I’ve mentioned before how much I love the holidays and I’ve been having so much fun spending my first holiday season in the Big Country. What stands out the most is the generosity of the people here. I have a few examples.
I’d heard about Santa’s Helpers when I first got to KTAB and how full the studio would be of toys during the holidays. It sounded like so much fun! But I had no idea just how many toys we were in for!
When I walked to the set Wednesday, there was literally a small path I had to maneuver to get to the desk. The rest of the space was full of toys, games, dolls, bikes, balls - you name it. Everywhere you looked or walked there were toys!
We’ve been reading letters to Santa from the children in the agencies and what was really neat is seeing some of the specific toys the kids had been asking for. It warms the heart knowing that they’re truly going to have a magical Christmas.
Last weekend the KTAB crew participated in the annual Bell Ringing Battle with our sister station KRBC. We manned the Salvation Army Red Kettles in front of the entrances of the southside Wal Mart. My ears are still ringing!
But it was all for a great cause and I think everyone who shopped that day stopped to donate! Many people gave all the change they had. Others dropped in bills, some of them big. By the end of the day our kettle was completely full and we had to fold the bills into tiny squares just to get them in!
By the way, we won the battle!
So a big thank you to everyone who donated this year, not just to Santa’s Helpers or the Salvation Army, but to whatever charity you helped. It truly makes a difference in so many lives and that’s the best gift of all!
