I was concerned that this year’s toy drive would provide meager results, but I was very happy to be proven wrong. My usual stalwarts, came through, plus a couple who have never donated before; altogether I got quite the haul, as you can see! The reason it may look like more than usual is that I generally make two or even three trips to the collection center before I’m done, but I normally don’t need to drive to Olympia to do it. So this year, after making sure that the last collection day was December 17th, I decided to do it all in one load today (Grace has a doctor appointment just a few blocks away from the center, so it was easy). The trip also gives me the opportunity to do a bit of last-minute shopping for a few friends, so it worked out perfectly. And thanks to my generous donors, I was able to still provide my usual small help to needy kids in a year when there are likely to be many more of them than usual.
Its so nice to see good people doing good things for those in need in this constant state of oppression.
I love your articles and I want to “thank you” for being one of the few that can get the message out and speak for those of us who are still being marginalized and silenced by law enforcement and rich pious cyber bullies.