Whenever there is a need to give they always do it without question. I've always been that way so I am thankful to have friends that are the same way. Mindy (Danicia's friend) lost her precious daughter a few months ago. She decided to do something special in her name to honor her. Below is a letter that I received from her. I thought that I"d post it and give everyone the opportunity to give this Christmas.
Dear Family & Friends,
Christmas this year is going to be celebrated in a different way, for us. Obviously, the holidays are extremely painful with out Trinity here to celebrate it with us. So for Christmas this year, (on Christmas day to be exact) we are taking gifts to all the sick kids in the ICU's at LPCH-Stanford and the children at CRC (The Children's Recovery Center). We are doing this in honor of Trinity. We're calling it "Angel Trinity's Christmas". So for any of you who are willing to be apart of "Angel Trinity's Christmas" we need brand new gifts donated to us. The gifts will go to both boys and girls ages baby to 17 years old. But the majority of gifts we need are for baby's and toddlers. Here are ideas of gifts you could buy:
FOR BABIES (stuff to stimulate their senses are the best):
musical Mobiles
lullaby dolls or pull toys
lite up dolls (ie: Leap Frog)
Books
Baby Einstein Movies
stuffed animals
soft blankets (ie: fleece)
crib mirrors
hangin crib toys (anything that sings and/or moves)
baby einstein music CD's
FOR TODDLERS (anything they can do in their bed, interactive stuff is the best):
stuffed animals
Learning toys with ABC's/123's/Shapes
dolls
legos
crayons, water color paints, markers
coloring books
Reading Books
Lite Brites
Leap Pads
blocks
Leap Frog stuff
dress up/princess stuff
barbies
Movies (ie: Elmo, Little Einsteins, Barney, Sponge Bob, Seasame Street, The Wiggles, Jo Jo's Circus, Winnie the Pooh, Disney Princess, Mickey Mouse clubhouse, Disney Movies)
soft blankets (ie: fleece)
Kids songs music CD's (ie: old MacDonald's farm, ABC, Twinkle Twinkle little star, etc)
FOR OLDER KIDS:
Game boards
Card Games
Movies (anything that ranges from ages 7-12)
Activity books (mazes, crosswords, etc)
Remote control helicopters or cars (smaller ones)
puzzles
Crafts (jewelry kits, Lego kits, art kits)
soft blankets (ie: fleece)
So those are ideas. Please keep in mind, most of these kids are bed bound and most of them are babies and toddlers. A lot of them have weak immune systems and can be very sick, which is why we need NEW TOYS...not used ones. They need activities that are for their beds and cribs. Activities to keep them busy and their parents interacting with them as well. Most of these kids can't wear clothes, so please don't donate new clothes. But soft blankets are fine and would bring a sense of comfort to the child in their bed.
If you are one that wants to be apart of "Angel Trinity's Christmas" please bring your gifts to our home, or mail them to us at:
Barrett and Melinda Adams
242 Charles Avenue
Manteca, CA 95336
You do not have to wrap the gifts. But if you do, please specify what your gift is so we know what type of child or baby to give it to (boy, girl, toddler, teenager, baby, etc). If you can, please stay away from sending us checks or gift cards to go purchase the gifts. We are in the process of doing other special projects in honor of Trinity (her garden, her scrapbooks, her e-mail binders, her memory books, etc), so shopping isn't something we have a lot of time to do, and we're sorry if that's causing inconvenience to any of you. We just hope you understand. Please make sure your gift is at our home BEFORE ..h. We need to have time to wrap the gifts and get them ready. All of the gifts given will say "With Heaven's Love, from Angel Trinity". So please don't write anything on your gift if you wrap it. If you have any questions about this, please call or e-mail us. Here's our home number 209-824-5382.
Thank you so much for any of you who are willing to participate in this special "Angel Trinity Christmas" with us. Honoring Trinity and keeping her memory alive is something that is extremely important to us, and words honestly can not express how grateful we are for those of you who have the desire to continue on with us in her memory.
Love always,
Mindy and Barrett Adams
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