Season's Greetings & Happy Holidays!

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Each year, Project Mrs. Claus fulfills the wishes of children and their families who are experiencing hardship during the holiday season. 

Project Mrs. Claus, sponsored by the Coconuts Kid Fit Foundation, has been going since 1994 with thousands of families’ wishes fulfilled.

The idea for Project Mrs. Claus was born when founder Deana Valente read countless letters at a New York City post office. Letters were addressed to the North Pole written to Santa. Many of the letters were from well-behaved children throughout the year asking Santa for presents, but other letters were of a different tone. These were letters written to Santa that were cries for a helping hand. Some from children, some from parents sent out into the universe with no expectation of being met. So she filled a few of these letters, and sent packages of wrapped gifts to the return address anonymously (actually, signed from the North Pole, Santa, Mrs Claus, the elves even Rudolph). She imagined the surprise when the boxes arrived, and wished  that the gifts would bring smiles and feelings of joy. She hoped that these anonymous gifts would give someone reason to believe in brighter days.  What she could not imagine was the feeling of hope and happiness it would give her, or that it would instill in her the hope for brighter days.  

Since then, Project Mrs Claus has been filling Christmas letters anonymously. With the help of many good Samaritans. Each year requests from families come in the early weeks of December. Letters from children include requests mainly for toys, as one might expect, but there’s also a need for clothing and other essentials. Parents and guardians write letters in search of help to provide their families with a joyful Christmas.

Project Mrs. Claus is underway, and we are looking for families that wish to get involved and bring the magic of Christmas to a child and their families this holiday season.

Here’s how you can help:

• Fulfill a wish or wish list of a child
• Fulfill a wish or wish list of a family
• Donate- Proceeds will be used to purchase gifts, wrap, ship, and/or transport. The remaining proceeds will be used to purchase supermarket gift cards.

Here's how it works:

• You can fill a Dear Santa letter, one wish, or make a small donation. If you would like to choose a child's letter, we can scan a couple and email them to you for you to read or give you an individual wish to fill. We will do our best to match up your children with letters from kids of their own age, so they can fully embrace the task and feel they contributed to the cause.
• Once you have your wish request, shop for the gift, wrap it, mark it with your number/letter & gift letter, and drop off your gift donation at I AM Fitness (205 Harmony Road, Middletown, NJ 07748) by Friday, December 16th, 2024.

Financial Pledge:

If you choose to make a financial pledge, our team will use the donation to fill wish requests, provide meals and necessities. Our little elves (teen volunteers) will even do the wrapping!

Kids learn what they live. So, we hope you see this as a great way to show your children how to have compassion for others who may be less fortunate than themselves. Please join us in giving the gift of Joy and hope to children and parents this year!