Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Secret Santa with a Difference


--by totemblaze, posted Dec 6, 2008

This will be the second year at our company when we do a Secret Santa exchange that makes a difference.

As with the usual gift exchange we all pull a name out of a hat and purchase a gift for that individual. The difference is that we envision our recipient as a child & choose a gift the child would enjoy. After we have all opened our gifts & gotten a good laugh, we collect up the toys and take them to one of the many Christmas toy drives in our city.

This is such a great way to have some fun together & make a difference in the lives of needy children during Christmas.

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brighteyes wrote: HEY GARY...WHEN I WORKED FOR A COMPANY CALLED AVANTEK WE DID THE SAME THING EVERYTHING...BUT WE BOUGHT GIFTS FOR THE NAME DRAWN AND A PRESENT FOR THAT PERSON THAT A CHILD MIGHT LIKE....IE:
I WAS A BUYER SO THE PERSON THAT PICKED ME BOUGHT A TOY PHONE....THE FIREMAN CAME AFTER WE UNWRAPPED THE PACKAGES BUT DID NOT DISTURB THE STORE'S PACKAGING AND IT WAS FOR TOYS FOR TOTS...WE ARE FELT SO MUCH BETTER KNOWING SOME CHILDREN WOULD BENEFIT FROM OUR SECRET SANTA TWIST...COOL YOU GUYS ARE DOING SOMEONE SIMILIAR!
JuneBug wrote: This is such a WONDERFUL idea! God bless you!
megumi wrote: That's a great idea!
All4Him wrote: This is my favorite story. I love children and I work for a children's ministry. It is wonderful people like you that make me work possible. You are truly building your kingdom in Heaven, and God will reward you for your kindness.
lmil1954 wrote: That's a blasting gr8 idea. Most employess (mine anyway) cringe at Secter Santa, but your idea is awesome. Thank you
makesomeonesmile wrote: What a great idea, thanks for sharing!
wayfarer wrote: How cool is that? The Spirit of Christmas is alive and well! Thank you for that!
lezah wrote: I am going to do thi sin our company right now, for this Xmas!
Thank you so much for this great idea!
hotcocoa wrote: Lol that would make me laugh too.
maddie wrote: My church used to do secret santa i may have not gotten the best gift but i still had a great time.

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