The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 155, No. 81, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 2008 Page: 3 of 13
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County 'Santas' accepting toys for children
By Jacqueline Davis
Staff Writer
When it conies to help-
ing needy children enjoy
Christinas this year, the
question seems to be, "blue
or pink?"
Bastrop's Pink Santa and
Smithville and Elgin's Blue
Santas have kicked off in
high gear, and all could use
a few extra toys for Bastrop
County youth who might not
otherwise receive Christinas
gifts this year.
Pink Santa
Bastrop Pink Santa, the
county's largest Christmas
gift-giving program for
needy children, encompass-
es all children within the
Bastrop Independent School
District.
Last year, Pink Santa gave
gifts to 789 children from
257 families within BISD,
said Pink Santa President
Molly Grassel, and this year
she is expecting even more.
Pink Santa has been giv-
ing gifts to children for near-
ly 20 years, Grassel said.
It's still not too late to
apply to receive toys, but
the deadline is approach-
ing quickly. All applications
for Christmas toys must be
turned in by Friday, Dec.
5. at the Bastrop Police
Department.
Pink Santa will accept
toy and gift donations all
the way up until Dec. 15.
Grassel is especially look-
ing for gifts for the 12- to
16-year-old age group. Good
gifts for that age category
are basketballs, soccer balls,
electronic games, watch-
es and colognes,, she said.
Grassel reminds the commu-
nity that each child receives
two or three gifts, plus a
board game for the whole
family.
Locals can drop off toy
donations in designated
boxes at the Bastrop Senior
Center, Wal-Mart, the Dollar
General in Bastrop and
Cedar Creek, the Bastrop
Chamber of Commerce,
Franklin Bank, FirstNational
Bank and the Bastrop Police
Department.
Grassel said she volun-
teers as an opportunity to
make children happy.
"I love kids, and I just
think that Christinas is for
the children," Grassel said.
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"If we can make a few chil-
dren a little happier by giv-
ing them a treat, well then,
that's my goal."
Call Grassel at 321-1376
with questions or to volun-
teer.
Smithville Blue
Santa
The deadline to drop
off toys for Smithville
Blue Santa is Friday, Dec.
19, and toys will be dis-
tributed on Saturday, Dec.
20. Items can be dropped
off at the Smithville Police
Department, Smithville City
Hall or the Rec Center.
Last year, Smithville's
Blue Santa Program served
about 210 children with-
in Smithville city limits.
Organizers are looking for
toys for all age groups, but
also need donations of chil-
dren's socks and undergar-
ments.
The deadline to apply for
assistance through Smithville
Blue Santa passed Nov. 21,
but the effort, organized
through the police depart-
ment, could still use some
volunteers. Call (512) 237-
3228 for more information
or to volunteer.
Elgin Blue Santa
Elgin Blue Santa, orga-
nized through the Elgin
Police Department, will
accept toys and gifts for
children all the way up until
Dec. 17, when parents will
come pick up the gifts for
their children, said Penny
Fenske, EPD administrative
aide.
Any toys turned in after
then may still be used at
the last minute, or held over
for next year, Fenske said.
Donated toys can be new or
gently used, she said.
Blue Santa has been
active in Elgin since at least
1992, and serves about 100
families.
The deadline to apply for
Blue Santa gifts is Dec. 12
and applications are avail-
able at the EPD station.
Elgin Blue Santa serves
children 12 and under.
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The Bastrop Advertiser photo/Jacqueline Davis
Molly Grassel, president of Bastrop Pink Santa, pre-
pares to drop a Spiderman toy and a Barbie kitchen
giftset into a donation box set up at Stanberry and
Associates, The group will be accepting donations of
toys up until Dec. 15.
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confirmed Kennedy's
find as a "scraper," used
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late prehistoric period
of 1000 B.C.
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PAID ADVERTISEMENT
A MERRY HEART
"With the Holiday Season upon
us reflecting on the powerful phrase:
'A merry heart doeth good like a
Medicine'can be just what the doctor
ordered with regards to the absolute
healing power that is released when
we praise and thank people for what
they do to make our lives richer," says
Dr. Pompao Chavez from Lakeside
Professional Building.
Thank-you-notes are a chore if
you don't know how to write them.
Feeling obligated to sit down and
thank others for gifts that you don't
like, and have interest in, is an awk-
ward experience. The problem isn't
with you, but it may be with how
you have experienced the grati-
tude of others, and with your defi-
nition of'grateful'.
First, parents often forget to
treat their children in the way they
themselves would like to be treated.
This is a critical mistake. If you want
BETTER LIVING FROM
to raise grateful children, be grateful
for them. When your toddler makes
a mess of the floor while trying to
clean the kitchen table, thank her
for her help! Then, let her help you
clean the floor. Do not simply point
out her mess. Her intention was to
help, not to make a mess. Always
look to the intention when search-
ing for a reason to thank and praise.
Once your children are old
enough to read, make a habit of
writing thank-you-notes to them.
'Thank you for cleaning your room
the first time I asked. It looks great,
you did a wonderful job! It shows
me you love me when you obey so
quickly. I love you, Mom."
Spoken thank-yous are good,
but written words are magical,
hence, the thank-you-note. If your
child has experienced the true gift
of gratitude before he is expected to
pass it along, he will be much more
excited to do so. A well thought-out
Hoshtai At Bastrop
thank-you-note is a gift in itself. It
truly is more blessed to give than to
receive; and, it sure is nice to know
that your gift was appreciated.
Encourage your children to write
out their thanks with pen and paper.
This sadly old-fashioned idea does
much more to celebrate the gift.
Lastly, people give gifts because
they love us. We thank them be-
cause we are grateful for that love.
If we like the gift, that is a wonder-
ful bonus. But, it truly is the thought
that counts, and thanking people
for their love and thoughtfulness is
much easier, and much more mean-
ingful, than thanking them for a set
of lime green mittens. Be well!
For a list of Doctors and ser-
vices offered at Lakeside Hospital
or Lakeside Professional Building
go to www.iakesidehospital.net or
www.lakesideprofessionalbuild-
ing.net or call (512) 321-8200.
This is general health information and not meant to substitute advice from a physician or other health care professional.
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but I don't really care for cats. I absolutely love to play
fetch. I hope I can find the right caring person who will
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