IT’S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!!!
Once a year families all over this nation get together to celebrate life, love, and laughter. Commercials are suddenly filled with holiday jingles and gift-giving ideas. This year, my favorites include the Progressive Santa Claus commercial, and the Lexus Christmas commercials (yeah, it’s because I want one too). Kids start thumbing through the Toys’R'Us catalog and circling everything on the page that they want (which is everything on the page)
Maximum energy is spent trying to decorate the house, the tree, the cookies, the kids, and anything that you’ve been meaning to hide throughout the year. Nothing is more fun than watching the good old Christmas movies like the classic Dr Seuss’s “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, and “It’s a Wonderful Life”. We all get excited about “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown.” This year, albeit not much different from other years on the surface, things are going to be a little less bright.
We may spend less money on a real tree with fancy trimmings, cut back on the five gifts per kid shopping spree we’re used to, and we may have to sacrifice the elaborate holiday parties for more intimate family affairs. But in spite of everything that is happening in the world around us, we cannot forget the reason for the season.
This year remember to make Christmas less about the gifts and more about what you give. Give your time, your energy, your expertise and your talents to those around you with special needs.
- Minis and Friends will be at the Town Lake YMCA from 1:00 – 3:00 pm on Saturday, December 13th. Join us for a chance to make a child smile this season.
- Donate your used ink and laserjet cartridges and your old phones at Onion Creek Ranch when you stop by on December 14th to help us Spruce up for our Christmas Benefit starting at 10:00 am.
Get into the Giving Spirit this holiday and find other ways to give this season.
Visit www.minisandfriends.org to learn more about our Minis and Friends Christmas Benefit on December 21st at 3:00 pm at Onion Creek Ranch. Check the website for a list of Silent Auction items for you to bid on to pick up last minute gifts without wasting time in mall. Enjoy good food, food fun, and good folks while listening to music, taking pictures at the Minis and Me photo booth, and chowing down on a BBQ dinner.
Email us at savethedate@minisandfriends.org for mkore information, directions, or to donate to Help Keep Hay in the Minis’ Manger.
