Holiday Blues Solution

        In many cases that I have seen for holiday blues involves families not being able to afford gifts. Thousands of people across the nation and across the globe celebrate some sort of winter holiday whether it is Hanukah, Kwanza, or Christmas. Families struggle to keep food on the table and supply their children with gifts. Growing up I myself experienced a little bit of holiday shortage due to some financial struggles but somehow our family always pulled through. There are other forms of help as well. Organizations exist to provide holiday cheer for young ones whose families are unable to provide extra items for the holidays. Toys-4-TOTS and The Salvation Army are examples of non-profit organizations that raise money and collect toys for the children of families in need of support.

    In Kleberg County Fire Rescue we are a non-profit volunteer organization that serves and protects the community throughout the year, but to show a little more we choose a few individual families throughout the county that we feel we can reach out to and support in tough times during the stressful holiday season. All members of the fire department help out in their own way, from fundraising to donating gifts for children or even cooking a nice warm meal; we all do our part to help others. 
     Although we cannot possibly help everyone in the region, we contact other
organizations to donate food or money to help in any purchase or meal we cook. In my experience in the past theses unknowing families are really moved and lifted by our efforts to bring the community together to help them out. The Toy Drive has been going strong for the past few years and we hope to continue this yearly tradition.

     As many of y’all know Kleberg County Fire Rescue in conjunction with Kleberg County Sheriff’s office put on an annual Toy Drive for the residents of the county who need some extra help during the holiday season. I plan to make advertisement flyers to put up around local heavy traffic areas. There is also a plan to contact a meeting with the local HEB and Walmart superstores to obtain donations to help out these people, for all partners in the Toy Drive are non-profit organizations. Seeing local partners help out everyday people in the county is a good view and it is also fun to be on the side that is coordinating the program to make some families holidays better.