Holiday Request

Most of you know I am an extremely religious person, who attends church weekly and reads and prays daily. I don't openly discuss my religious beliefs unless asked, so you know this is something I feel strongly about since I'm posting it on the blog.

My church is focusing on a theory called Advent Conspiracy. The idea is we spend $40 billion on the holidays (which I personally contribute to) between decorations, gifts, food, etc., yet many people in the world are still lacking basic essentials. For our local community, we have decided to have a coat drive. We plan to give up one or more gifts this year and purchase a new coat for someone who can't afford it. Last year, we suffered through several days of temperatures in the negative and many people in our community lacked coats to stay warm. Instead of giving people used coats, our church would like to give them new coats. We are hoping to supply them with a necessity plus some pride in receiving a new item rather than a hand-me-down.

If you would like to participate, please bring me your coat purchases by 12/7 or contact me and I am willing to pick them up as well. If you don't wish to participate, I will think nothing of it. I usually don't push my beliefs, but felt strongly about this cause. Happy Holidays!