We need your help to provide a Great Christmas to a family in need...

The Clairfields Neighbourhood has chosen to 'Adopt a Family' - a scheme run by the Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington to help a local family at this special time of year.   We need your support to provide a wonderful season to 'our' selected family who live in the Guelph area.

We have 'adopted' a family of a single dad, who has recently been made unemployed, with 2 children - Catherine,  a girl of 5yrs, Jesse,  a boy of 4 yrs.

I know that we have a kind and supportive neighbourhood and I know we can make a difference to this family.

We may be lucky enough to provide a wonderful time for our families and our children - here's the chance to give back a little to our community, or teach our children the spirit of the season.

Even a donation of $5-$10 from each family in our neighbourhood can make a huge difference to this family.

The family have a Wish List - which includes for the children "any new clothes"  (that part breaks my heart).

They also require bedding, and have listed puzzles, books, crafts, crayons, Dora items, Hot Wheels etc.

HOW CAN YOU HELP:

Basically there are three ways:

1. donate a gift from the list (below)
2. donate cash - towards purchasing gifts/cards
3. donate a grocery or hydro gift card (in part if necessary)

To avoid duplication of items, I have created a list of individual items of clothing and toys.

• Contact me to delete from the list an item  you would like to purchase.
• You can also donate cash, and I can purchase a selected item for you.
• or you can contribute towards buying a gift card from a grocery store, or from Hydro etc    (we aim to buy at least $75 worth of grocery vouchers from Zehrs or Food Basics).
• or you can provide a laundry basket, tote box, or cloth bag to place items in.
• or you can buy wrapping paper, bags, etc  and supplies  also required

Note: all gifts need to be new, unwrapped and provided with a gift receipt preferably.

You could provide enough wrapping for your chosen  gift if you require - but do not wrap.

We have until end of November to achieve our goal of delivering the items to the Children's Foundation - so PLEASE help in the next 2 weeks.

I know we can make a difference to Dad, to Jesse and to Catherine this year.

Please contact me via email or telephone as to how you can help (see below).

Also forward this to neighbours or friends who may not be on the Clairfields Neighbourhood Group email list - or suggest they go to website to  add their name to receive emails and updates.

This email is being sent only to people who have registered their email address already.

An idea - my work colleagues are not exchanging gifts this year - we are all contributing to purchase items for this family - maybe you and your families and colleagues would like to do the same??

Email: tandbporter@hotmail.com
or tel: 519 822 8323, and ask for Brigid
website: www.clairfields.org

Choose from this list and email/call me straight away when you have chosen an item to provide so I can withdraw it from suggestions list (purchased items are indicated with strike-out text like this):

List will be updated daily (last update Nov 27 7:00pm):

CATHERINE
Age 5 girl

• Twin Bed set - Disney - or part money towards
• Educationcal CD's for Computer
• Puzzles
  • jigsaw puzzle in a book
• Books
• Crafts
• Likes Dora
• Likes My Little Pony
• toy puppy

Size 5-6 clothes
ideas:

• jeans
• t shirt
  • long sleeved t
• underwear
• socks
• sweatpants
• sweatshirt
• Sweater
• gloves, hat
• Size 10 shoes / snowboots
• winter jacket
• pjs

JESSE
Age 4 Boy

• Twin Bed Set - cars or trucks - or part money towards
• Puzzles
  • jigsaw puzzle in a book
• Colouring Book
• Crayons
• Likes Hot Wheels
  • Hot Wheels Car Transporter
• Likes Transformers
• Loves Ben 10 animated series - books etc

Size 3X clothes
ideas:

• jeans
• t shirt
  • long sleeved t
  • t shirt
• underwear
• socks
• sweatpants
• sweatshirt
• Sweater
• gloves, hat
• Size 8 shoes / snowboots
• winter jacket

Family chocolates or cookies - Quality Street etc

Ideas for small Gift for DAD

• Tim Hortons Vouchers
• Gloves
• Toiletries - aftershave, deodorant, personal supplies, first aid supplies, etc
• Other suggestions? I know nothing about size, clothing, whether he drives, hobbies, etc

It is not necessary to buy everything on wish list,  the above are ideas.
 
Also Required:

• Grocery gift cards - purchase in multiples of $5 or provide cash towards purchase.
• Hydro cards - same as grocery gift cards.
• Wrapping paper and supplies.
• Gifts are to be new and unwrapped, and provided with gift receipts preferably.
• Items to put gifts in - laundry hamper, cloth bags, tote boxes etc as the family can then re-use them.

Any help you would like to provide to me in picking up, purchasing items, delivering, etc would be gratefully appreciated.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!