Gifts for kids charity
 

Does anyone know if there is a charity out there where you get matched with a needy family and you buy gifts for the kids and give them to the parents to give to the kids? Preferably local to Chicago.....

Any ideas would be great help because otherwise I have to go to church with my girlfriend and I am really not feeling that at all. I guess they have these programs at churches but I would have to sit through a service and that is maddening to me.

No.

You might call the local food bank, they might be able to help. Another idea would be to contact United Way office.

Also, Salvation Army might have links.

Toys for Tots is the way to go, trust the Corps.

Hey scav, i can help...Send a check to bigrun c/o Colonial Downs and i will see that it gets distributed to the needy families...that way you won't have to attend church services....

Signed, your very old friend....bigrun..:)

You using EZ Horseplay?

Tom, check and see if there is a local TAAP (Total Action Against Poverty) non-profit agency in your area. They do a lot of good work here in Roanoke.

Tom,
Many churches just have a gift tree in the back where you take the tag and bring back the present at a later date. No need to sit through the service. It's pretty late in the season though, and our gifts are due this week.

Yes. Chicago Sun Times has always had a "Letters to Santa" program that does that. Try contacting them.

Here ya go Tom. Can all be done via email/mail. Though they say all their families have sponsers for 2011, still will take donations and gift cards.

http://www.cathedralshelter.org/dona...hristmasbasket

Also St. Sabina, Chicago (Father Pfleger's parish) does the same thing but no website. His email is pastorpfleger@ameritech.net
I'd put something in the subject line as he gets tons of emails and that's the way I'd go.

The sit through the service part is girlfriend related. If I can't find a family to help, I have to sit through a service and then talk to the pastor and all that stuff and let him find a family.

Crisis averted.

My three sisters are special ed teachers are schools around here. I just talked to one of them and she has a student that is poor and family in shambles so gonna go this route.

Thanks for ideas...!

Are you gonna wear a Santa suit ...?

Put the white suit and shades back on and go as Santa's piamp!

Good man Tom.

If you need any ideas for next year, the Department of Social Services puts out a list for foster children.

This was a joke,right?

No joke. My daughter and I adopt a family every year.





And no, you do not qualify as a "family" :D

Uh,excuse me..... but is your name Skads??

There are 4 other people in here with me.



We want the following:




1....A Jazil hat

2....A pair of Deb-O-Deb's granny panties

3....An autographed photo of Brown Sugah's boo bees ( they each must sign)

4....Stevie's picks for the '12 derby ( Just one horsey please, Stevie)

5....One gross of frozen salmon patties

6....A recording of that stupid English horsey announcer being hacked to death

7....CardBoard's head

8....10 new ice boxes

9.... A new axe

10...Make that 10 new axes

11...The hottest stock engine S&S makes...with transmission

12...50 Hershey bars

13...Show horsey's TrackBrat is going to bet next year ( So I won't)

14...A new fire truck

15...Ear muffs

16...A new train set

17...A stuffed zebra

Multiple personalities don't count.

What about imaginary friends?

They qualify for imaginary gifts.

God I hate you!!

The reason I thought this may be a joke was because Skids asked if there was something in the Chicago vicinity...and he is in the Chicago vicinity.


I thought it was like the Dino Velvet/TouchyTouchy thing.

Not the subject matter.

Although I would like to be adopted.

Well phooey then.



I'll die, that's what I'll do.

Santa DerbyCat can help you with this, I think I have one of those for a very good little boy named Clyde :o






You're a good man Tom, never been any doubt about that!

I promise I've been good all ( ow!!)...most of (ow!!)....OK, so I haven't been that good.

But I will if I receive this Jazil hat.



I like Skeds,too.

I don't understand how doing something nice so you can get laid makes one a "good man".


just sayin....

the kids won't care what his motivation is.

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Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Maybe you should think about making a donation..........................

There comes a time in a mans life when the desire for desperate measures is far outweighed by really giving a sh*t. I, my friend, am at that time in my life.

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