Dear Anonymous,
Mike is stocked up this morning from donations we delivered
( thank you Robin Lynn Herrick and Dear Anonymous ) and ready to distribute the dolls, stuffed animals, legos, HotWheels, dolls and coloring books. It's challenging to hand them out with kids and parents so needy he says. Not everyone exhibits exemplar behavior. But he works it out.
And the arrival of the items never fails to illicit smiles from Mike. That inner kid shows up in him. And me too. We pick up each toy and ooooo and ahhhhh over them.
Another lovely man from the streets stops by to thank us for the fleece hats the two young ladies at Portland High School made for the community last month.
He smiles. A big warm, engaging smile and says
'It's my granddaughter's favorite hat. It's blue. She calls it her 'Smurf Hat'. Thank you....'
Those two girls were able to offer something to this man that he could gift to his grandchildren. He hasn't forgotten.
Thank you Dear Anonymous. Thank you.