Let's start by saying that I am just a bit confused on the definition of a needy child. Now I don't want to sound like an insensitive jerk and I am going to apologize right now if I offend anyone, cause I might.
We decided that it would be fun to purchase gifts for a toy drive of sorts. We participated in Jam the Bus for 101.5 two years ago and had fun picking out little kid toys. This year, no Jam the Bus. So we decided to go with the ever popular Christmas Angels program.
We got down to the mall, found the trees, and started flipping tags over. Bicycle, Ripstick, cologne, MP3 player, MP4 player, Wii system, paintball gun, basketball hoop with ball, PSP games, PS3 system, PS3 games, Wii games, digital camera, God of War I or God of War III for PS3 (not God of War II, already owns it). After reading about five different tags my eyes got wide and I started to wonder what happened to kids wanting Barbies, a football, Legos, a skate board, an art set, Hot Wheels.... This is the part where I got confused.
Brett comes to me and asks who these gifts are supposed to be for. We both thought it was a program for kids who might not get a Christmas. Kids who were from low income families, kids in foster homes maybe. But what I don't get is if a family is needy and can't afford Christmas presents, why is their kid asking for me or anyone else to buy them God of War I or God of War III for PS3 (not God of War II, already owns it). If they want the game they obviously already have the system. Are you following me?
So I have officially questioned the Christmas Angels program. I have a friend who used to work for the Salvation Army and I hear that she quit because of shady business. I guess employees were putting their kids names up on the tree. I dunno. I feel bad for judging the kid who wants PS3 games. Hopefully my husband and I won't be punished for dipping out on the Christmas Angels program.
We ended up at Target and purchased Candyland. Tomorrow I plan to take it to a donation center for the Phoenix Children's Hospital.
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Totally agree with your friend about the Christmas Angel program. My headstart classroom was in a Salvation Army building and there were all sorts of shady things going on there... I'll have to tell you later.
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