Dear Friends of Dominican Children

 

A thank you to all who have so generously donated at my workshops to the Dominican Children’s Christmas Party and Education fund.

 

For the past eight years my daughter Angie Wolff and some of her Dominican friends have organized a Christmas party for the neediest Dominican children. Angie’s office manager Soccoro spends many a day going into the Barrios, interviewing the families and registering the poorest of the poor children for the annual Christmas party, 150 in total.150 presents according to gender and age were bought, 150 boxed lunches were prepared, lemonade made.

 

A lovely Dominican woman, Juana Hobel the founder, provided her house and garden for the party and 150 chairs were rented and lined up. It was such a delight for me to take part in the party this year for the first time, to see the rows of children was like looking into a flower garden, and to experience how very well they behaved was something to behold.

 

Santa Claus, arriving on a burro was greeted with screeches of delight and laughter. This dear man sat for two hours talking to each child, never tiring even to the last one. All of this is volunteer work. This year there was money left to prepare a big food bag for 6 of the poorest families. It allowed us as well to outfit many of the very poorest children with school uniforms, shoes and basic school material. Without this the children are not allowed to attend school.

 

Look at the delightful photos; pictures tell more that a thousand words.

 

Thank you again,

 

Erika