Idaho I was 7 years old when my mom read me ChristmasJars. After she finished reading Christmas Jars tome I asked my mom for a jar. I put in money […]

Provo, Utah: We made a goal last year to leave a jar on someone’sporch in 2010. Throughout the year we added coins,a few bills, and all are earnings from collecting […]

Bowling Green, OH: I work for Brookdale Senior Living. There is anassociate, Joan, who also works there. Joan isone of the most hardworking and compassionatepeople I know. She cares about […]

Gaylord, Michigan: I came home from work to a small packing envelope addressed to me. A paperback book “CHRISTMAS JARS” was inside a plastic zip lock bag. A label on […]

Berwick, Maine: I had no idea what a Christmas Jar was until I received one myself. My son is 9 years old and has a developmental disability. He is non-verbal […]

Simpsonville, SC: Two years ago I bought the book for my husband to read. Once he read it, I then read it and so did our oldest son. We started […]

Chicago, IL: Story: I have breast cancer…but there is more to me. I am a mother of 4 wonderful children, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a neighbor, […]

Bozeman, MT: Well, my husband recently started a job out of state a couple months ago. I started getting less hours at work and things were rocky with the bills. […]

Sparks, Maryland: I lost my husband on Dec 11 2010.Not only did I lose my husband of 31 years from a senseless death but I lost my soulmate. Ed was […]

Woodstock, Ontario, Canada: Sometime this past year we decided to start saving pennies and any other coin that we as individuals and families could afford to give in a large […]