The Best Christmas Gift Of All

My siblings and I all received this email from our mom on Christmas Eve....

Dear Kids,

This Christmas made me think about how tough it is not to have the things you need to celebrate. In all of your names, I donated to the following places to give a little something to those who have even less than me:

Nick: Planted 25 trees in the tornado ravaged area of Alabama through the Arbor Day Foundation.org
Lina: Gave measles vaccinations to 30 children in developing countries through Doctors Without Borders.org
Summer: Bought a dog or cat food for 5 weeks in an animal shelter through the ASPCA.org
Nelson: Gave 8 hours of prepaid phone service for a soldier stationed in Afghanistan to call home during the holidays through Cellphones through Soldiers.com
Zak: Bought 50 books for a school in Africa through Books for Africa.org

To be honest,I didn't come up with this idea on my own. It showed up on my Kindle Fire:

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Spend-a-Little-and-Give-a-Lot-Small-Donations

That's not to say I didn't also wrap up a little present for you too.
Merry Christmas Eve!

Mum

I hope you all remembered that Christmas is also about giving to those less fortunate. Of course my mom donated to the ASPCA for me because I'm an animal lover and I'd give up any and all gifts to save the life of a fur baby. Merry Christmas Everyone!