This holiday season we have adopted two families we work with that really need our help. One family is homeless and the other has two blind parents who can't even afford winter coats. Our company is helping the one family with the deposit on their new appartment and was helping to buy coats for the other. A local organization with very generous members donated gifts.
I have been overwhelmed with appreciation for what has been done to help these families. I have worked countless hours to make this happen. completely volunteering my time. Some people are so amazing in their willingness to help.
We have been planning to deliver the gifts tomorrow. I loaded them in my car tonight because I knew I would not be going home again before this delivery. I stopped over at a friend's house and we went to look at christmas lights and have dinner. When I came back I got into my car and looked around for my glasses. I noticed they were gone. So was my iPod. My first thought was the presents. I ran around to my trunk thinking there was no way anyone would take the presents. But when I looked inside they were gone too.
These wonderful people had donated over $600 of presents for these families, including winter coats, and it was all gone. I still don't know what to tell them. I'm just devistated.
I'm sure these people have no idea what they've done. I'm very lucky because everyone has been so supportive of me. But I just can't help feeling so bad. I think I lost over $300 worth of my own things (sunglasses & iPod, etc.) but I would be perfectly happy too just get back the gifts for those kids.
I didn't leave a door open. No one broke a window. They broke a lock and then slid a window down just enough to unlock the door and get in. I don't know what goes through the mind of a person who does something like this.
Word of advice: Leave nothing in your car and lock it all the time. Even in the best neigborhoods.
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I am so sorry for what happened. I don't understand why people do those things either, perhaps desperation in some cases. Have you contacted the news (TV and radio) because I've heard them talk about "down and out" stories and ask for donations. Good luck Kristen.
That is horrible! What are the main gifts that need to be replaced?
Because of the type of work we do with these kids its best for us to stay out of the media. Though I did consider the idea. We were able to buy a few new presents but not everything could be replaced. In all, these kids got so much more than they would have otherwise. It would have been nice to spend that extra money on another family if none of this had happened.
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