Happy Holidays!

Dear Friends,

In the past few months I have started to clean out the closets, shelves and basement of all the clutter that we have accumulated throughout the years in our home. I couldn’t believe the amount of stuff we have collected. As I put aside clothes that haven’t been worn in years or that the kids have out grown, cell phones chargers that belong to our first cell phones (ten years ago) or toys that my son hasn’t played with in years, I saw more and more boxes filled to the top. There was stuff everywhere. Some of the items will be donated to Goodwill. Others will be sold at a big garage sale early next spring to raise funds that will help GKB 2010 projects.
As I packed and taped boxes, I started to think about what I would need to buy for Christmas. You guessed it: more stuff! The irony is that I ‘m getting rid of old stuff to make more room for new stuff. How can I find a solution to this problem?
We live in a world where not all people live in abundance. Some can’t even afford shoes, healthy meals or to send their kids to school.
As the holidays approaches and more people are starting to think what they will to they give their love ones, instead of giving more stuff, why not donate to GKB in honor of someone. It would be a great gift to a teacher, spouse, child or friend. You can also give in memory of someone and we will be glad to send the family a card notifying them of your gift in their name and the project it will be used to support. It will be a gift that will help a child have the tools to learn rather than yet more useless stuff cluttering the someone's garage.
I hope you will consider contributing to Give-a-Kid-a-Backpack this holiday season.  On the back of this newsletter you will see different ways and amounts to contribute.  Thank you for your time and support to help children worldwide break the cycle of poverty by encouraging education. 

Sincerely, 
 
Rosanna Kingston