Early in December we were provided 5 gift wish tags for children ages 2 to 16. We purchased those wished-for gifts. The gifts were sent to one of our local Family Giving Tree foundation warehouses to begin the massive job of cataloging and organizing the gifts by child age and location, to ultimately be delivered to the child that wished for the gift. We volunteered to go to the warehouse where we joined our daughter, our grandkids and many other families to become Holiday Warehouse Elves who receive, sort and wrap the gifts for low-income children. The Family Giving Tree Foundation hopes to surpass their 2011 achievement and distribute over 70,000 gifts nationwide this year. Thanks to the “Kronos Gives Back” program for providing me the time to enjoy participating in this very worthwhile program for the kids!
Our Vision: The Family Giving Tree envisions a world where every child is made to feel like a valuable part of their community through a shared belief in the power of giving. Our Mission: The Family Giving Tree fulfills the exact holiday wish and provides backpacks filled with school supplies to those children in the most need in our communities while inspiring the values of kindness, philanthropy and volunteerism. More than 66,000 Childrens' Wishes Granted in 2011! In a world that is becoming increasingly anonymous, our Holiday Wish Drive offers a way to directly touch a child's life. We work with more than 250 Bay Area social service agencies that supply us with the names and wishes of the children they serve year-round. A wish card is printed for each child, detailing their age, gender, first name and their wish for a holiday gift. Over 900 Bay Area companies, schools and organizations participate in the program by displaying the wish cards, often on trees, in their lobbies and other public areas. It is the generosity of employees, customers and students that makes this program a success. By selecting a wish card, they pledge to purchase a special gift for a child in need.
http://www.familygivingtree.org/about_us/about_us.html
