We have a total of 46 families, and 21 have been adopted. Here are the stories of the families who haven't...
Family #2
Due to an inability for my
husband or myself to hold a full time job due to being full time college
students at etsu, we live primarily on student loans. This, of course,
doesn't leave much after paying all the bills and tuition with it. I work
for work study but that is very limited hours and money there. My husband
works for his APS scholarship which is paid straight to tuition. Because
of my recent medical condition which has required a surgery and another major
surgery is about to happen. This limits my ability to work my work study
position because my position is at the child study center and there is a lot of
lifting and things that this surgery will affect. It just seems like one
bad news after another. But the Wishing Star could help to allow our holidays
to be brighter by helping Christmas gifts that we can't afford. It sure
would be nice to have a few things for the children to open on Christmas
morning.
Family #3
My family does get food stamps.
i not applied for assistance anywhere else because i missed the angel tree sign
ups. I am needing help with Christmas this year because i just lost my job
& my husband is the only one working. The wishing star could make my
holiday brighter by giving my kids a good Christmas.
Family#4
I am a disabled mother of two beautiful daughters. My youngest
daughter is ADHD-odd sufferer. My husband who is only 30 years young suffers
from emphysema and severe asthma. Right now we survive barely on my disability
check which is 363 and ssi 330. We do draw food stamps. We are classified
homeless as we don't have a place of our own or pay rent anywhere My
daughters would really appreciate the help from the secret Santa project just
to be able to have something under the tree. If there is anything else you need
to know feel free to email me. And I was not able to sign up for either angel
tree or Good Samaritan.
Family #6
Why do you need help with
Christmas this year? I am unable to work due to having a high risk pregnancy
and just giving birth
We are struggling to pay bills right now and barely
making it. Without help this year I don't know what if any gifts or clothes my
children will get for Christmas.
FAMILY #9-
We need help due to i can't find a job and my husband only draws
disability and i get a check for my daughter were her father is disabled
The Wishing Star can make my holidays (christmas) brighter by
seeing the smiles on my kids faces when they wake up Christmas morning to open
their presents and hopefuly having a Christmas dinner. And of course we always
remember the reason for the season. Jesus birthday.
FAMILY #10
. My family needs help with Christmas this year because my
husband has been out of work all year and I draw disability. We have found out
we are having to move from our home. Which is an 1989 trailor. It is to old to move.
So we are having to move in with family. We can't afford rent prices right now.
We are worried we won't be able to buy Christmas for our 3 kids. My 2 boys are
9 and 6 and I have a 6 month baby girl. I am asking for help getting them
gifts. And for help with Christmas dinner.
FAMILY #11
I'm a single mother and I only have income of around
600.00 a month and by the time I pay our bills and purchase our personal
supplies and household supplies I just don't have any money left. My childrens
father won't pay his child support so I
never get help from him.I hate to ask for any help but without
the father helping I just can't make it. Our home was also damaged in the
tornado last year and we just cant seem to get our lives back like they was
before. it seems like the harder i try the more something else comes up. We are
trying to get our home rebuilt and finished soon.
FAMILY #12
My husband is being deported, even though he is
legal. He has bipolar, and he hurt me in his confusion. But they won’t understand
it was because they were changing his medication and he didn’t know what he was
doing. So he is in jail in Louisiana, waiting to be deported. We have no money,
and our heat pump is not working. I cannot work because I am disabled but
Social Security has had my application for over 1 year now and we still
don’t have a court date. My son has to do without many things because we cannot
afford anything. The only family I have his my mom who has cancer. My son has
not even met his other family (his father's famly) because they are in Peru.
Please provide a short statement on how The
Wishing Star could make your Holidays brighter ( the story ( not your info or
names) will be shared via facebook, and other media). I wish my son and I could
be with his father this Christmas. They have never celebrated Christmas
together because his father has been held so long in jail for a crime he is not
responsible for. We’ve never celebrated a family Christmas or Thanksgiving, not
even our anniversary. Our family has been ripped apart because of a
medical issue that the Immigration government will not understand. They want to
deport a man, who is well educated, a Dentist, always been here legally, only
because he had a bad reaction to his medication while trying to get help for
his condition so he could be a better father for his son. I would give up
almost anything for only 2 things in the world…. To be together to go visit
him, even if just for a few hours, and to get our heatpump fixed. Its been torn
up for 4 months.
FAMILY #13
We have
had many struggles over the past year. I struggle with a life changing auto immune
disorder and I have mini strokes. All
three of my children have their own issues, but no matter what they are kind,
grateful, and are exceptional students. All A honor roll students. I feel they deserve to have a wonderful
Christmas even if Mommy & Daddy
have no way to provide for it. We hoped
to be able to provide Christmas ourselves this year, but due to some major
changes in finances and family size we can’t.
FAMILY #14
I have always believed if you work hard to take care of your
family, you will be rewarded. My hope is just that. I have always worked hard
to provide but
sometimes circumstances arise that are out of their control.
