Christmas gift from an ‘Angel’

For Christmas this year most kids will, as usual, ask for toys, DVDs, CDs, and maybe something they want for a hobby or passion. However, there are kids out there who are asking for nothing more than the basics. They ask for shoes, towels, slippers, clothes and many more necessities. Most of these kids are foster kids who have nothing of their own and move from one household to another. Many of these children have been abused or neglected and they only want something they really need. A non-profit group called Adopt An Angel is one organization that tries to make sure that these children receive something for Christmas. It is time for people who can afford it to donate something for these children through such a group. In my family we always donate something to children who don’t have anything. Last year I donated upwards of 5 trash bags full of stuffed animals, including six gigantic stuffed animals, to children who have nothing. It is time that we give more. I know when I was in high school, 13 students would “adopt” a child at Christmas and buy them clothes and educational items for Christmas. It is time that everyone does the same thing, because there will always be someone who is not as fortunate as those with money.

Would it have a positive effect on our economy if people who could afford it donated some of their extra cash to an effort like this instead of spending it on luxury items? Would we as a society end up spending more on basic necessities and less on luxury or nonessential items?