making the season bright.

This week, we had our huge annual event at work (which may have contributed slightly to my lack of blog presence . . .). Through the nonprofit I work for and a boys' prep school a few towns over, we raised over $10,000 and bought hundreds of toys for kids, giving them away at "Toy Shoppe." The parents are able to come and "shop" for their kids for free, in addition to enjoying a holiday party complete with Santa Claus and carolers. It doesn't sound like anything huge, but believe me--there was so much work put into this event that I don't think any of us slowed down for even a second, all week long. It was fun though, watching parents painstakingly make decisions over which toy to get their kid and seeing the kids posing for their pictures with Santa.