Tuesday, December 11, 2012

getting ready for Christmas

A group of  the "Friends" of Hogar Nueva Vida recently met at my house to create the gift bags for the girls Christmas party.  Charlotte and I went shopping a a week before, armed with our list of girls names, ages, shoe size, shirt sizes, and pantie sizes.  We did a lot of shopping and were quite successful.

Added to what we bought were items donated through the International Women's Club. AND  a group of friends threw themselves a 70's party, no, not a retro hippy kind of 70's, but all of them were turning or had turned 70 in 2012.  Ken made the offer of a ticket for a free drink to anyone that brought an age appropriate gift.  So we had that stuff as well. Not to mention a collection taken at the Merida Men's Club.  Donations came in all forms, and I wish I could Thank each of you personally, but you know who you are.
Thank You!

So these girls are getting a bagful of goodies, in addition we have a number of things that are for the 'house',  hula hoops, jump ropes, soccer balls, blankets, towels, great stuff all!  They are also getting stuff to give their families, and there was even enough to buy a scarf for each of the staff women.


hair doodads, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, y mas

shirts, and colored pencils, juice boxes, jump ropes

panties, and camis, and chanklas, oh my

soccer balls, complete with pump.

more school supplies, and toiletries
and there are rain ponchos, and school shirts, and oh so much more.  
Really, Thank you to everyone who gave!




all wrapped up with a bow!
Charlotte made these great ribbons with plastic cards with their names on.
Makes the bags look very festive!