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Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 in Opinion
Christmas spirit comes early
Editorial
Christmas is two months away, but if you want to get into the holiday spirit early, read below the comment sent to Sound Off by one of our caring readers who wants to make sure her family helps some of those in need this holiday season:
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"My husband and I have decided that we're going to ask each of our children to 'adopt' a child from one of our local charities (ACE, One Roof, etc.) and let them buy for that child this Christmas. Our kids are like a lot of kids in this community. They have no idea how needy some people are. I think it will be a good lesson for them to give to someone in need instead of just racking up for Christmas like they normally do."
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Wow! That captures the Christmas spirit.
There is great need in our community as the holiday season approaches. But there also are thousands of us who are fortunate. We may have been pinched by the sour economy, but we still have much to be thankful for. Many of us have enough to share with others.
Like the generous family quoted above, there are a lot of Cowetans who can help. We applaud this family for sharing their thoughts and for their willingness to help others. Thank you for putting us in the Christmas spirit in October.
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thank god for ace and the many others that are helping us needy people.my 9 yr old son has alot of health problems and i requested help through ace. my hubbys hrs got cut at work and i was trying to find a job but now we have no way to go cause car wont pass emissions and no money to fix it. so thanks and god bless to everyone that is helping us needy people.
Posted by monica at 12:17 PM
Let's shoot the turkey first then talk about Christmas. We should be helping the needy all year not just during a holiday.
Posted by Twocrows at 8:39 AM
What a nice letter. It's never too late to teach children about passing on love and caring. And if I may, I'd like to remind people about the elderly in our community who are in nursing homes and have NO ONE to remember them during the holidays. A smile, a kind word, a pretty card, a small bunch of artificial flowers---just small things that can be put nearby.
Posted by Bebe at 5:33 PM
I prefer to keep my contributions in my community. When you give to Toys for Tots and other large organizations, they can't guarentee that it will stay in the southern counties and I've had enough of supporting the City of Atlanta. Pick out a local family and give what you can.
Posted by Matty Ice Cream at 9:25 AM
The best way you can help a child in need this Christmas is by donating a toy for Toys for Tots. You can purchase many good toys from discount retailers such as Target, Dollar General and Big Lots for less than $10.00 and you are helping a child who might not have the oppotunity to having a Christmas.
Posted by Joseph at 9:57 PM
Who cares? The bottom line is that it's being done. Most people aren't born giving to others, it's a rare trait for someone as virtuous as yourself to give all the time and teach your children. But remember: good works aren't enough at the end, so you might see a rerun of the cruel things you've said to those trying to do the right thing as maybe a tie breaker. Just be nice, pull your own wagon and let everyone else pull theirs.
Posted by Responsible Adult at 9:27 PM
It's funny how the author of this article was just trying to use it as a way to encourage others to help as well, and yet people want to bash on the original person of the sound off quote! Maybe the family is able to afford it this year, unlike others....
Posted by k at 9:12 PM
Finally somebody got it right. B has been doing it for years and I'll bet has never felt the need to go to the paper about it. Way to go!!!!
Posted by buff at 3:30 PM
Hey Buff, There is no need to say the negative things that you said. Get over yourself and be happy. I think that it is a wonderful thing this family is doing. Each of my children are asked to pick a child(through Angle House) to buy Christmas presents for and they are happy to do so and have been for years and will still do for many more years.
Posted by b at 1:57 PM
Something has crawled up Buffy and mad her angry at the world. Let her scoff and be a nay sayer. Everyone else should do as their hearts tell them. Judgement day will even it all out in the end....
Posted by Matty Ice Cream at 1:24 PM
There is no need to "toot your own horn" if you are doing a kind deed for the right reasons.
Posted by ka at 1:02 PM
I have a favorite saying that was taught to me long ago. It goes like this: "Throw a stick at a pack of dogs and the one that gets hit, hollers." Did you really do all these selfless things or do you just want to deflect your guilt by bad mouthing others? Also seems like you're mad because someone else got the story....jealous is what it sounds like to me.
Posted by Responsible Adult at 11:35 AM
I find it ridiculous that when a family is trying to help others out, you find it necessary to be a "Nay Sayer". You are probably the same person that scoffs at those that only come out on Thanksgiving Day to help out. When the Spirit moves someone to help, you - nor I - are the ones to judge their motives. Let it and them be!
Posted by Hush Buff at 10:56 AM
That's just my point...helping out shouldn't be done just at Christmas and holidays to make you feel good and be able to brag about what a good person you are. It should be done every day every day of the year because it's the right thing to do.
Posted by buff at 10:51 AM
Buff, maybe this person just wanted to get the word out to others. My family has been donating for years to Toys For Tots and other organizations, though we're just a middle class family, not rich. It's the right thing to do and the only "gain" we get is knowing we've helped a needy family. This isn't the time to judge others, but to help out if you can and leave the bad comments in the trash.
Posted by Shame on you Buff at 9:28 AM
Did anyone happen to think that maybe these children are just now old enough to really understand what they would be doing? They may or may not have been raised selfishly, but instead are now at an age in which they understand why to give and help others!
Posted by k at 9:12 AM
My "light bulb" moment happens everyday while I'm teaching all of my children to unselfishly help others because it's the right thing to do. When was the last time you did something even as little as holding a door open for a total stranger? People think too much about themselves and how things will benefit them to have even common courtesies any more.
Posted by buff at 8:58 AM
Oh be quiet "Buff"! Have you never had a 'light bulb' moment when you realize you can do something to help others? It's possible that the kids were raised selfishly. But does that matter now that they've decided to help? Judge not my friend...
Posted by Buff BE QUIET! at 8:47 AM
Why werent those children taught that lesson from the time they were born? Have you been teaching them to be selfish this whole time and that Christmas is just about "racking up" for themselves? Shame on you. Did you just realize that some people aren't as well off? Have you never volunteered or given help just because it was needed and not for monetary gain?
Posted by buff at 8:21 AM
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