monroe Co Christmas starts in December…
but the truth is—it starts now.