It’s the giving season (one of my personal favorites!) and every year my family reaches out to another family in Calgary who is struggling. We connect with a family in need and send out their information to all our friends and family to see if anyone can offer support.
Last year was incredible! We helped a single mother with three girls. The mom was working 17 hours 7 days a week trying to make ends meet and her 3 girls were sharing a mattress on the floor. My friends and family got together and were able to deliver them a life-changing holiday season. Now that’s what it’s all about (for me anyway)!
I’d like to tell you a little bit about the family we’re helping this year. If you’d like to contribute something to them (donations, hand-me-downs, food, baby supplies) leave me a comment or send me an email and I’ll make arrangements to connect with you.
The family we’re helping this year is an adorable young family of three. Their little one is only five and a half months old. A week before mom was due to give birth they were evicted, and as she was moving out she went into labor. After baby was born they were able to move from place to place until they were able to get into Calgary Housing, sadly they lost most of their belongings in the process.
Things pretty are difficult for them financially. She wrote, “there is no extra money to buy a crib for our son because I am on income support and my partner is laid off for the winter and only works when he is needed by his boss and it isn’t very often and can not find work so I am the provider for my family and I am barely getting by”
Mom said to me “we are not concerned if we receive a gift but we want to give my son memories for a lifetime”. She is an incredibly devoted mother who gets joy from “just being a family and watching each other grow”.
I completely relate to the way she feels about her family and her happiness, it’s exactly how I feel. I’ve struggled too and I know that a little extra help can go along way.
Mom gave me some ideas about how we might be able to help, these are her words…
- He has no crib, in my heart this would be the best gift he could receive
- I would love to decorate his room for him to enjoy and for him to have nice things
- My son is growing out of his clothes very fast and he doesn’t have shoes,
- I was taking him to visit his Great Grandma before this dreaded snow fell and as I was getting on the bus the front wheel fell rite off and broke, I put it back on with duct tape just so I can get from place to place (they need a stroller)
- We’re slowing trying to rebuild our lives and make place homey (they could use household items)
- We enjoy movies but can only watch them on T.V. because we don’t have a DVD player
- We enjoy playing dice, cards, and board games we really like scrabble
Just in case you’re able to help here are some details about each person
- Mom: pant size 36/30, shirt size extra large, shoe size 7
- Baby: clothes 9-12 month, shoe size 3,
- Dad: pant 36/32, shirt size large, shoe size 10
Mom ended her letter to me with the following sentence, “I am blessed with greatest gift that I could ever receive- motherhood.” Beautiful.
I’d be so appreciative if you could join me in supporting this deserving family in need.
Lots of love,
P.S. If you’d like to help, email me, I’d love to connect with you to make it happen. Also, my motto with this is only give what you can and don’t give what you don’t have. I know these are tough times for many of us and I don’t want to make your life any harder. If you have something you’re not using or something you don’t need and you think it might help, I’d love to give it to this family.
Dear Gemma,
You are such a blessing to everyone who you come into contact with directly AND indirectly. I would LOVE to help you out, our family usually does the same thing however this year, due to moving have not been able to.
Will be in contact.
You truly are an angel!
Hugs
Lee
xox
Amazing, Gemma. If I can help from LA, please let me know. I'd love to.
Thank you for being you!
Dear Lee, thank you for much for your love, encouragement, and support…you inspire me!!
Lindsay! It's awesome to see you here, thanks for your comment, I really appreciate your generosity. I'm sure the family appreciates it to. You can send some sunshine our way 🙂
Love you both!
gem
271571 88116This web site is usually a walk-through you discover the information it suited you about it and didnt know who want to. Glimpse here, and youll undoubtedly discover it. 349165
835040 573903i just didnt need a kindle at 1st, but when receiving 1 for christmas im utterly converted. It supply genuine advantages more than a book, and makes it such a good deal additional convenient. i may undoubtedly advocate this item: 112312
805786 718601Deference to op , some superb selective info . 632242
117267 15687Thanks for your time so significantly for your impressive and incredible guide. I will not be reluctant to endorse your internet websites to any individual who ought to receive direction on this difficulty. 290061
571970 900861Greetings! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and tell you I genuinely enjoy reading through your weblog posts. Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that deal with the same topics? Thank you so a lot! 86942
262988 580949Hi there! Someone in my Myspace group shared this internet site with us so I came to give it a appear. Im undoubtedly loving the data. Im bookmarking and is going to be tweeting this to my followers! Outstanding weblog and fantastic style and style. 51789
368494 986070Hi there! I simply want to give a huge thumbs up for the good data you could have appropriate here on this post. I will likely be coming again to your weblog for more soon. 964674
967228 446861Now im encountering a fresh short troubles Once i cant appear like allowed to sign up for the certain give food to, Now im utilizing search engines like google audience. 240473
996865 816853Gratitude for building this send! I in reality realize the no cost info. 175747