The Pagosa Springs schools have identified several families in dire need of help this Christmas. These families are local and have children enrolled in the local school district. You can lend a hand by sponsoring a family.
This entails providing each child with two gifts — a needed gift and a fun gift (toy,etc.), as well as a gift card from City Market so the family can purchase items for a Christmas dinner.
Each sponsor can request a specific family size and will be provided the gender, age, sizes (shirt, shoes, pants, jacket), needs and interests of each child. Family names will be kept confidential. These families range in size from four to 10 members and many include small children.
Your sponsorship will keep the Christmas spirit alive for these children in our community.
A Pagosa Springs women’s service group, Circle of Friends, is organizing this effort. All gifts are due at Centerpoint Church on December 18 between 1pm and 6pm. Families that have been paired with a sponsor will be notified and will pick up their gifts on December 19 at the same church.
Sponsors can join with neighbors or coworkers and divide one needy family between them.
Monetary donations toward gifts for a specific family are accepted if you are unable to shop. It is the goal of the organization to have all families assigned to a sponsor by Thanksgiving at the latest. This is a great way to bring true Christmas spirit to our community in these truly challenging economic times.
Please consider bringing joy to a child this holiday season. Your assistance will make a huge difference to a local family.
For more information, contact Kimberlee Knapp at kimberleeknapp@yahoo.com.