Comments on: Christmas Memories

By: Santa Stories : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor

Santa Stories : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:20:45 +0000

[...] For several years, the employees of my interior landscape company volunteered for the Elf Louise Project. The 100% volunteer-operated organization collects donations of toys, which are wrapped and delivered in person to needy children. Nearly 20,000 toys are given to children in almost 6,000 families. The parents must request the gifts for their families, and Elf Louise tries to match gifts as closely as possible to what the children want. Volunteers, close to 6,000 of them, collect toys and money, buy toys, wrap the gifts, and deliver them to the families. The toys are delivered by teams with a Santa on each team. Each year, my company fielded several teams to deliver gifts. [...]

By: Memories of Christmas Giving : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor

Memories of Christmas Giving : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:41:01 +0000

[...] wrote about Christmas memories a couple of years ago. One of my favorites is the first year a group of womens business owners [...]

By: Lillie

Lillie — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:41:44 +0000

Ben,

I enjoyed sharing my wonderful Christmas memories and am glad you enjoyed reading them.

By: Ben@Canvas Art Prints

Ben@Canvas Art Prints — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:29:10 +0000

Thanks for sharing your personal experiences with us – it’s not often a blog feels so genuine. It seems to be more of a common theme of late to focus on the IDEA of giving rather than WHAT you should buy for someone. Ethnical, thoughtful presents are a real gift – both to the giver and receiver.

By: Lillie

Lillie — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:07:24 +0000

toni,

The best memories seem to be those of simple things—not getting expensive presents but sharing precious time having fun with loved ones.