I have had the amazing opportunity to attend 2 very special Christmas parties this week for the children of Caminante. All of the staff works so hard to create meaningful events that provide needed support and substance for children and families in the Boca Chica area, but these two Christmas events were amazing!
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The first party was held for the children of the Andres neighborhood and hosted by the group of Catholic nuns Denisse, Caminante's director works with. These women amazingly showed up with a van full of gifts for the kids, pizza, candy, drinks, and ready for a day of crazy excited kids!
We started off the event, as every good Caminante activity, with tons of silly songs, a skit, and games. Followed by the Christmas story and a lesson...
Which, rightfully, was followed by pizza for all...
AND presents, lots of presents!
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A second party was held only a few days later! This party was very special to me because it was for many of the kids I see every day... Caminante's kids who work most days in the beach or on the street. These kids are in and out of Caminante almost every day and make sure to say hello to me when I see them out and about. There were smile and full bellies all around!
The food was provided by very generous donations from several of Caminante's partners in Boca Chica, a local lawyer, the Fiscalia, and the Police Department all chipped in to make this event special!
At this party, Caminante's staff each purchased a gift for a specific child, making the gift giving extra special! Everyone wanted to give their gift to their special friend! Most all the children at this event received clothes... something they needed, but were none the less SUPER excited about.
A special thank you, also, to our November volunteers from Norway, Aina, Guro, and their professor, who provided at least 20 of the gifts for the party!
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