Christmas Day 2015

Our hearts are full of thankfulness…

Fr James & Marlyn Batista…we are so blessed & thankful to you both for endless reasons!
Thank you Sr Fran for teaching me (Doreen) and helping me to carry on your legacy!!!!!
There are so many to mention…………
Thank you Mike V Crimson Rain for cooking and all your kitchen crew! To our dish washers, thank you!!!!!!!!!
Sharon D. Eisman and your side kitchen…awesome!
Pek Khuth yoga teacher/volunteer you’re the best.
Paul L…wow that serving line ran like clock work.
Dr Bradley & Michael Slade…my assistants who not only seated our guest with respect and dignity, but made sure they were served in an orderly fashion.
To all our table servers, beverage, and fruit servers…THANK YOU!
Santa, Mrs Clause and your 2 elves, the smiles on the children faces and their parents, brought tears to my eyes.
To Vilma’s daughter and 3 granddaughters thank you for making upstairs a toy land for the children and being elves, giving out socks, hats and gloves to our guests as they were eating their dinner.
Our clean up crew………………………..you’re a blessing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you does not seem enough but I just wanted all to know how thankful I am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To ALL our donors!!
Pastry Gourmet & LaSalle Bakery . Thank you to the RI Blue Star Moms, St Luke’s and all that donated juices for our dinner…………
To the florist who donated over 20 point setters for our guests tables THANK YOU!
Many, many people who donated toys and gift cards, and money thank you!
I am thankful to all but there is a special young man….he called Mary House and spoke with Marlyn Batista. He was looking to take pictures of the children with Santa, develop the pictures, get the names and address of the children so he could mail the pictures…………….ALL DONATED…………well he was there Christmas Day and did just that.
So those tears in my eyes, rolled down my cheeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!