Thanks to everyone who helped us with the Christmas drive for the 5 families living in a local battered women’s shelter! I am happy to say that thanks to the immense generosity of so many, we are able to give everyone–kids and moms–their entire Wish Lists! Special thanks to Emily Greenstein who in addition to sponsoring a family, did a beautiful job of wrapping all the presents. Everything will be delivered along with a box of baked goods for each family on Friday. In addition to the presents, each person is receiving gift cards to their favorite stores, a gift card to the local movie theatre (so the kids can see a Christmas movie over the break) and the kids will all get a Christmas stocking filled with small age appropriate gifts like crayons, a coloring book, a book, street chalk, stuffed animals, bubbles, candy (and more mature gifts for the older kids) and of course, the traditional (organic) orange and candy canes. Joy! #ittakesavillage #wearethatvillage