Prior to the event, the residence life staff collects money from their residents to purchase gifts for a particular child in the program. Then they shop for gifts according to the child’s wish-list, so they for sure get items they want and need.
The day of the event, several organizations, including most of the Greek organizations on campus, set up booths for the children to come do crafts or play games for prizes. This year there was face painting, gift box making, pin the red nose on Rudolf, and I worked the cornhole game!
Santa visits Transy!
I can’t believe how much fun these kids had. Every one of them had a smile on their face the whole day! After games were played and pictures were taken with Santa, it was time for them to open their big gifts! It felt so incredible to know that the Transy community gave these kids an awesome Christmas, especially since some of them wouldn’t get to have Christmas otherwise. I’ll never forget how one little girl jumped up and down when she opened her Justin Beiber poster and then promptly began to show it off! Two little twin boys had a basketball and football among their gifts and started up a game of catch with some other children and transy students.
This event always reminds me that Transy is a very special community in itself, but we never forget that we are part of a larger community. You can see the dedication to helping that larger community here, and that’s something I’m incredibly proud of.
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