2015 HALO Santa's Village 'Adopt-a-Family' Holiday Program

2015 HALO Santa's Village 'Adopt-a-Family' Holiday Program HALO's annual program brings the compassion of the community together with wish lists from Racine County families in need. The need is great.

Because we live in a community that cares about the needs of others, a whopping 101 families had presents to open for the2014 holiday season thanks to the generous spirit of HALO supporters who purchased new gifts from their family's wish-list and delivered them wrapped and labeled in time for our annual holiday party on Christmas Eve. This season, the need for sponsors is even greater. Every sin

gle one of us is, when scared, made stronger by believing that we are not alone in our struggles. That is the foundation upon which courage is built. Please help give a family that gift this year. Our challenge as a community is to spread the word and ensure that our compassion and, equally important, our actions are even greater. By directly sponsoring a family, you get a personal, hands-on experience in making the holidays better for someone else. Using their profile information and wish list, you do the shopping and deliver the items to HALO on one of the three Sundays designated as Santa’s Workshop days- December 6, 13 or 20. For all the details and the online sponsorship application, click the link! Thank you and happy holidays! http://halosantasvillage.com/

Four Sundays ago, the first 🎄AMAZING🎄 volunteers (some but not all of whom are pictured below!) showed up to turn our do...
12/28/2015

Four Sundays ago, the first 🎄AMAZING🎄 volunteers (some but not all of whom are pictured below!) showed up to turn our donated PODS Milwaukee unit into Santa's Workshop. I was a little sad taking down all the decorations tonight but had to laugh at the outside wall- through wind, rain, and even some snow, those vinyl murals held on!

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!

One of my favorite things about Santa's Village was that so many sponsors who hadn't been to HALO before were able to ge...
12/27/2015

One of my favorite things about Santa's Village was that so many sponsors who hadn't been to HALO before were able to get an idea of where it's located and how simple it is to stop by and help.

Please keep shelter needs in mind year-round! HALO keeps an updated Wish List on their site with all kinds of items wanted and ways to get involved- including ways to involve your family, school, or community group!

Wish List:

http://www.haloinc.org/getinvolved/donate

HALO - Homeless Leadership Organization of Racine, WI - provides multiple types of assistance to homeless adults and children in Racine, WI.

12/27/2015

Just made the first of a few rounds to HALO today to clear out Santa's Workshop before the awesome donor, PODS Milwaukee, collects it tomorrow morning. Look for memories, updates, thank yous and next steps to appear here this week!

https://www.facebook.com/PODSofMilwaukee/

Thank you for sharing, Karissa! Merry Christmas to you and those gorgeous little ones!
12/25/2015

Thank you for sharing, Karissa! Merry Christmas to you and those gorgeous little ones!

I dont know who sponsored my family #151 but i am forever grateful you made them so happy.....thank you and merry christmas!!!

12/25/2015
Our warmest wishes go out from the Murphy clan to all of you and your families this Christmas! No longer do we have a ne...
12/25/2015

Our warmest wishes go out from the Murphy clan to all of you and your families this Christmas!

No longer do we have a need for words like "sponsor" or "recipient." We're all just one big village. I'm so grateful to have all of you in mine.

Happy holidays!

This is ""A Hallelujah Christmas" by Cloverton" by on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

12/25/2015

Watching this, I am reminded of what our own community has just done and what we WILL do.

We WILL End Homelessness in Racine.

2016 is just ahead. Communities- major cities, even- have ended chronic homelessness. We can, too.

We will. We WILL end homelessness in Racine.

May your Christmas Eve be merry, bright, and full of warm and wonderful plans.

Home at last! Thanks to my youngest, Finnegan, for spending the day shopping for last minute gifts and dropping presents...
12/25/2015

Home at last! Thanks to my youngest, Finnegan, for spending the day shopping for last minute gifts and dropping presents to many families who don't have transportation to Halo, Inc. for pickups.

Many of the gifts in the photos are from sponsors who stepped up for last-minute additions yesterday and even this morning!

We did it. Thanks to you, well over 165 families will experience, in the words of recipient after recipient, "the best Christmas ever." Some kids are even receiving toys for the very first time. It is all *just* *so* *beautiful*.

I haven't had time to do anything here at home so I'm grabbing the eggnog and starting to decorate the tree. I'll be back tomorrow to share the first of many behind-the-scenes stories of these last several weeks. Amazing things happened because of all of you.

Thank you.

From my family to yours, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

12/24/2015

I'm racing from one drop off to the next all afternoon and then have to get my kids' presents ready (shout out to all the other single mom Santas!). But when I get through tonight and can take a breath tomorrow, I will share some of the stories of what has been an incredible day in an incredible week in this extraordinary month of community giving.

165 individuals experiencing homelessness and families in great need will have Christmas presents thanks to all of you. Not extra presents. Presents. Without you... none. It is an honor to know each one of you through this program. What you have done has changed people's lives and given them hope.

Thank you.

12/24/2015

Friend just posted this in case anyone needs a free tree...

"Just left home Depot in racine. They are throwing away 60 live Christmas trees and said if anyone needs one they can have it for free. They close at 5"

UPDATE: SPONSORED! Thank you Tracy!Our final family in need of sponsorship! If you can help, please leave message in com...
12/24/2015

UPDATE: SPONSORED! Thank you Tracy!

Our final family in need of sponsorship! If you can help, please leave message in comments here. I'm running around finishing up all the dangling bits and pieces for any other gaps.

Gifts would simply need to be wrapped and addressed with "Nicole R #300" on the bag then dropped at HALO (specify Santa's Village to desk staff) by this afternoon.
2000 DeKoven Avenue (down the long driveway).

Sorry so brief! Pulled car over on side of road to post this when it came in just now!!!

THANK YOU!

2015 HALO Santa’s Village Nicole R / HALO Single Wish List / Family ID #300 Thank you for changing the lives of those in our shelter this holiday season. Please see the bottom of this form for details about tax donation forms and drop-off dates. Please keep these things in mind:...

12/23/2015

There are people I have never met before who are running all over town with almost zero notice shopping for people they have never met before... all in the name of making sure that struggling families and shelter residents have presents to open on Christmas morning.

My kids and I agree. We have never, ever felt as much a part of an extraordinary community as we do right now. This Christmas is one for the record books!

And yes, I'm teary-eyed again. Hey, don't be all judgey judgey. 🎅🏼

Thank you ... up, down, and sideways. Thank you.

Address

2000 DeKoven Ave, Unit 1
Racine, WI
53403

Telephone

(262)633-3235

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