Some of you may have already gotten this email. I am forwarding it to all of my Show Folk's contacts. I hope everyone has a healthy, happy and safe Holiday. Merry Christmas to you all.
December 13, 2020
Hello Friends,
Hopefully this letter finds you all well during this time of disturbance. I am good, staying busy which is always good for the mind and soul. With Christmas approaching, I can’t help but think of those that are less fortunate than me. I have been blessed. My bills are paid, I have food on the table, and I do have toilet paper. However, there are those that do not have that, and they are just like me, hard-working and providers of their family.
I have been thinking for days of what I can do to make a difference. I have been impelled to help those families that just don’t fit in the “box”. I am not talking about our people, as we know we always take care of our own. I am feeling more impelled to help those types of families that have been working, possibly laid off in March, then back to work, then laid off again. These may be families that EDD has not or won’t pay in time before Christmas. Bills are behind and they have to make a choice of electricity or gifts under the tree for their kids. I want to bring relief to those families that may be in this type of situation.
I have decided on doing this myself. After contacting my local fire departments, The Salvation Army, as well as my own Church and obtaining families that have been nominated to receive help in this time of need, I found the local need was expediential. After trying to select a couple families I could directly impact, I then thought of my fellow Show folks that are always so giving. With your help, I firmly believe we can make a small difference to at least 15 families in the next 15 days. I would like your financial support in the motivation to pay it forward.
I will do all the homework, shopping, delivering and bookkeeping (I seem to have plenty of time these days). I would also like to assist these families not only in helping to put Christmas under their tree, but to see if they have exhausted all their resources with their late payments and benefits available to them. i.e. payment deferments etc. I don’t have a lot of money to offer but I have plenty of time, knowledge and resources. With all of our support we can make a small difference.
I also ask that if you may know of a family needing this assistance please forward their information to me. Maybe this is your hairdresser or nail lady, your bartender, gardener, hell..even your Direct TV guy. I have attached a simple pdf form that you can send back to me with that family’s information and needs. Please include how this person has impacted you and what their situation may be.
With all of you that know me with my heart and soul involved, this is going to be an enlightening and fun project. With a lot of hard work and dedication, the reward will be priceless. Anyone that donates to me will receive a financial statement at the end where funds were disbursed. Please join me in donating to this project. You may send through Pay-Pal or Facebook or you can contact me.
Thank you all for taking the time during your holiday season and reading this through. I am excited to see where this goes and continuing it in the years to come. Helping 15 families in 15 days with everyone’s help its possible maybe even more. May you all be blessed this holiday season and we will “see ya down the road”!
With Love, 1806 Lake Ridge St
Karla Kinsel Atwater, CA 95301
559-217-0838