Giving Friends

Meet Michelle Bittick's Bible Study group. An adorable gathering of girlfriends who met in kindergarten at Keller Harvel Elementary school several years ago. These girls became friends and a mother of one girl decided to start a Bible Study group for them. They have been together ever since.

Michelle gave them all $10 for Christmas and told them they could choose any charity to give it to. As the girls went around the room, they listed off several well-deserving organizations. As it came time for Jenna Salvesen's answer (the cutie pie in the middle with glasses), she said proudly that she was going to give to The Princess Alexa Foundation. Jenna is the daughter of our Pastor and his wife.

None of the other girls had heard about us before so Jenna told them a little about us and they all gathered around a computer to look at our website. They saw the fun things we are doing and all the girls decided they too wanted to give to our foundation. They chose to meet together this past Friday and go shopping with their money to help us toward our goal of 2,000 costumes for the Dress up Closets that are going in to Children's Medical Center in the spring.

I met them at a restaurant afterward and got to sit down and talk with the group. They excitedly showed me the great things they picked out. I was overwhelmed with the creativity and total joy they demonstrated. They asked me several questions and I got to share how much this means to me. It was a neat time.

As I left the restaurant carrying the bags of costumes, I was struck with how much impact this foundation is making. I was struck with how selfless children are and I was struck with the excitement of getting to do something for children who need it most. I can't wait to see the joy in the children's faces as they pick out a costume and escape into the world of makebelieve where no one is sick.

YOU TOO CAN HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!
We're almost at the halfway mark. Nearly 1,000 costumes have been donated, but in order to keep the closets stocked, we would like to open the closets with at least 2,000 costumes. In order to ramp up for the great unveiling in a few months, we will be holding a Dress Up Drive from February 8 to 22nd. (This will be in addition to our annual drive in November.)

We are asking for your participation, whether you are a business, study group, boy/girl scout troop, youth association, playdate group, a family, or any kind of get together. Please consider helping our cause. More information will be available next week such as sign up sheets, flyers for printing, tips on having a successful drive and frequently asked questions. Until then, mark your calendars and spread the word. We would LOVE to hit our goal of 2,000 costumes for this very important and meaningful program for the patients of Children's Medical Center of Dallas.