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There Will be Presents Under The Tree!

December 24, 2008 by Janice

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We were able to help 41 children!!!!

Under the Tree girl 250x250Thanks to the wonderful generosity of the participating companies and the support of YOU our fabulous readers, 41 children will receive something special this Christmas through our Under the Tree program.

Yes, toys are on their way!

Some may have already arrived and are getting wrapped and ready for their big day. We even had some special gifts for some of the mothers as well.

In total, we were able to make Christmas a little brighter for 14 families. What a tremendous blessing to help others in that way.

The requests came pouring in…

We knew there would be many families needing help this year. We knew it would be heartbreaking to choose.

The comments and emails came pouring in. As the requests quickly outnumbered the numbers of toys we had to give, I began emailing some of our contacts to see if they would be able to help us get more presents for these deserving families. I accepted even more giveaways and Erica and I scrambled to get them all posted.

Thanks so much to these companies for jumping and helping out, companies like Kodak who donated 5 digital cameras to our sponsored families!

Choosing the families to help was so hard. (A huge thank you to Erica who spent hours going through the comments and emails, matching gifts to families!)

Here is a bit of a sampling of the kinds of situations of the nominated families:

  • One family with three children recently lost their mom and unborn sibling very tragically and unexpectedly. We can only imagine their agony this Christmas. Hopefully our small tokens of Christmas love will help bring them a bit of Christmas cheer.
  • Another family of eight, has been thrown blow after blow. From cancer scares to lost jobs, to a brand new baby born with severe medical problems. Finances are beyond stretched and Christmas wasn’t even going to happen.
  • There were a couple of families who year after year gave to others around this time, teaching their children the importance of giving. But this year due to illnesses and lost jobs, they are the ones in need.

And on and on the heartfelt nominations rolled in. We wanted to help everyone, but of course we had to narrow down the list.

If you or your nominees were not selected, please forgive us. It was an impossible task. Thank you for participating and for caring so much to nominate your friends and families.

Just imagine how much we can do next year…

Of course, next year we hope to help even more families.

But here is where we need YOUR help. For our programs like Under the Tree and Blogs Can Change Lives to thrive, we need to show companies that you ARE taking notice of their goodwill and efforts.

YOU and your comments and clicks are POWERFUL!
When you support the companies through leaving supportive comments acknowledging their involvement in these initiatives, it motivates them to spend even more to help even more people! (They are businesses after all and they do have to look after their bottom lines.)

How you can help:

  • Please LEAVE COMMENTS thanking and acknowledging the participating companies.
  • Please CLICK THROUGH to their sites and stores, spending your time and your dollars with companies that are supporting programs helping families in need.

Thanking, Thanking, Thanking, from the bottom of our hearts!

The heartfelt Thank You’s that we received warmed our hearts and made us teary-eyed as well. The families receiving the gifts were so grateful. So, we pass on their thanks and our thanks to you and to the fantastic companies involved.

Thank you to these generous companies who donated gifts to our Under The Tree Program. We couldn’t have done it without you!!!

Readers – please remember to show them your appreciation by clicking over to their sites. 🙂

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Thank you again for being part of the 5 Minutes for Mom family! We appreciate you so much and we pray you are having a blessed and happy holiday season with the ones you love.

Merry Christmas!!!

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Janice is co-founder of 5 Minutes For Mom. She's been working online since 2003 and is thankful her days are full of social media, writing and photography.

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11 Comments

  1. Amber Pollard says

    January 3, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    I want to thank all of who helps in the time of need for others. It takes alot to execpt gifts but it takes even more to have the guts to ask do you need help and can we help you. So thank you to all the sponsors and to 5minutesfor mom they are the best ever. Have a happy new year.

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  2. Maggie M says

    January 1, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    Happy New Year wishes to you, Janice and Susan! I just want to take a moment of your time to congratulate you both on the success of “Under the Tree” in 2008. You two are amazing ladies. I am proud to be associated with such fine people (even if only through your blog & newsletter) and I know my feelings are shared among your many readers and sponsors. To provide gifts for needy families and their children just warms my heart as much as you warmed the hearts of these deserving families. God bless and may 2009 bring you both joy and prosperity in your future endeavors. Warmest regards, Maggie

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  3. Heather says

    December 26, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    What an awesome program. A huge thank you to all the participating businesses!

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  4. AmyG says

    December 26, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    That’s awesome that it all turned out so well!

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  5. Petula says

    December 25, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    It’s wonderful that so many were helped at this time of year. It is especially difficult for a lot of people and this show of love and support is important. We have to remember that we are a community and this is a time to give of our love, time, talents and gifts. Merry Christmas everyone.

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  6. Jennifer C says

    December 25, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    That is so great! A big thanks to 5 minutes for mom as well as an extra big thank you to all the sponsoring companies. Happy holidays everyone!

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  7. MommyBrain says

    December 25, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    Great job and thank you to all of the companies who donated. I’m so glad that such worthy families were helped!

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  8. angie says

    December 25, 2008 at 11:34 am

    Merry Christmas!! Hope you all are enjoying your day with your families & giving thanks to God for sending His son, whom is the REAL reason for the season!

    As a single mom who regularly needs assistance this time of year, I know all too well about the very giving & generous people out there!

    The companies all over blogland (are there are TONS, as I have discovered this year!!!) are very gracious & caring to do all that they have done here, as well as other blogs that many of us frequent!

    Thank you to my local organization, The Empty Stocking Fund, here in Harford County Maryland, as well as the Salvation Army, Anna’s House (a battered women’s shelter here), and all of the other organizations that help people across the country. Especially the companies who graciously donate their products to families in need.

    I will be posting something on my blog tomorrow highlighting something similar to this comment, be sure to stop by!

    May God bless you & keep you!

    Angie

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  9. Jamaise says

    December 24, 2008 at 11:39 pm

    WOW!!

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  10. Cat says

    December 24, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    You gals did an amazing thing here this Christmas. I can only imagine the joy these families will have tomorrow morning. Merry Christmas!

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  11. kristin says

    December 24, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    I love all that you do to help others, it’s becaise of people like you that dreams can come true. You’ve helped some deserving people, we ALl thank you! Merry Christmas!

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