Christmas in November

There is a "Christmas Card Drive of epic proportions" going on thru Compassion, for kids who don't have sponsors and would otherwise get nothing for Christmas. I bought two boxes of Christmas cards, for 50 cents each at the Dollar Store and addressed something like 30 cards to kids who don't have sponsors. I also had purchased some religious bookmarks and included a bookmark in each card.

I hope they get to Compassion in time to get to the kids on Christmas.

Christmas in October

You have to think and plan far in advance, since it takes about two months for a birthday or Christmas gift to get to the children. I wasn't on time last year, but this year I'm on top of things. I sent a $20 gift to each of the three sponsored children and a larger family gift to Fred's family. The individual monetary gifts are all pooled and gifts given to all the children in a center, whether they receive something from their sponsors or not. Family gifts are given directly to the family.

I found little gifts to send to each child with a Christmas card. There were sticker books of a Nativity scene or angel pictures printed on tissue paper that the children can color and hang in a window like stained glass. Gifts can be only made of paper and can't be thicker than 1/4" so it does stretch your creativity to find something appropriate!

I also sent Shallon a small calendar of photos from California. I heard a rumor that we can't send calendars. I can't figure out why. But I thought I'd give it a try anyway.

Next month I will send birthday cards to the three children who have January and February birthdays. I found cards on which you can record a message and I thought that would be fun.