Answering the Christmas line at My Brother’s Keeper each year is a “reality check.”
What are we going to do for Christmas?
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“Kids have lost so much to COVID-19… school, summer, friendships. We draw the line at Christmas. We’re not letting kids lose Christmas!”
COVID-19: How My Brother’s Keeper Has Responded in Christ’s Name
My Brother’s Keeper has worked hard to change too so that we can do the most good right now for those in need.
Some interesting facts about our 2019 Christmas Program:
A total of 6,700 ‘shoppers’ wrapped gifts at our Easton and Dartmouth facilities. Several hundred more volunteers helped with tasks such as quality control, sorting donations, resupplying racks and shelves, answering phones, loading trucks, making deliveries and providing hospitality.
A Bright Future
A varied group of volunteers joined me for furniture deliveries: Mike, Brian, Derrick, and Nick. Two work at companies which generously support our work, one is enrolled in an addictions treatment program, and one is a My Brother’s Keeper Development Board member. Though we were different ages, from different towns, and with different backgrounds, we were all on the truck …
A Perfect Day: Tenth Annual Family Walk
God has blessed the My Brother’s Keeper Family Walk tremendously over the past decade — in 10 years, we’ve never had rain during the event — but this year’s walk was truly perfect: a high of 76 degrees, low humidity, and not a cloud in the sky. God is good!
Christmas 2018: Mission Accomplished!
My Brother’s Keeper served a record 3,207 families this Christmas— 13,330 children and adults!— living in 93 communities between Haverhill and Harwich. In total, well over 4,000 volunteers walked through the doors
“We’re REALLY gonna need your help this Christmas.”
Regina and her son were thrilled with the new bike and appreciated our extra effort to come back the same day. It was a special birthday present. Regina thanked me effusively as I left but as I got to the door, she quietly whispered something I’ll never forget, “We’re REALLY gonna need your help this Christmas.”
The true spirit of Christmas – loving one another as a sign of our love for Him.
“There but for the grace of God, go I.” It’s a proverb we’ve all heard… an expression of humility acknowledging that any success we enjoy in life is not wholly our own.
A Celebration & Mass of Dedication
In the early days of My Brother’s Keeper, founding board member Deacon John McDonough of Braintree assured us, “If you take up the mantle of God’s work, He will always provide for your needs. But God will do more than just provide… He will send you the very best to serve our more humble brothers and sisters.”