Saratoga Christmas

Adopt-A-Family - 2008

12/19/08

Dear Friends,

On behalf of Franklin Community Center and the families we serve, I would like to thank you and your loved ones for the very generous donation of gifts to provide an enormous amount of happiness to all of our less fortunate children receiving Holiday Assistance this year.

Our current economic climate has more and more people relying on our services to make ends meet, so your donation really helps! We truly appreciate all that you have done for our Center currently and in the past years. It is so nice to know that there are people like you, and organizations such as The Giving Circle, behind us in our mission to help others. Please enjoy the holidays knowing that you have made a difference in the lives of some very needy families.

Happy Holidays!

Sincerely,
The Staff of Franklin Community Center
(Kari, Jen, Pat, Jaime, Tracie, Chris, Andy and Maxine)

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The Giving Circle, Inc. announces our annual effort to help families during the Holiday Season. We are again working with Franklin Community Center and Saratoga County's Project Lift program to help families in need in Saratoga County.

The holiday season is a time of festivities and gift giving, warmth, and wishes peace & goodwill. But as we all know, this can also be a particularly hard time of year for families that are struggling just to get by.

Please consider reaching out to a special family or a child, by providing gifts for them this holiday season.

To participate, please see the list below, then contact us to let us know the family/individual child # that you would like to adopt.

We also welcome contributions that we will use to purchase gifts/gift cards for a selected family. Donations for your adopted family may be sent to The Giving Circle, Inc. P.O. Box 3162 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, or online through Network For Good. Please indicate the family/individual child # from the list below, or if you would like it to go where most needed. Thank you and Happy Holidays!

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION: Please deliver gifts to The Franklin Community Center, 10 Franklin Street Saratoga Springs.  directions The gifts can be dropped off any time Monday - Friday 8 am – 4 pm.  Please make sure to identify bags of gifts with the Family # or Individual Child #.  The deadline for dropping off gifts is December 12th. Please deliver gifts UNWRAPPED. Thank you!

Please also let us know when you have dropped gifts off by sending an e-mail to Ron at info@thegivingcircle.org

Project Lift Family #5: ADOPTED

Kyle: 12 Boy           Pant:12/14; Shirt: L;  Small Lego Sets;  Skateboarding;
                            Tae Kwon Doe Things;  Bike (Tall Boy);   MP3 Player.

Riley: 10 Boy          Pant: 10; Shirt M;  Lego Sets;  Kids Bop Music;  MP3 Player;
                            CD Player Boom Box;  Loves Books-Gift Card to pick out his own.

Madison: 5 Girl       Pant: 5T; Shirt: 5T;  Princess Things;  All Girly Things;
                            Bike-can ride without training wheels.

Mom would appreciate a Gift Card to WalMart, Price Chopper, or Target.

Project Lift Family #9: ADOPTED

Dakari: 7 Boy        Pant: 8;  Shirt:10/12;  Music; Hand Held Games;  Wrestling;
                           Art Supplies;  Play Station Games (He has all 3.);  Movies;
                           Army Things.

Naim: 14 Boy        Pant: 30 x 30;  Shirt: Men’s M;  Clothes;  Play Station 3 Games;
                           Flashy Belt Buckle; Movies;   Xbox 360 Games.

Mom would appreciate a Throw Blanket and a Country CD.

Project Lift Family #10: ADOPTED

Abby: 9 Girl          Pant: 10 1/2;  Shirt:16 1/2 Juniors;  Art and Craft Supplies—All
                           Kinds; Music-Jonas Brothers; Decorations for Room-Purple /Jonas
                           Brothers; Curtains.

Eric: 3 Boy            Pant: 3T;  Shirt:3T;  Loves Spiderman;  Cars;  Trucks;  Balls; 
                           Crib sheets.

Mom would appreciate Bath and Body Lotions and a new Wallet.

Project Lift Family #11: ADOPTED

Scott: 9 Boy          Pant:  6/7;  Shirt: 6/7;  DS Games;  Cowboys;  Yankees;
                          Remote Control Truck;  Wrestlers;  Monster Trucks.

Justin: 12 Boy        Pant: 10/12;  Shirt:10/12;  Anything Musical-Instruments;
                          CDs-Pop/Rock/Rap/Older Rock; Panthers-NFL; Yankees;
                          DS Games;  FYE Gift Card

Mom would appreciate a Gift Card to WalMart, Price Chopper, or Target.

Project Lift Family #18: ADOPTED

AJ: 9 Boy              Pant; 8;  Shirt: 8; Shoes: 3 ½;  Video Games:  Pokemon Ranger or
                           Mystery Dungeon, Spyro Dawn of the Dragon, Jak X Combat Racing,
                           Viva Pinata;  Anything Bakugan; Pokemon Figures.

