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We've all heard. These wild stories that Santa is not real. Well, I'm here to tell you they are not true! Santa exists really, or at least its spirit exists among the volunteers of the Hugs and Hope Foundation for Sick Children. The club's 3,000 + members act as the elves Santa Claus during the holidays and they make a difference in the lives of sick children who have never even met before.
Hundreds of foreigners around the country and even around the world reach out to seriously ill children and helping to bring a little more love and laughter in their lives.
Nine years, Connor likes watching Scooby Doo with his dad and playing computer games. It is not so fond of all examinations necessary because it has a rare form of advanced cancer. The second grader trying to talk his way out of each medical procedure that doctors require him, but in the end, he must always give in and submit to treatment. Connor has had radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and seven surgeries practiced in his fight to beat cancer. His experience has been made somewhat easier because of the mail "fortunate" that he receives hugs and hope for Club volunteers. And his Christmas will be happier because of elves who volunteer to sponsor him this holiday season.
Before Connor became a member of the Hugs and Hope Club, complained that the mailbox is always empty. Fortunately now he receives mail on a daily basis people around the world. "Connor is so important to know that people think of him," said his mother.
For many families of children patients, Christmas is a difficult time of year. With medical bills, the prospect of Christmas gifts is often unlikely. But thanks to the elves the Hugs and Hope Club, Connor and hundreds of other sick children will have gifts under the tree on Christmas morning as well as their healthy siblings.
Hugs and Hope Club founder Marsha Jordan believes that "Christmas morning should be fun, and happy, even if your family has suffered financially rough times. "She thinks that sick children especially should have a merry Christmas, because it could well be the last.
Janice Wilder is a donor "hug and manufacturer hope "that volunteers call themselves. It is a cancer survivor herself. She tries to encourage others to become volunteers too. "It does not take much effort on your part to make a huge difference and I personally found that my life is illuminated as by what I do. It's a wonderful feeling to know that you are bringing a smile on the face of a sick child and you can not get Aid Return of the joy that you give.
Author Marsha Jordan is creator of the HUGS and HOPE Foundation for Sick Children. She’s the award-winning author of “Hugs, Hope, and Peanut Butter,” an inspirational book of humor for adults, illustrated by seriously ill kids. Book sales benefit children served by the foundation: http://www.hugsandhope.org/sale.htm
Yes, Santa still exists. He lives in the hearts of Hugs and Hope Club members! To learn more about this group, visit the Hugs and Hope Club web site at http://www.hugsandhope.org
Brian Moorman’s PUNT Foundation
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