The Secret Santa project went pretty great- the bags we put together
were amazing- stuffed full! Someone even made little individualized
cards to go with each one. My friends and I delivered them on Christmas
Eve and all the recipients were so excited. Some even cried. I know
first hand what it meant to them. When I first got to Cruz I had
nothing to even wash my hair with and I would have given anything for a
package of just the basics. But they got lots of yummy goodies too for
those times you really need a snack. It was fun to see how happy they
all were.
I did get a little bit of blow-back when a couple of girls nosed around
until they found out who’d put the whole thing together and then came to
my door demanding to know why they didn’t get one! Sigh. I had to
diffuse that situation, but on the whole the Secret Santa project was a
good thing, so worth the money and effort. Thanks to everyone on the
outside and inside who helped out!