Stef

I work full time. I go to school full time. I do photography gigs part time. And now Im volunteering as much of my freetime as possible for this thing my agency orchestrates every December called "Neighbors in Need". It's a holiday shop for those who can't afford to go out and get stuff for Christmas. This year, Im a co-captain of the boys and girls clothing section...and we are in sad, sad shape. We have NO CLOTHES. I mean, we have a couple boxes but, not nearly enough for the 500 families who will come in to shop next Wednesday and Thursday!

As I said, I do all that full and part time stuff and I still find a way to get out there and help. Hell, I even spent my own money to donate to the shop. Yet it seems that not many others around here really care about helping out their fellow neighbors. We accept new donations, and we give them away, based on applications, to the families that come in. They are allowed certain amounts of gifts, based on family size. I'm SO upset that we haven't gotten many donations.

So now, when I family with 5 young kids comes in and needs clothing...I'll be the one who gets to say "Hey, I'm sorry but we ran out of warm  shirts an hour ago...here's a nice hat."

Merry Fucking Christmas.