Christmas for Kids Program
Christmas for Kids Event
My Favorite Charity Events (MFCE) provided Christmas presents for 22 families in 2023! Our program provided presents for Cooke Elementary School students and all their siblings and this year the count was with 30 bags of presents for 50 children.
Christmas for Kids (CFK) is a grassroots program, and we can’t thank our family, friends, and neighbors enough for being so generous year after year.
Without their support, CFK would not be the success it is today. We would also like to thank the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) District Council of Hampton Roads in Norfolk, ILA Local 1248, and Oceanfront Dentistry for their generous donations in support of the CHK’s program.
My Favorite Charity Events provided Christmas presents for 22 families in 2023!
Our program provides presents for the elementary school student and all their siblings and this year the count was 50 children. As a community of family, friends, neighbors, and corporations, together we made Christmas 2023 an incredibly special Christmas that these children will remember forever. Although they may never know where the gifts came from, you can be assured they will be the happiest children in Virginia Beach!
No doubt you know of someone who has experienced a Christmas with little or no presents from Santa. Our vision is not to allow any child to wake up Christmas morning with no presents, or for parents to suffer the humility of having to tell their children they could not afford toys and clothing.
There are families within our community who suffer silently, who struggle to make ends meet and we want to make sure that all children have a wonderful Christmas—one they will remember for a lifetime. One of our mission goals is to improve the lives of elementary school children through our humanitarian Christmas for Kids Program.
MFCE started providing gifts to 1 elementary school 4 years ago. We not only give gifts to the elementary school child but the entire family’s siblings, we get the information for gifts through the school who sends out a request list to the student’s families who are underserved. We have increased the number of families each year. This is a grass roots program for the most part with family, friends, and neighbors giving gifts; however, we do get a few corporate donations.
As we mentioned, Christmas for Kids started out as a grass-roots program but with the ever increasing need to support more families, we need to find new sources of donations. We are unique in that we are the only charity that we know of that provides for the entire family’s children so that the family unit is able to enjoy a Merry Christmas – as we like to say we are creating lasting memories.
As a community of family, friends, neighbors, and corporations, together we can make every Christmas an incredibly special Christmas that these children will remember forever. Although they may never know where the gifts came from, you can be assured they will be the happiest children in Virginia Beach!
Below is a Christmas Poem written by the Director that captures the joy, excitement, and wonder of Christmas and the hope for an extraordinary Christmas for all children – every year.
Just Ain’t No Ordinary Christmas
The hustle and bustle of the Holiday season is about to begin,
What a spectacular day for family and friends, loved ones and kin.
This Christmas just ain’t no ordinary Christmas, you see….
Our minds are filled with hope, cheerfulness, and the care’s this season will bring.
As snowflakes fall, sleigh bells ring, children laugh, Church choirs sing.
This Christmas just ain’t no ordinary Christmas, you see….
Oh! that we could share a just little this year,
Some of God’s blessings, and some good cheer,
To make a Christmas Day special to a child or two,
That Christmas may be extraordinary for children in need, and for me and for you.
Help make every Christmas an extraordinary Christmas! Give a Gift of Love at Christmastime!
Support your local MFCE charity! We strive to give our disadvantaged children in the community a very Merry Christmas. We are a local charity and depend on local donations so that we can continue to work within the school system to provide these services and 100% of your donation goes to the children. Donate for a cause that works hard to improve the lives of Virginia Beach elementary school children. Articles and updates to the Christmas for Kids Program can be found under Communiques.
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Mr. Turner has worked as an educator for over a decade, first as a full-time Kaplan tutor before shifting into the public-school setting. Mr. Turner originally provided New York City public schools with SAT and ACT tutoring programs on behalf of Kaplan test prep. Since moving to Virginia Beach with his wife and daughter in 2015, Mr. Turner has taught, tutored, and coached students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. He has provided Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy to students with autism ranging in ages from 3-16. As a special education teacher with Norfolk Public Schools, he taught a group of 3rd and 4th grade students with Emotional Disabilities. Through the coordinated support of families, co-teachers, and supportive administration, his team of students (dubbed the “SuperDolphins”) achieved a collective SOL pass rate of over 80 percent. Mr. Turner currently works as a Special Education teacher at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and believes strongly that relationship-building and play-based learning are the foundations of academic recovery and long-term success.