Last year we made 25 Christmas goody bags and took them to people to were working on Christmas Day. We delivered them on Christmas Day too - to the firestation, the emergency pharmacy, the hospital and the children's hospital, the petrol station and the chef at my Mum's retirement village!! the crazy part was the amount of shopping time it took to buy and fill the bags.
We decided after sitting exhausted on Christmas Eve after packing them all up (husband's job was only to glue the label on the front and after doing 4, he asked how many more to go!!) that we would do 'something' next year but not sure what.
I found out that hospital staff will eat food donated by the public. The doctor I talked to in the weekend said that doctors are not fussy who cooks their food, and love sweet treats. We will buy a stack of Subway cards (there are two subway outlets by the hospitals) and take in some homemade cookies and some Christmas pies. I'm really pleased that I won't have to do so much shopping!
We decided after sitting exhausted on Christmas Eve after packing them all up (husband's job was only to glue the label on the front and after doing 4, he asked how many more to go!!) that we would do 'something' next year but not sure what.
I found out that hospital staff will eat food donated by the public. The doctor I talked to in the weekend said that doctors are not fussy who cooks their food, and love sweet treats. We will buy a stack of Subway cards (there are two subway outlets by the hospitals) and take in some homemade cookies and some Christmas pies. I'm really pleased that I won't have to do so much shopping!
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- Posted by KiwiCat
- Dec 11, 2016
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melnotes wrote: This is awesome! I worked last year on Christmas day and our cooks are Jewish so they don't celebrate instead they come into work and cook a huge feast for staff and patients, its amazing. Wonderful effort and gift of kindness Kiwicat :)
pyronik wrote: fabulous :-)
splain wrote: Now that is a great idea. Good on you Ally and hubby:)))
DANCE wrote: wonderful idea and kindness
mindyjourney wrote: Evolving as we go, my kind kiwi :))). Thank you for your thinking ahead and lovely giving :))))).
Mish wrote: How truly, truly kind you both are! Bless.
Rajni wrote: We together with "Group" pack and distribute about 2000 gift bags for Christmas with many items. and Christmas cards too, mostly handmade. I am glad to see you doing the same.
kjoyw wrote: So very kind!
leoladyc728 wrote: you are so loving and kind. thank you for all you do
lt33 wrote: This made my 💜 full so nice of u to take out the time to shop + deliver xmas gifts to others they really appreciated it your effort 😉 u made their xmas a special one
