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Christmas Giving Tree 2017 Results
December 26, 2017

“Imagine: It’s Christmas Eve, and you’ve got that jittery feeling of wanting to fast-forward to Christmas morning, yet you’re too restless to fall asleep. Then—what’s this?—a family member hands you a slender, rectangular wrapped parcel. It can’t be anything but a book, but why are you receiving it the night before Christmas?
You unwrap it to discover which book a loved one has chosen specifically for you—because it was a favorite they wanted to pass along, or simply because it made them think of you—and then comes the best part of your night: You curl up in bed with some chocolate and/or a holiday drink and spend the rest of the night reading until you doze off. Congratulations, you’ve just experienced Jólabókaflóð!”
We would like to think that the Icelandic tradition crossed the ocean to Stockbridge and Berkshire County and that every person who received a book from us this Christmas was comforted by our selections.

One giving organization was in tears from our generosity. Betsey McKearnan mentioned that the Gould Farm community was so touched by our gifts of garden tools that they put them all on a chair and did a holiday dance around the chair. The opening of the presents will be with the whole farming community there.
Thank you again for your generosity in helping gift recipients have a brighter holiday season this year.