Santa's Chimney

Happy Holidays everyone!

As we get into this busy time of year, it’s important to think of those who are struggling to make ends meet. It is a Holiday Tradition here at St. Francis to reach out to our community by providing boxes of food and gifts for families in need.

On the back of this letter is a simple form I would like you to complete if you know of a family which needs help to make the holidays happier. There is space for listing two families, but please feel free to copy the form or pick up another one at the front desk if you know of more than two families that need help. We are taking the information provided regarding families in need and creating a “Santa’s Chimney” at the front hallway. We will create a paper stocking for each child (names will be kept confidential) using the information you provide on the form. Then, we hope that people will choose a stocking to “adopt” and buy gifts for the child on that stocking.

Please have these forms completed and turned in to Tonja Myers or Mary Jenkins by November 20th. (Sooner is better!)

If you adopt a stocking, please have gifts purchased and turned in to Tonja Myers or Mary Jenkins by December 4th. Please keep gifts unwrapped, but labeled with the child’s age, gender, and family number (it’s on the stocking).

THEN we can all gather in the Dining Room on December 11th at 2:30 p.m. to celebrate the Season by wrapping gifts and assembling boxes of food and gifts for the families. Thank you for your help and input.

Sincerely,



Tonja A. Myers





Santa’s Chimney


Family Name/Contact:____________________________________________________
Family members: (List gender, age and clothing sizes for each child; include any special needs or requests for each person.) Tell us how many adults (over 18) so we can include them in the total family size. Number of Adults: Men:_____ Women: ______
Children Information:
Gender Age Clothing Sizes Special Needs/Requests (Use the back if needed)
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________ ______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
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Please tell me why this family needs help this year: ______________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Will this family receive Holiday assistance from any other agency? Please list agencies if known:__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Your name and phone number, in case we have questions:________________________
________________________________________________________________________



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Family Name/Contact:____________________________________________________
Family members: (List gender, age and clothing sizes for each child; include any special needs or requests for each person.) Tell us how many adults (over 18) so we can include them in the total family size. Number of Adults: Men:_____ Women: ______
Children Information:
Gender Age Clothing Sizes Special Needs/Requests (Use the back if needed)
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________ ______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________
______ ____ _____________ ____________________________________________

Please tell me why this family needs help this year: ______________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Will this family receive Holiday assistance from any other agency? Please list agencies if known:__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Your name and phone number, in case we have questions:________________________
________________________________________________________________________