Christmas Opportunity: Single mom wants children to have happy holiday
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Erika has adoring memories of Christmas. As an Army brat, she and her family moved around a lot - even living in Germany for a few years.
But no fact how often they relocated or where, Christmas was always a time filled with smiles, goodwill and getting that special gift you really wanted.
A unmarried working mother of three, Erika wants those same things for her children.
"I fitting want to make sure they have a good Christmas," Erika said. "I fancy to make it special and festive and fun for them, but it's so challenging to do that in today's concision during the holidays."
She wishes for a Barbie and Ken doll set for her 6-year-old daughter, course cars (or video games) for her 12-year-old son, and clothes for her 17-year-old daughter.
"It's been a stony-hearted year; I'm just so busy working and making inescapable my kids have a meal," Erika said. "Christmas is the most giving at the same time of the year; I don't want anything for myself. I just want them to be happy."
Source: Fayetteville Observer
GRAY MATTERS: 'Operation Santa' provides gifts for low-income families
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Ho Ho Ho! Bonnie Sullivan Finley takes us to the hub of Santa's volunteer m in Del Norte county: “Operation Santa.” Here, volunteer elves are busily working their furlough magic to enable hundreds of low-income families to appreciate Christmas this year. Happy Holidays! -- Todd Metcalf
Wandering through a convolutions of paper bags stuffed with brightly-decorated presents times gone by tables stacked with Transformers, Legos and dolls waiting to be tucked into their Christmas wrap, one eventually reaches Ron Phillips at his desk in a corner of the stay.
Referred to as the “head elf,” Phillips is engross taking calls and making arrangements for this year's “Santa's Workshop.” A equipment at “Santa's Workshop Headquarters,” Phillips was spotted at midnight on Angry Friday purchasing toys from Wal-Mart with long green donated by Smith River Rancheria.
The crumpet elf has become quite proficient at selecting popular items. So what are the most requested toys? “VTech
Source: Times-Standard