You did it again!!!!  Thank you!!!! Ninety coats were given out this year.  The best year we've had and the coldest year we've had.  Of course, there is always a story and this year had a couple of memorable ones.

Driving into the parking lot I noticed there were no cars.  I was devastated thinking where are the people?  When I walked inside there had to about sixty or so adults and over 30 children waiting.  We quickly arranged eight long tables and placed the coats in size order on them.  All the children that were there and the siblings who had to stay home had a coat, or so I thought.  When we were all done and people were leaving there were two small boys in ters.  They had no new coat.  I explained to them that I left their coats home by mistake and if they could wait twenty minutes I would go and get their coats.  I quickly dashed to Burlington Coat Factory and bought two more coats and rushed back with them.  If only you could see the smiles on their faces and the pride in their Mom's heart. 

I brought the film into a national drugstore 9am the next morning only to receive a phone call that the one hour photo machine broke and ate the film.  It took a little time but photos from someone else were found.  I hope you feel the pride that was in the room that night when children who came in wearing worn out jackets, walked out with brand new warm coats on.

Thank you for supporting us in keeping Vanessa's memory alive at a very difficult time of the year for us.  Your support means so much more than you know.

 

 

~SOMEWHERE OUT THERE~

Somewhere out there,
beneath the pale moon light
Someone's thinking of me
and loving me tonight
Somewhere out there,
someone is saying a prayer
That we'll find one another
in that big somewhere out there

And even though I know
how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing
on the same bright star
And when the night wind
starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think that we are sleeping
underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there
if love can see us through
Then we'll be together,
Somewhere out there,
Out where dreams come true.
 

~STILL GRIEVING ~ YEAR 3~

~WARM HEARTS ~ 2004~