The holiday season brings much cheer and joy to all the little boys
and girls around the globe But what about the child who will wake
up on Christmas morning to an empty spot under the tree?
While our National Honor Society was planning and organizing gifts
While our National Honor Society was planning and organizing gifts
for the Christmas Giving Tree for the Elizabeth Coalition for the
Homeless, Ms. Medina's students decided to work with Santa
in wrapping shoe boxes filled with stocking stuffer items such
as new boxes of crayons, pens, T-shirts, balls, stuffed animals
and boxes of Uno. They also collected over $100 to give for
shipping costs of the shoeboxes.
Homeless, Ms. Medina's students decided to work with Santa
in wrapping shoe boxes filled with stocking stuffer items such
as new boxes of crayons, pens, T-shirts, balls, stuffed animals
and boxes of Uno. They also collected over $100 to give for
shipping costs of the shoeboxes.
Operation Christmas Child, encourages all his volunteers to “Pack
your shoe box with love, send it with prayer, and share the Good News
of Jesus Christ with a poor little child. That’s the power of a simple gift.”
At Benedictine Academy, we did just that! Students and staff
At Benedictine Academy, we did just that! Students and staff
brought in shoeboxes packed with love, good things, and a
little prayer. It was an early Christmas for all of us as we experienced
our own gift of joy this season.