Sarah: 17 Girl        Pant:  7-8;  Shirt: Ladies Small;  Shoes 71/2 or 8;
                           Sleeping Beauty DVD; Headphones for MP3; 
                           Cabbage Patch Newborn;  Cabbage Patch Accessories; 
                           CDs:  Jesse McCartney, Mariah Carey, Flyleaf, AFI;
                           Gameboy or DS Games:  Sims, Viva Pinata, or Puppy /Kitten ones.

Kayla: 13 Girl        Pant:  9/10;  Shirt:  Ladies Large;  Shoes:  8 ½;  Lime Green
                           Headphones;  Little Mermaid DVD (any); Clothes; Tinkerbelle DVD;
                           CDs:  The Fray, Skye Sweetnam (new one), Michelle Branch.

Mom would appreciate a Gift Card to WalMart, Price Chopper, or Target.

Project Lift Family # 20: ADOPTED

Ashley:  15 Girl      Pant:  11-14 Jrs;  Shirt:  Large; Shoes:  9 ½;  Jewelry; Nail Polish;
                            Hair Accessories;  Art Supplies;  CDs (any kind of music).

Alyssa:  11 Girl      Pant:  12/14; Shirt:  M;  Shoes:  7 ½;  Jewelry; Nail Polish; New Bike;
                           Drawing Supplies.

Charles:  13 Boy    Pant:  16; Shirt:  16/18 or Large;  Shoe: 9;  CD’s (any kind of music);
                           Art Supplies;  Football Stuff;  World of War Craft.

Chance:  7 Boy      Pant: 8;  Shirt:  8/10;  Shoes:  1 ½;  Star Wars Toys; Batman Stuff;
                           Coloring Books.

Mom would appreciate a Gift Card to WalMart, Price Chopper, or Target.

Project Lift Family #22: ADOPTED

Tyler:  8 Boy         Pant:  8;  Shirt:  M;  Shoes:  2 ½;  Boots; Snow Pants; Underwear;
                           Socks; Remote Control Car; Transformers; Sponge Bob; Legos;
                           Race Tracks; Games; Spiderman;  Game Boy Games; Hot Wheels;
                           Magnetix; K’Nex.

Project Lift Family #25: ADOPTED

Rebecca:  9 Girl     Pant: 8;  Shirt:  10/12; Shoes:  4;  Easy Bake Oven Cupcake Maker;
                            Coloring Set; Pokemon Cards;  Sunglasses (Rock-n-Roll Type);
                           “Cool” Hat; Bean Bag Chair; Guitar; Clock and Lamp for Room.

Roberta:  9 Girl      Pant:  12;  Shirt:  10/12;  Shoes:  4;  Bean Bag Chair; Guitar; 
                           Stuffed Elephant;  Stuffed Cow;  Toy Monkey;  Cuckoo Clock;
                           Pokemon Cards;  China Doll;  Make-Up Set;  Glass Slippers. 

Mom would appreciate some Bath and Body Lotions.

Project Lift Family #28: ADOPTED

Terelle:  8 Boy                Pant:  10; Shirt:  12;  Hot Wheels Racetrack; Connect-4 Game;
                                    Bingo Cage Game; Football (anything);  Motorcycles; Wrestling
                                    (Loves John Cena); Anything sports related.

Michaela:  1 Girl             Clothes 12-18 Months;  Backyardigans; Wonder Pets; Barney;
                                    Barney DVDs; Fisher Price Learning Activity Sets; Dora the Explorer.

Project Lift Family #32: ADOPTED

Zoe:  8 Girl                     Pant: 12/14;  Shirt:  12/14;   Pokemon; Fur Real Pets;
                                     Littlest Pet Shop; Jungle In My Pocket;
                                     Loves Anything With Animals.

Sonny:  14 Boy                Pants 36/30; Shirts Mens Large;  Sweats (Mens Large);
                                     Bakugan; Transformers; Star Wars; Dungeons & Dragons.

PL # 36 ADOPTED

Tatiana 14 Girl         Pant: 13/14 Shoe: 7.5 – 8 Shirt: Large
                              Alarm Clock * Pillow * Blanket * Full Length Mirror * Towel * Lotions *
                              Bath Gels * Now 29 CD * Hair Accessories * Robe * Make-Up
                              * Rings (Size 6/6.5) * Neckalces * Earrings (Pierced – not dangly)
 
Alique 14 Boy          Pant: 32/32 Shoe: 10.5 – 11 Shirt: XL
                             * Slippers * Pillow * Blanket * Bath Towel * Axe Body Sprays
                             * Full Size Comforter * CD Player * Robe * Sketch Pads (LOVES to draw)
                             * Manga Books * Books (Science Fiction)
 
** Mom would appreciate a Gift Card to WalMart or Price Chopper

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#20: ADOPTED
Brennan:  10 Boy             Clothing:  Size 10-12;  Magnetix; Child’s Real Tool Set;  Sled;
                                     Baseball Hat (A’s); Gloves; Hat; Model Cars (Muscle Cars).

