A Minnesota girl wrote a letter to Santa asking him to help her family and stop bullying her, and it struck a chord with members of a local nonprofit.
Soldiers 6, based in Minnesota organization The organization, which provides trained kindergarten through ninth-grade dogs to veterans, law enforcement officers and first responders, was holding a Christmas donation drive for families in need when the 11-year-old girl gave a heartbreaking letter to Santa Claus, a volunteer.
Instead of begging for toys and games, she wrote: “Dear Santa, for Christmas, I want my mom to find a job, get her spinal disease cured, pay off her bills, buy her a car and a friend, and quit her job.” I was bullied. ”
“Please share. We need your help to help this family,” Soldiers 6 wrote on Facebook along with a photo of the letter.
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“As children ran to see Santa last night, out of the nearly 100 children we saw last night, there was one child who did not request any supplies for himself,” the nonprofit said. the group said. “If we have been doing this for years, we will be shocked, saddened and sometimes even mortified by what our children are asking for. In some cases, illegal items may be terrorizing future generations.” there is. This letter breaks our hearts, but it is our Christmas wish. ”
“No child should have to ask for the bullying to stop. Children should not have to worry about paying the bills or even getting a job or a car for their mother. Children should not have to ask for friends, or if their friends are You don't have to feel like you hate it the most, or even have to ask your mother to cure your spinal condition,'' the group added.
The post was shared hundreds of times before the girl who wrote the letter was discovered.
Thanks to many generous people, Soldiers 6 quickly collected “everything from gift cards to toys and more” for the girls and their siblings.
“It would be great if we could provide stable transportation and find a car for this woman, but for now we are doing our best to make her Christmas brighter.” the group added in a Facebook update.
They also collected Non-perishable foods, grocery store gift cards, and other family essentials.
“Here's a little girl who is fundamentally selfless, and all she thinks about is her family,” says Edward Abrahamson of Soldiers 6. said Fox 9.
“Walk a mile in her shoes and picture what it's like for her every day,” he added. “We can't change the world, but we can definitely make things better for this girl and her family.”
