Given the state of the economy, it's likely that many children will not receive the presents from Santa Claus that are on their wish list. That's where Student Santas, an organization started by Jennifer Icaza-Gast three years ago, comes in.The story of how Icaza-Gast started Student Santas ran in the Southeast Missourian:
God spoke to my heart three years ago as I watched my children open their gifts on Christmas morning. Instead of being happy at the sight of my two little ones tearing into their gifts, I found myself overcome with sadness and heartache. I realized that somewhere, at that very moment, there was a child waking up excited at the thought of Santa bringing that special doll or truck only to find nothing. It hurts to imagine a small face so full of hope running into a living room and becoming so disappointed. I found myself wondering…..How do you explain to a child that Santa didn’t come to their house because Dad lost his job last month?
Student Santas collected 1,500 toys in its first year; the goal for 2008 is to give away 6,000 toys.
If you know of a child in need please send a letter with the child’s age, gender, and toy requests to:
Student Santas
PO Box 641
Cape Girardeau, MO 63702
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