I
absolutely LOVE this time of year and boy does it come fast. I have the honor
in helping Santa every year at the Windham Craft Fair which took place this
past weekend. I absolutely love seeing all the joy in children when they see
Santa (sometimes that joy comes in screaming and tears) the first time. I love
seeing the boosters pull together local community members and crafters to put
on an amazing craft fair for our town. The holiday music, the cookies and
snacks, the gift wrap, all the unique crafts… how could this not put someone
into a great mood and into the holiday spirit.
We
need to remember that this is also a time of thanks. We should be thankful for
our family, our jobs, our friends and the people who we don’t often give thanks
to enough. Our town council and committee members, our local public officials,
our school teachers and administrators, our volunteer youth coaches, and so
many other people who I just wouldn’t be able to fit on this one insight. Please
don’t forget to reach out to these people and make them aware that they are
important to you and your community as a whole.
I
love helping and taking part in food drives and toy collections for families
and children in need. Pulling together a community to help individual families
give children the holiday they deserve is not only an amazing thing, but also a
miracle in the making. There are so many acts of kindness done around the
holidays that you just never know how much it truly affects someone and the
decisions they are making in their life.
Remember
to educate your children on the meaning of the holidays you believe in and
celebrate. Be sure they don’t think it is just about getting toys under a tree.
Bring them to a food pantry, let them go shopping for toys to donate to
children in need, let them help choose a family to sponsor, and most of all
love them and show them they are loved. When children feel love they learn how
to express love and during the holidays that is so important.
As
the retail businesses gear up for their busy holiday season I would like to
personally wish everyone have a stress-free holiday preparation season!
-Kelly
Mank
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