Sometimes, people will find themselves in those situations, when they used
to be the ones giving to others. The past 3 years have lead to major changes in
my family. We have moved 3 times, spent all the money we had, and been denied
most government benefits because we are barely over the assistance
approved mark. We are lucky enough to have Tncare, which covered my surgery a
few weeks ago, and will pay for my next surgery in December. With The
Wishing Star's help, my family would have a happy Christmas, and our faith in
doing the right thing and in people would be restored.
FAMILY #15
Why do you need help with Christmas this year? We recently moved
and it took all our extra reserves to get it accomplished so we are still
trying to get back on our feet again.
Please provide a short statement on how The Wishing Star could
make your Holidays brighter ( the story ( not your info or names) will
be shared via facebook, and other media). Without the wishing star
we will not have anything for Christmas because we simply don't have the money
for it. We don't even have any extra money for a dinner or gifts. Any help
we can get would be greatly appreciated, any at all.
FAMILY
#17
single mom father of kids walked out on us my stamps got taken i
have nobody to help us. Wishing star could make our holidays brighter by seeing
to it the kids have a wonderful christmas and dinner something we havent never
had would be nice to have a actual tree its always been 3ft lol but it works i
guess better than none at all
FAMILY #18
I need assistance for my family due to I am the on
ly one working right now. My husband is disabled due to severe
issues with his back and legs. Our monthly bills total $800 a
month. I can barely keep enough gas to go to work. We live pay day
to pay day. I do not want to see my family go without over the
holidays. The wishing star would make our holidays much brighter by
assisting us in that my family , especially my children, will not be with
out. I love seeing the pure joy and happiness on their face.
FAMILY #19
Why do you need help with Christmas this year?
I no longer receive unemployment from being
laid off in the medical field.
We are currently living with my mother and my
illing grandmother. My mother is doing all she can to support us until I can
get back on my feet.
Please provide a short statement on how The
Wishing Star could make your Holidays brighter ( the story ( not your info or
names) will be shared via facebook, and other media)
After all I've recently been through there is
nothing that I want more than to have my precious boys have a wonderful
Christmas!!!!!
FAMILY
#20
Just had a new baby and also had surgery had to
be out of work for both.
of these and also had a a baby 7-14-2011. was
also told i would never have.
children so this is a dream come true god has truly blessed me
FAMILY #21
I don't have enough money to provide Christmas for my children. I
don't want to have to explain why Santa forgot them this year.
FAMILY #22
I just started a new job after being out of work for a year, and my wife
is a full-time student. I'm behind on everything and just can't afford
Christmas for my three boys. I really don't know how to tell them that Santa
forgot them this year.
FAMILY #24
It seems like we get shorter and shorter on money every month.
We live
check to check every month. I would really love for my kids to have a
great Christmas for once. It is going to be really hard to pay bills and
buy Christmas presents too.
The Wishing Star would make this Christmas different because ever since
me and my husband separated my kids haven't really had a Christmas. My
daughter is about to turn 18 so it doesn't mean as much to her but it
means a lot to my 7 year old to be able to wake up on Christmas morning
and have presents under the tree and it's going to be hard to do that
on my own because i am just living off my child support money. It is
hard enough to buy what we need for the week with just the child
support. So having a little extra help would make this Christmas great
for my children
FAMILY #25
I am not getting help from anyone else. The
reason I need help is because I am a single mom and the only income I have is
mine. The wishing star could make my holiday brighter by giving my kids a good
Christmas.
FAMILY #27
Why do you need help with Christmas this year?
Money is very tight. A lot of money is used for gas to
take my son to his appointments. We are owed child support that we have
not received all year and that has caused a financial burden. No dinner
is needed for our family.
The Wishing Star would make my 5 children’s holiday brighter by
providing a Christmas that they would not have otherwise. Like many
others, money is extremely tight this year and I would be very appreciative of
any help for them.
FAMILY #29
Family # 29 is a
disabled individual who take care of her parents. She just wishes for a big
Christmas dinner and a warm blanket.
FAMILY #31
We need help with Christmas this year for our
kids. It has been a ruff year and we are on a fixed income of SSI a month. I have a disabled
daughter and my husband is unable to work. He got hurt and we did not have
work-mans comp or insurance. I am pregnant with a baby boy on the way. Our
electric bill has been outrageous and we can- not afford propane. We have a
propane heater and tank but we can- not afford the high electric bill and
propane. When we use propane our electric bill goes down a lot. We just do not
have enuff to get propane. As for our girls they are not picky. They love
animals of all kinds and plays video games. Our girls are creative too. They
like making things, bracelets, jewelry, to art.
