Household Gift Ideas
Tea kettle; mixing bowls and spatula set; table top houseplant; gift cards for food Pick n Save or clothing (Goodwill or St Vinny’s);
A family game that 3 can play.
Gift Card Ideas: Other, Walmart
Grocery / Gas Station: Pick N Save or Walmart / Kwik Trip
Gift Ideas for the Children
Boy
Age: 13
Gift Ideas: He really likes basketball. An indoor Nerf type BB game would be fun! Also Basketball 3D Illusion Birthday Gift Lamp , Gawell 16 Colors is an idea. Wall hangings for a 13 year old. He does enjoy video gaming also.
He is learning English, so some books for a teenager that are not too complex.
Sweat pants outfit
Shirt Size: adult small, Pants size: Boys size 14, Shoe Size: na/
Additional Information
Volunteer addition – the above explanation is about how they have always celebrated the holiday using the eastern Orthodox calendar, and so it’s been January 7. Their holiday season begins with a new year celebration and ends with their Christmas.
Thank You
This is a Ukrainian family new to Stoughton. I am a volunteer helping them to fill this application. They arrived here with next to nothing, but they do have an apartment and now have a vehicle. Asking for anything from this program has been hard because they feel they have already received so much community help, and they are overwhelmed by the generosity of so many. This is their first Christmas anywhere other than their homeland. Their son also turns 14 just before Christmas, another momentous milestone.
As they wait for work permits, it continues to be a very unsure time. The parents asked to include the following note:
We cannot have words for everything that has been given. We have to wait to work to buy things ourselves. We are grateful more than just writing can tell you. We never thought to be here in Wisconsin in our lives. We will give back your kindness a thousand more times. We hope for you a most special and happy Christmas. We are celebrate December 25 first time because we always celebrate 7 January. In Ukraine we say Веселих свят! (Veselykh Svyat) to others and we say Христос народився! (Khrystos narodivsya) and the others say to us Cлавімо його! (Slavimo yoho).
Family of 3: 1 child
This is a Ukrainian family new to Stoughton. I am a volunteer helping them to fill this application. They arrived here with next to nothing, but they do have an apartment and now have a vehicle. Asking for anything from this program has been hard because they feel they have already received so much community help, and they are overwhelmed by the generosity of so many. This is their first Christmas anywhere other than their homeland. Their son also turns 14 just before Christmas, another momentous milestone.
As they wait for work permits, it continues to be a very unsure time. The parents asked to include the following note:
We cannot have words for everything that has been given. We have to wait to work to buy things ourselves. We are grateful more than just writing can tell you. We never thought to be here in Wisconsin in our lives. We will give back your kindness a thousand more times. We hope for you a most special and happy Christmas. We are celebrate December 25 first time because we always celebrate 7 January. In Ukraine we say Веселих свят! (Veselykh Svyat) to others and we say Христос народився! (Khrystos narodivsya) and the others say to us Cлавімо його! (Slavimo yoho).
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