We Are Fortunate!

The winter season is a perfect time to reflect on how fortunate we are and how lucky we are to live in a free and peaceful country where people help each other. This holiday season we are showing our kindness, generosity, and thankfulness in three ways.
We are fortunate to have Sgt. Liberty Kitchen, an air cadet and daughter of our amazing Educational Assistant Ms. Kitchen, involve us in her fantastic Christmas card program for the second year. Each student at Hugh Beaton is writing to a soldier stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan this Christmas. We are extremely lucky to have these brave people protecting our freedom each day. We hope our card and pictures brightens their day and makes being away from home during the holidays a bit easier.
We are also bringing in canned food to donate to needy families. To date, we have brought in 56 cans, but we have a goal of 100 cans. We will continue to think of others as we are grocery shopping with our families.
Our school is also donating Christmas gifts to 20 children through the Children's Aid Society and to children living at our local Women's shelter, Hiatus House. Our class is responsible for donating toys, books and clothes to two baby boys with ages ranging from newborn to age two. We enjoyed brainstorming items that a baby boy would love to see under his tree Christmas morning!
We hope that these simple acts will help someone else have a happy holiday. We are very fortunate to be able to "pay it forward". That is what kind people do.