What Christmas means at a low-income school

I love the community I work in. The teachers and staff at my school are some of the most dedicated, kind-hearted, and generous individuals I have ever met. No time is that more obvious than the holiday season.

Our amazing school counselor calls for donations all year in preparation for winter. This year she was able to get over 100 brand new pairs of shoes for our kiddos.

The majority of teachers choose a child (or two, or three, or five) and buy them Christmas gifts. This year we had an even bigger response than usual. This is about half of the donated presents.

We live in a chilly, rainy place and a lot of our kids come to school every day in short sleeves. Local businesses and programs donate tons of coats to us which is helpful beyond belief.

The pride, the relief, the joy, and the gratitude that we see on the faces of our students and their families makes every penny spent worth it.

if you have a chance to help a child this winter, please do so. They'll remember it forever, I promise.

FP Edit: Wow, I am overwhelmed by your response! Your kindness is very appreciated and touches my heart.

If you're looking for a low-income school in your area to donate to: https://www.tcli.ed.gov/CBSWebApp/tcli/TCLIPubSchoolSearch.jsp

A lot of people have asked if they can donate to our school. If you would like to, please message me and I will give you the school's information.

Also, our amazing counselor deserves some love. For my FP request, I'd love it if you could send geeky jokes, kind words, encouragement, or anything else along those lines. I want to put together a bunch of comments to make her day.

Thank you and take care of yourself and others!