Tis the Season for Giving

A week ago today the North Middlesex Service Learning groups held their annual Giving Tree sorting day where parents, students, and community members can go to help purchase, sort and wrap gifts for those struggling this holiday season.  My brother and I went fairly early in the morning (9:30 counts as early on a Saturday morning) and I was shocked to see how many people were up early on their Saturday mornings and were willing to help.  There were parents wrapping gifts, students sorting them, and even college kids who had participated in the Service Learning programs had made an appearance while home on their winter breaks.  The Giving Tree sorting day truly embodies what this season is all about; giving.  Every child and family deserves to receive something on Christmas and thats exactly what Giving Tree is set out to do.