Sorry for the long title. As I said in my previous post, I am going to tell everyone about my Christmas and what I did on Christmas day. In the morning, I woke up and saw that I had received a present from Santa. When I opened the present, I found that they were beautiful bright multicolored socks. They are awesome looking. Well, enough about my presents.
Later in the day, (as in noon), we arrived at a place to help out the homeless. Since we are Jewish and don't celebrate Christmas, we decided to help out others. We worked from 12 to 4:30 pm, and throughout the majority of the time I spent working there, I had a lot of fun. It was great not only because my parents and I got to help the homeless, but because we also got to see my cousin Linnie, who also helped. We helped the homeless, by serving food and drinks. Many of the people took food with them when they left. It was sad to see that they needed so much help, but I am very glad they got help. Besides just food, everyone got the opportunity to take a picture with Santa. Some people also received items such as clothing, games and toys, toiletry supplies and blankets. While I was working, I met many new people, some of whom came to get help. It is always so great to attend an event like this, because not only do you get a sense of pride by helping others, you also get to meet many new people (and see others you have previously met). At one point I took a break from working. I had been clearing trash from tables, filling people 's requests for food and filling people's cups with punch. I had needed a short break. I got to talking with two ladies who came to get food. It was great to meet them because they told me about what they did (in terms of creative things) and I got to tell them about my mom being a jeweler. I also got to learn about one of the lady's relatives who is about my age that seems very interesting. It is great that I got to attend this kind of event, because if I hadn't I would never have met these people. When I went back to working, many people asked me for food. Everyone really appreciated my work, especially these two men. They gave me a candy cane and each of them gave me a hug as they left. It was so nice of them to do this, especially since they were the ones that came to get help. Oh, before I forget, I wanted to let everyone know that I did not actually really get any of the music stuck in my head as I thought I would have. The music there was great. Also, while the music was playing, there was this one slightly elderly man who danced the majority of the time. He had a walker with him and at times he would use it. The best part was that he had these amazingly cool, funky, and also funny looking hats and costumes. He made everyone laugh and was very nice when you talked to him. He was there the whole time, waiting for a friend who sadly never did show up. Alright, time for a new paragraph. Sorry this one was so incredibly long.
After we helped out, my cousin, my parents and I went out to eat a nice restaurant. After we ate, we waled around the area before going to see a movie. While we were walking, I saw a man on the street who had one of our blankets wrapped around him while he sat under a building rooftop in the slight rain. I wanted to help him, but my money was fora book. Also, it is not always the best idea to give homeless people money, because many a time they use it for cigarettes or alcohol. Sad I know, but the truth. This is why we must help them by giving supplies and also teaching them ways of living. I would like to create a nonprofit organization when I get older, because there are so many people in the world who need help and I have ideas on how to help them Well, after we walked, we went to see the movie Country Strong. While it wasn't the greatest movie, it had good singing. The ending was sad. After the movie, I bought partly with my dad's contribution of money, a nice blank journal that I can use for the drawing. Yesterday, I went with my mom on a walk to Hallmark and bought a beautiful journal for writing in. Well that is about it. May I have luck with starting a nonprofit organization when I am older and today may I have fun when I go to LACMA (an art museum) for Fine Arts. Bye for now. I hope everyone has a marvelous, wonderful rest of the day.
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