FAMILY #32
why do i
need help?
i have
been out of work since sept. on fmla due to pregnancy. i am not recieving any
wages while i am out. i had my son on sept. 17th and 2 days later my fiance had
to have emergency surgery due to appendicitis. that was the best and worst week
of our lives. i was running back and forth between floors checking in on baby
and him. i felt so bad that i couldnt be there for him because i was a patient
myself. on the same day i had the baby my dad had found out from his heart dr.
that he needed to have a heart catherazation done which was sceduled for the following
week. during his procedure they told us that he needed to have open heart
surgery in order to fix the problem. they wanted to do it the following day but
he decided he wanted to come home because he was scared he wouldnt come
thru and be able to see his newest grandson grow up. we all tried to talk him
in to having it done but it took his regular dr telling him that he could fall
over dead at anytime with a heart attack since he had 3 blockages that were 99
percent blocked. we honestly didnt know how he was still up and going. he
scheduled surgery for oct.5th and underwent the triple bypass. he was
really scared to have it done considering last year in oct. he had to have
surgery to remove 20 percent of left lung removed from lung cancer and
completed his chemo treatments in march of this year. since all of this
has happened i have had to delay going back to work since my little family
lives with my parents. my dad was going to watch the baby while we were
at work but is unable to do so now. i have been taking care of my
dad taking him to his dr. appointments as well caring for a new baby and
all of his appointments as well. my fiance went back to work a couple of weeks
after his surgery and he is the only source of income right now. he is only part
time and is doing the best that he can but we got behind on everything while he
was out of work so trying to catch the bills up and buying diapers and all the
things the baby has to have we have no extra money for christmas gifts. we dont
like asking for help we have always been able to manage in the past to give the
kids a good christmas but this year isnt looking good at all. we have prayed
and prayed about all of this and i was told about this website so maybe this is
our answer to our prayers.
the
wishing star could make the holiday brighter knowing that there is still some
good people in the world that is willing to help strangers out in their time of
need and knowing my kids would wake up on christmas morning with a smile on
their face not sad and disappointed. it breaks our heart to think that there
might not be anything under the tree this year for them
FAMILY #33
Im on a fixed income and after I pay our bills and buy what we
need for household and hygenine I just dont have any money left.
Please provide a short statement on how The Wishing Star
could make your Holidays brighter ( the story ( not your info or names)
will be shared via facebook, and other media). Im on a fixed income of
SSI that comes from my childrens deceased father. I was working but
but I have 2 children with medical issues so im not able to work and take them
to the doctor. so without ur help my kids probably wont be able to have a
christmas.
FAMILY #34
Why do you need help with Christmas this year?
takes hole check to pay bills
Please provide a short statement on how The
Wishing Star could make your Holidays brighter ( the story ( not your info or
names) will be shared via facebook, and other media).
it would be great to see my brother and
son smile for Christmas gifts. this is my sons first christmas. And its
the first Christmas my brother and i got to spend time to together. We have
been seperated since 2003 which is when our father passed away.
FAMILY #35
Why do you need help with Christmas this year? With the economy
being low, my husband who works as a roofer has had much less work than normal.
We have 3 small children and I spend all day taking care of them.
We live in a home with little in the way of extras just to have enough to
get by every month. Without your help, our sweet babies may see an empty
tree and stockings on Christmas morning.
Please provide a short statement on how The Wishing
Star could make your Holidays brighter ( the story ( not your info or
names) will be shared via facebook, and other media). The Wishing Star is
basically the only way our 3 small children are going to get anything this
year. It breaks my heart to think that they will wake up on Christmas
morning expecting to see that Santa came and see nothing. Any help for us
would be greatly appreciated.
FAMILY #36
Why do you need help with Christmas this year?
I am 7 and half months pregnant with my third blessing trying to earn a living
at subway. My husband is disabled trying to start his disability. We have two
other boys. My check goes straight to the bills with barely enough for gas to
get me back to work the next week.
Please provide a short statement on
how The Wishing Star could make your Holidays brighter ( the story ( not
your info or names) will be shared via facebook, and other media).
I am 7 and half months pregnant with my third
blessing trying to earn a living at subway. My husband is disabled trying to
start his disability. We have two other boys. My check goes straight to the
bills with barely enough for gas to get me back to work the next week.I am just
hoping that I will be able to put something under the tree for my sons.
FAMILY #37
We are about to lose our home. And I don’t want my son to suffer
without a Christmas.
Family #38
We have a 5 year old
boy and a 8 month old boy. I recently lost my job and our foodstamps. We are
spending our rent money on food. Jameson, our oldest son's birthday is 2 weeks
before christmas and I have no idea how I'm going to be able to do anything for
either of our boys for christmas or for Jameson's birthday
FAMILY #39
Why do you need help with Christmas this year? Yes
please
Please provide a short statement on how The Wishing Star
could make your Holidays brighter ( the story ( not your info or names) will be
shared via facebook, and other media).
we dont have enough money this year. Everything is getting to be
to high. bills are going up
Family #42
Our family
needs help for Christmas because we are struggling to pay bills like many
others and are behind. We have been having to use one electric
heater so far cause the best we can do for now. Having 6 kids isn't
easy but we are blessed to have each of them. My children keep asking me what Santa’s
going to bring them and I have no answer. We have tried to receive assistance
but had no luck. We would be extremely grateful if the wishing star could help
my kids receive the Christmas they dream about.
FAMILY #43
2012 has been a
rough year financially for us. We have dealt with a lot of medical issues
including myself breaking my knee in August. I pray 2013 is a better year for
us. Your help will be tremendously appreciated.
FAMILY #44
The Wishing Star would make our
Holiday brighter by helping with gifts for our children. There is nothing like
seeing their eyes light up on Christmas morning, and I would be devastated if I
didn't have enough to provide to make that moment magical.
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