Christmas is around the corner. As much as we adults like our surprises under the tree, it really is about the kids. How many gift exchanges do we all do at Christmas....families, office, church etc. Lots of families set a dollar limit. What if this year we asked every single person in the exchange to pool their money together to make a gift to TES. Don't take from the little ones in the exchange, but most of us adults don't really need another thing.
When my children were very very young I took them to the toy store to pick out something they really wanted from Santa. We then had them take that item to the check out and had them put it in the toys for tots bin. Naturally Santa also brought that same item to them.
As you all know I have 2 grandsons and a new one due early Dec. We are traveling to Europe where my daughter & her family livefor the birth of our new grandson. WHile I have already purchased some Santa for the kids, I will also give a donation to TES in all three of their names, explaining to the 2 older ones who they are and what they do. I think another perfect gift for the older ones ( 8 & 9) is a new piggy bank. I can hand paint TES on it and ask them to save 1.00 a wk until next Christmas ( just in that bank) and make another donation next year. Let's challenge each other for ways to help get others involved with TES and educating them on who they are. The greatest holiday gift we can give is HOPE to all families that Tim will always have the resources he needs to help all families. It could be any of us that has someone we know and love go missing. We can help him 1.00 at a time & we can teach our kids to do the same.
They'd blame LE for not looking on the right place sooner, and probably create an even more elaborate story about how she got there. "Zanny kidnapped her for the Mafia, and they threw her here because Casey wouldn't give them any money. Do you want to see the ransom note?" 
