12/24/2020
Happy – Day 23! Hannah Fuller, our mortgage processing associate, has selected a drive to provide Christmas gifts and food to families in need in the Des Moines area as today’s recipient in our countdown to Christmas! Ten sponsors have purchased gifts, food, etc. to provide joy and hope to 10 families from homes in Oakridge and the Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa.
Hannah learned of the project after her family had been requested to be a sponsor through connections at Dowling Catholic High School. “Usually companies are sponsors for families, but with many people working from home because of COVID, it was harder to find corporate sponsors,” Hannah says. “I used to do something very similar when I was in high school, called Christmas Baskets. It’s a great way to give back and help others have an amazing Christmas, filled with the things they’ve always wanted.”
This project stems from former Drake University basketball player Jeff Hill’s Future All-American Basketball Camp. Jeff wanted to bless these families at Christmas. Heidi Grace with Grace Label Inc. and Mary Jo Hardy with Skeffington's have helped organize sponsors to provide for families in need over the years. Hannah’s gift will provide monetary gifts to all 10 families and ensure they’re taken care of this holiday season.
We encourage you to join us to this Christmas season! Please watch our page each day between now and Christmas as we announce the recipients of our 25 employees’ gifts of $1000 to 25 people and organizations in need. We’d love it if you would share their stories too. Though we know monetary donations are important and appreciated, we truly believe the long-term benefit is growing the awareness of these incredible organizations and people. http://blog.midwestfamilylending.com/celebrate-the-25-days-of-christmas-with-us/