2011 Retrospective

Posted by Carrie Ann on Jan 9, 2012 in blog, Featured | 0 comments

Eden Gives Back: Year One

This has been an amazing year for the EdenFantasys community, and we are so proud of you all for making EdenGivesBack such a success. Your efforts have not only reached those in need of help, but also those in need of love and appreciation.

In the fall of 2010, the community raised over $2,300 to what was then called Community Gives Back. Along with the donations, community members volunteered their time & effort to bring Thanksgiving and Christmas to a total of 6 families who wouldn’t have been able to celebrate otherwise.

mmc67′s Secret Santa Goes Off Without a Hitch!

Posted by mmc67 on Dec 30, 2011 in Featured, Updates | 0 comments

First of all I hope you all know just how much you did for the families we helped out. I remember when I was a little girl at the age that I questioned Santa’s existence. I asked my grandfather and he told me that perhaps Santa didn’t really wear a red suit and fly around with reindeer but, as long as there were those in the world with a giving heart then yes Santa did exist.

This year you all were Santa to two very deserving families. To say they were surprised is an understatement. I was a bit overwhelmed myself with the amount of money I was able to use on them. I also took the $100 that was to go to me and used that, all my shopping was done and I wanted to give them the best Christmas I could.

dragondreamer’s Part in Our Holiday Project

Posted by dragondreamer on Dec 29, 2011 in Featured, Updates | 0 comments

I have had more fun this Christmas season than I have had in a long time. I mean, Christmas is always fun for me. I love the decorations and sights and smells and family time. But, I’ve always wished I had the money to do a huge shopping trip for charity. This year, I finally got to do that and it’s all thanks to the fabulous community at EdenFantasys and the wonderful Eden Gives Back program.

I was so excited when I got the news from Sam that I could be one of the Eden community volunteers and that I could go shopping for a charity of my choice in my community. Of course, I had to find a charity and get the official go ahead from EdenFantasys. I had a few false starts because a couple of the charities I wanted to buy for had deadlines that were before the end of the collection time for Eden Gives Back. But, I finally found my charity to buy for in the Salvation Army Angel Tree and toy drive. After I selected the two little angels off the Salvation Army Angel Tree, all I had to do was wait for the Eden Gives Back fund drive to wrap up.

Stormy’s Helping Hand

Posted by Stormy on Dec 28, 2011 in Updates | 0 comments

I have never been homeless. I have never known what it’s like to go hungry for more than twelve hours. But, I do know what it’s like to eat Ramen noodles on Christmas Eve and a bag of popcorn on Christmas day because I had five dollars to my name and no invitation from friends or family. It’s probably one of the worst feelings I can remember experiencing.

As I sit here, two days before Christmas, there is not a single decoration in sight—not a bowl of candy, or a plate of cookies. Nor a tree, or lights or any of those things. For me, this is a choice. For many Americans this year, it is not a choice. We have the highest unemployment rate in recorded U.S. history and those who have jobs go into work wondering if today will be the day they become one of the many standing in line for benefits.

Misfit Momma’s Awesome Christmas Contribution

Posted by Misfit Momma on Dec 27, 2011 in Featured, Updates | 0 comments

What a great experience this has been! My kids have been raised, and are used to living on a low income. For me, this wasn’t just an opportunity to help another family, but it was an opportunity to teach my kids how to give instead of only receiving. I did have some resistance from them as we went through the many bags of food and gifts that I had stashed at my Moms place. The instant my oldest saw we were giving away (gasp!) candy he started on about how we can’t afford candy, so why would we want to give it away. I tried explaining to him that no matter how little you have, that there is always room to give (plus the fact that the food didn’t come out of our pockets, and that it was funded by EdenFantasys but that part seemed to go way over his head). I still don’t think he has fully accepted the importance of giving, but this opportunity has given us a good start.