Each year, SISE members adopts needy families for the holidays, providing food and gifts for each member of those families.  This year Soroptimist International of Suburban Essex provided gifts for two families.  We worked with Louise Eagle of GRANDMA K.A.R.E.S. who provided the wish lists for two families who are being raised by grandmothers. 

Below is an e-mail received from Louise right after she delivered our gifts (which included a $300 gift card to Shop Rite to help make their Holiday dinner a bit more festive) to one of the families for Christmas 2008.  Both families were extremely grateful as they may have not had any gifts at all if not for the generosity of our members.

 

"I know I have to send a formal snail / mail letter, but I just could not wait until after Christmas. I delivered the first family's gifts and I was afraid the woman was going to have a heart attack! She grabbed her chest (Fred Sanford style) and just kept yelling "Oh My God!" when she opened the gift card. She was absolutely blown away. The gifts will be all the children will get for Christmas, and are more than adequate. I can't wait until the weather improves so I can deliver the second blessing." Love, love, love, Louise