NY Cares "Winter Wishes"

[MichelleD]

It's that time of year again!

http://www.nycares.org/volunteer/annual_events/winter_wishes/index.php

Get your letters.

 

[Maddy]

Oops! I was about to start this thread. Glad I searched the forum first.

This year I briefly thought, "How can I afford to buy extra gifts this year?" But I quickly realized that if I'm thinking I don't have the money, how many other people aren't going to do it? And how many more kids and families probably need it this year? Ok, so we won't be going overboard and buying anyone a custom skateboard this year, but we can do something.

http://www.nycares.org/volunteer/annual_events/winter_wishes/index.php

We've done so well in the past, IRC. Let's do it up again this year.

Reading last 4 years' thread. http://www.improvresourcecenter.com/mb/showthread.php?t=31067&highlight=winter+wishes

Don't forget you can go to the Post Office and pick out a letter instead of doing it through NY Cares.

 

[Maddy]

bump

NY Cares still has 8,479 letters left to distribute. Please help if you can. They also take donations.

 

[MichelleD]

bump bump

Seriously, this is fun! And touching. Last year, my kid wanted pajamas, and I got him 3 pairs at Syms.

 

[Mo Nose]

i almost forgots!

thank you ladies

 

[MotorDolly]

And...you can always pick letters up at the main post office on 8th Ave. (Operation Santa Claus). Letters are available all the way up til Christmas Eve. You can choose by zipcode if you want to give right in your own backyard.

 

[Cap'n Blackett]

Yay! My billionaire boss is donating from her foundation to this awesome cause - thanks for bumping the thread!

 

[MichelleD]

I got my letters! They're adorable.

And NY Cares was just on NY 1. Still plenty of letters left.

 

[Maddy]

And NY Cares was just on NY 1. Still plenty of letters left.

Roger said there are 7,000 letters left and the website says the deadline is today.

What's cuter than Roger reading the letters aloud to Pat?

 

[MichelleD]

Roger said there are 7,000 letters left and the website says the deadline is today.

What's cuter than Roger reading the letters aloud to Pat?

Oh, absolutely nothing is cuter. Unless Pat was in Roger's lap.

 

[Cap'n Blackett]

Oh, absolutely nothing is cuter. Unless Pat was in Roger's lap.

Be still my heart!

 

[Mo Nose]

On ice skates. did you guys see roger skate? i'm not saying it was cute, i'm just asking. roger is no pat. pat is the one 4 evah

 

[MichelleD]

I didn't see the skating. pat is no roger! who's got a better lap for sitting upon and telling christmas wishes!

 

[Maddy]

Uh oh, ladies. This is no place for a Pat vs Roger debate (um, because no place is. Pat wins this one without a debate). Let's just continue to think about the children.




and Pat.

 

[Cap'n Blackett]

I think the children love Pat more - he's so dreamy with his tiny Canadian accent slips and his wry wit. Children really appreciate such things.

 

[MichelleD]

Okay, enough with the talk of Roger's clearly more cuddly nature.

Here's the Operation Santa information - the post office letter collection Betsy mentioned - still time to do it!

 

[Mo Nose]

yesterday, roger read from a few letters from operation santa. one of them KILLED ME. God bless America.

anyway - my presents are sent. priscillia wanted a violin, REAL guitar, psp, wii, dora rug, scarf, hat & gloves, converse, nikes and a necklace that had her name as well as matching earrings. she got the last the necklace and scarf, hat & gloves. oh priscillia. i wanted to get you this one guitar but it was sold out everywhere. i hope you're ok though

 

[Rocco]

Volunteering is good, especially for those of use who gave up gift-giving to family or siblings.

 

[ProfessorKirk]

Ernie, will you please repost all the questions the old people asked you? That was a really interesting story, but I can't find it.

 

[Maddy]

This post? From this thread. It's a great read.

The director of the event asked if I wouldn't mind filling some time by fielding questions from the old folks, which I gladly did. Some of the questions they asked were:

"Do you have any children?" Yes - a daughter, Ninnette, an elf like me. She currently works in the christmas magic department, but spends most of her time backpacking around Europe and hanging out with undesireables. Of course, what daughter listens to her parents? i'd like it if she calls once in a while. (Sympathetic nods from old ladies)

"What do the reindeer eat?" Unlike regular reindeer, magical talking reindeer (I go for the rankin-bass style reindeer) can tell you food preferences, so while they mostly eat oats, some of them like other things. Donner likes flowers and Blitzen has a penchant for bacon.

Other good ones - "Does wanting something naughty like lingere put you on the naughty list?", "what do you do the rest of the year", "what is Santa's favorite food" (I said polar bear, or french fried walrus, both of which got gasps of outrage), "does Santa have sex" (these old folks are dirrr-ty), "does Santa have any health problems".
oh - "what did you get Mrs. Claus?" - I said that since I can have the elves make anything, that gift-giving in the Claus household is more about finding rare things or making things - Mrs. Claus knit me a new afghan and I found her a 1950's-era sovet cold war robot.