Brittany Gordon's First Christmas Stockings Service Project |
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My name is Brittany Ann Gordon,
and I am 10 years old. Here is the story of one of my service projects for
National American Miss.
Last Christmas (2003), I made stockings for all the kids under 18 whose families got baskets from the Food Bank. I made 22 stockings in all last year. I wanted to make them so kids who don't get many treats could have some at Christmas time. |
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I started the stockings by cutting them out of red felt. I traced my own stocking for the shape. I used pinking shears. Cutting them out was difficult at first -- then it got easier. |
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My mom let me use her sewing machine to sew the stockings. It was fun sewing the stockings and they got easier to sew with each one I did. |
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I filled the stocking with supplies like toys and candy. I got free tooth brushes for each stocking from my dentist, Dr. Smith. I bought a lot of stuff from the dollar store and I got candy, nuts, and oranges from Costco. It was fun to shop for the goodies and fill the stockings. |
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Louise Munday, director of Pomeroy's Food Bank, shows
me which boxes need stockings.
It feels good to do something for someone else and that is what Christmas is all about. |
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I received a nice thank you letter from the food bank for my Christmas Stockings. |
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