It's that time of year!

Hello everyone!

Here we are again....'tis the season to worry about others having enough food, warm clothes and kids who are able to wake up to the joy and fun of Christmas!

The OSW team is at it again. We will be doing our Adopt a Family program again. I have had some ask what it is about, so I decided to explain it in detail.

What happens is: we have families that come to us in need. They fill out a form on where they live, what age kids they have, what their needs/wants are, and they also have to explain their situation. These families have anywhere from 1 to 6 kids (the most we have had so far).
We then get families who want to adopt other families. We match them up to a family who lives near them and fits their criteria. (Small vs bigger family).
The volunteer family then shops for their adopted family and then delivers before Christmas. Usually they also buy them a Christmas dinner. (Just a note here, it is easy to pair up with a friend or 2 to adopt a family!)
Very few families do not want to meet the ones that bought them the items (usually due to embarassment), in that case, one of our staff delivers.
I like to have the adopter family deliver because there is nothing like meeting the children you are buying for. Their little faces are adorable and so innocent. And there is nothing, absolutely nothing like meeting a grateful mother. Some are outright grateful, some just have the look in their eyes you will never forget.
It is an amazing feeling to GIVE. To know you have done something for someone else.

The other way we supply gifts, is we hold a toy drive. This year Robin Kisylia will be doing all the collections (and she will be delivering as well). Her EM is: RKisylia@aol.com If you want to donate a new toy, please drop it off at her house unwrapped and we will make sure it goes to a family.
We ALWAYS have last minute families we need the toys for.

We stay in NJ and help local families. We hear over and over how the charities are all full and no one can ever get through to Toys for Tots, so this way we help people in our own backyard who have run into a brick wall. :(

The last way to help is donate gift wrap or a gift card. Any amount is good! Never underestimate a $10 gift card to a grocery store! Or a $10 GC for gas. It might mean the difference of going to work that week or not. Or feeding your children milk, eggs and bread or NOT.
More than that, it is a sign of HOPE. And never ever underestimate HOPE!

You can reach us at: onesmallwish2010@gmail.com to be enrolled in this program. Or you can check us out on FB under One Small Wish, and send a private message.
I do ask that you be patient when waiting for an answer. I do have 10 children and a part time job, so I might not get back as quickly as I would like to.

I hope everyone has the happiest of Thanksgiving. May we all be grateful to be ALIVE, it is an amazing gift.
God bless.
Seegal