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Cool. Thanks all. I will wrap these up with confidence. And I added in some school supplies too- that was a good call and helped me get the boxes full.
epchick- I agree on the battery thing. I never go that route for these kinds of things. I have done this before in college and high school- a few times actually helping deliver presents where I got to talk with those good people on the front lines who actually devote all their time to working with families in crisis.
Batteries are often taken away from the kids and used for more vital things, and even if not- replacing them can be $3-4 when the ones you provide run out. Does not sound like much, but that is 2 days food for many families.
Nice electronics are risky too. I have been told more than once that many times when kids get really nice items that are easily resold- the parents do just that and use the cash for more urgent needs. Hard to fault them for that- but it is a reminder that being too extravagant with these kinds of gifts can often have the opposite effect than the giver's intention.
Last edited by EE-BO; 12-03-2006 at 02:25 AM.
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