Would you like to
be a Samaritan Center Santa? We have many families with children 12 years
of age or younger that need adopting for Christmas. In the past, many of
the parents even needed coaxing to get them to share what they would like
because they wanted their children’s needs and wants taken care of first.
As you know, adopting a family is more than rewarding.
With the help
and generosity from people like you, Samaritan Center’s Christmas
Adoption program has been extremely successful in helping to provide a
joyous Christmas for many families. In 2007, 37 seniors and 527 families were
adopted. With your help, we will again ensure a wonderful Christmas for
these children and their families.
Samaritan Center has decided to try a
new method for matching families and seniors this year. As you will see
on the enclosed form, we have merged our Senior and Family Adoption
program into a single Christmas Adoption program. By making this
change, we will be able to have more flexibility with matching adopters
with those in need. This change is due the difficulty we have matching
senior couples with adopters. For example, if you would like to adopt
three individuals, you could be matched with three seniors, a senior
couple and a grandchild living with them, or a family of three. If you
have any questions or special requests, please do not hesitate to call
us.The process
is all very simple. We will be signing families and seniors up throughout the month of
October. All you need to do is fill out the
Adoption Commitment Form and stick it in the
mail
right away or fax it back to us. We will then contact you with
information about the family (or families if you are adopting more than
one) or senior. On the form, you need to indicate if you plan to deliver the gifts,
food, etc., or if the family should pick them up. Once you receive the
family’s information, you are free to communicate with them as needed.
You will have the choice of delivering to your adopted
family or senior of you may bring the gifts to Samaritan Center for us
to arrange pick up. If you are bringing gifts to Samaritan Center
we ask all gifts be here by Friday December 12th.
The gifts must be wrapped and placed in black plastic bags with the
provided label attached.
The Samaritan
Center staff is eager to assist you with your deliveries. Just drive around
to the very back of the building between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday and Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays and ring
the buzzer next to the door.