‘Thank you again for helping me find another way to give back’
Round Rock, Texas: I grew up on welfare (my mom was a single parent) and we were often the recipients of someone’s generosity. My mom told me in later years, that […]
‘I can’t even begin to describe the great joy that I felt’
Newcastle, Oklahoma: I just discovered the Christmas Jar book and message last month. I looked forward to starting a jar for next year but didn’t plan on doing one this year […]
Christmas Jars Story: ‘My wife has stage 4 Breast cancer’
Guerneville, California: My wife has stage 4 Breast cancer and has been totally disabled by it. She had to give up her job and has had 4 surgeries and lost […]
Christmas Jars Story: ‘There was almost $500 in that jar, we were speechless’
Potomac Falls, VA: The week before Christmas and I was just about to begin some Christmas shopping, telling myself we’re “keeping it simple this year” and just feeling overwhelmed with […]
Christmas Jars Story: ‘This is enough to pay the hospital co-payment’
Phoenix, AZ: With tears running down my face I thank the person who delivered a Christmas jar at my church addressed to me. On the jar in red and green […]
Christmas Jars Story: ‘It made me believe again and there is no greater gift’
Pittsburgh, Pa: The jar was so much more than what was in it. My husband lost his job 18 months ago. We have been getting by on savings. We have […]
Christmas Jars Story: ‘It was enough to pay our light bill and the gas bill!’
Downey, CA: I have been saving state quarters for ages, for no particular reason, just because they were different. Then I read “The Christmas Jar” and decided that was the […]
Christmas Jars Story: ‘My eyes overflowed with tears’
Island Lake, IL: We found our Christmas Jar and book in our mailbox on Christmas Eve. This year has been such a struggle. My husband had two surgeries and we […]
‘We found a jar full of quarters on the front porch and it was enough to pay our light bill and the gas bill!’
Downey, CA: I have been saving state quarters for ages, for no particular reason, just because they were different. Then I read “The Christmas Jar” and decided that was the reason! I […]
‘I was able to get it to her anonymously’
Philadelphia, PA: Christmas 2010, my sister gave my siblings and I an empty jar and the Christmas Jar book to get us started. My family filled our jar throughout the year, […]