Several things, including the ones mentioned above, are classic symbols of the American holiday season. But does every American associate the holiday season with such luxury and comfort?
If you wake up in a warm bed on Christmas day to the smell of breakfast in the kitchen, or if on the second day of Hanukkah you pull on clean clothes in a house with running water, the classic symbols ring true for you. However, Santa collects money for the Salvation Army for a reason, and it's not to take the burden of loose change off your hands.
This year Campbell is proud to be a drop-off site for the nationally recognized Operation Christmas Child, an arm of Christian aid organization Samaritan's Purse. The concept is effective, fun, and inexpensive-- you fill a shoe box with fun stuff for a child who may not be able to ravenously tear open gifts from under a tree. Check out the site for packing instructions and suggestions for what to buy. My personal suggestion is to hit up a Dollar Store to fill the box for very little money.
So, the call to action is two-fold: we need volunteers to process the boxes once the arrive to the Rumley Center, and we need volunteers to make the boxes.
You can assemble one box or 100 boxes-- whatever your heart desires. A unique gift idea, in place of giving a tangible gift to a friend this Christmas, is to send the box in his or her name (similar to donation to a charity in someone's name).
The drop-off hours are:
Monday – Thursday Friday
10:30 – 1:00 10:30 – 1:00
3:30 – 6:00 2:30 – 5:00
If you'd like to volunteer for one of those shifts, please e-mail Terry Tucker and let her know you first three shift choices.
Make this December 25 extra special by sending a child a Merry Christmas that you personally prepared.