#21: ADOPTED
Azalea;  5 Girl                  Pants:  8; Shirts 7 or M; Shoes:  10;  Baby So Real; V-Tech Learning,
                                     Coloring Books; Puzzles.

Nathin:  12 Boy               Shoes: 7;  Sneakers; Arocrobie; I-pod; Playstation Games;
                                     Music Hip-Hop; Books by Black Authors;
                                     likes Basketball (does not need a basketball).

#24: ADOPTED
Hunter: 9 Boy                  Size 8-10; Hot Wheels, Lego.

Charlie  8 Girl                 Size 8-10;  Tinkerbelle “stuff”, Legos; Make-up;
                                     DS Games (Game Boy).

Jacob  16 Boy                  Pants: 30 Waist 34 Length;  Games; Clothing; Music.

#25: ADOPTED
Autumn: 13 Girl               Pants: 7 Jr.;  Hooded Pullover Sweat Shirt-Ladies M;
                                      Sneakers, Boots Slippers-Ladies -Size 9; Socks; Hat; Gloves;
                                      Shirts (no turtle necks, no wool);  Coat-Women’s M;
                                      Watch (Digital);  Pierced Earrings; Bracelets; Necklace; 
                                      Underwear-Size 5;  Music-Rap; Likes to Read;

#27: ADOPTED

Jordan:  13 Boy                 Men’s Sweat Pants-M; Men’s T-Shirt-L;  Transformers;
                                      Nintendo DS Games; Bakugan Balls and Arena;
                                      Power Ranger Megazords; Pokemon Cards.

#29: ADOPTED
Jayce:  5 months Boy           Size 8-12 Months; Developmental Toys.      

#30: ADOPTED
Ca’dence  2 Girl               Size 24 months-2T; Dolls; Blocks; Books; Clothing;  Coloring Books.

Destiny:  6 Girl                 Size 10-12; Barbie Dolls; clothing; Books; Coloring Books; Dolls;
                                      Board Games.

#31: ADOPTED
Daniel: 13 Boy                  Size 14-15; Playstation Games; Models; Monster Trucks; Movies;
                                      Cars.

Gavin:   6 Boy                  Size 6-7; Anything to do with Star Wars; Wall-E, The Movie.

Allen:  19 Months Boy       Size 18-24 Months; Light-up Toys; Anything to do with Music;
                                     Snowsuit; Boots-Size3; Baby Movies.

#32: ADOPTED
Katelyn  5 Girl                 Size 6-7 Pants, Shirts, Underwear; Socks-Size 4-10;
                                      Princess (Anything), Kids’ Make-Up; Polly Pocket; Anything “Girly”.

Brian  6 Boy                    Size 12-14; Large Boxer Briefs;  Dinosaurs; Bakugan; Hulk;
                                     Spiderman; Batman.

#34: ADOPTED
Gavin:  3 Boy                  Size 4; Dinosaurs; Cars; Trucks; Tools.

Elizabeth:  13 Girl            Size 3-4 Ladies;  Clothes from AcroPastle;
                                     Fuzzy Chair for Room-Lime Green; Make-Up;
                                     Small Silver Earrings;  Slippers; CD’s; Skinny Jeans;
                                     Lotion from Bath and Body.

#63: ADOPTED
Sierra 2 girl                  Clothing 3T Shoes 7, Learning Toys

Jada 6 months Girl        Clothing 6-12 months Shoes 2, Toys that make noise or have lights.

# 39 ADOPTED

Charles            age: 11 male   size: small mens, pants 30x30
                      baseball, books, games, Giants-football

Thomas           age: 7 male     size: shirt M, pants, 8 slim
                      Star Wars, books, Legos, board games

Anthony           age: 4 male     size: shirt X small, pants 5 slim or 5T
                       Star Wars, Legos, board games, puzzles

#40 ADOPTED

Damien           age: 12 male   size: pants 30x30, shirts XL, boxers 28-30(M), shoes size 12(mens),                       socks 9-11, wrestlers, CD’s-Rap, action movies(DVD), likes football-Raiders

Kylee               age: 3 female  size: shirts & pants 3T-4T, undies-6, shoes 8 (child), socks 3-4
                      anything Dora, Spongebob, barbies, DVD’s

James              age: 13 male   size: pants 42x30, shirts 1X mens, shoe 10 ½, boxers XL, socks 9-11
                      matchbox, Lego’s, cards, wrestlers, CD’s Country

#45 Destony ADOPTED

Destony           age: 7 female  size: 7-8
                      crafts, books-Chapter books, she loves to cook, music, movies,

#45 Damion ADOPTED

Damion           age: 6 male     size: 6-7
                      trucks, movies, board games, robots, books, music

#55 ADOPTED

Andrew            age: 10 male   size: jeans 9, shirts 10, shoe & boots 3, jacket 10/12
                        Pokemaon, loves Harry Potter items(he has all the movies),
                        Battle gon toys, loves to read, video games that you can plug directly into TV