Grand Totals 2011

257 Hats

321 Gloves

793 Pairs of Socks (Not a typo!)
*ALL RECORDS

Bonus

26 Coats

29 Scarves

10 Underwear

14 Blankets

8 Pairs of handwarmers

2 Warm Pajamas

3 Pairs of Boots

We know that we could not have gathered so many of these items this year without the help of Mountain America. Thank you again to MACU and to KUTV 2 News and the Pay it Forward Program.

2011 Drop Off!!

The Principal and parent advocate, Evelyn Sadler, were so thankful and excited for all the donations this year!

getting to work...

Alec has had an AMAZING few weeks as he's worked on FTWOTC.
His interview went terrific with Channel 2 news for the 'Pay it Forward' segment. Sterling Nielson and Mountain America gave him such a wonderful surprise that allowed him to go and shop for the children he loves to help. He is usually the one asking, but this year he got to go find some great deals and buy what he felt was needed most. I had fun watching him get excited and make sure we were speding the money very wisely!:)

We are amazed at the people who have responded by e-mail and phone calls to the news story they saw. So many of you have donated more than ever and made this a record breaking year for this small charity.

Thank you for feeling how important this is to Alec.

A little thank you

Hey everybody this is Alec and I can't tell you how excited I am for this year's donations! So last Sunday my family passed out fliers and sent emails out to start off For The Warmth Of The Children 2011 and THREE days later I got a very big surprise... Channel 2 News came to my house and interviewed me about the charity I do! It was an amazing experience and I was able to share with them what we do for the charity and shared some of the experiences that have happened. (It will be showing tomorrow, Nov 30, on Channel 2 News at 10 p.m.) And near the end of the interview I was given one of the most generous donations we've ever been given by Mountain America. I recieved 500 dollars to help buy hats, gloves, socks, and coats for the charity! This is such a HUGE blessing and I am so grateful that we were able to recieve that to help the kids that need it! I also wanted to share, personally, how much it means to me that people such as you, who maybe are experiencing trials of your own, donate to this cause and how incredible it is to witness such little service help SO MANY LIVES. The stories over the years and the lives touched couldn't have happened without you guys spreading the word and doing all you can do to help! There's hundreds and hundreds that have done so much for this charity over the years and I wish I could name all the names off that have helped, but I want everybody to know that I love and appreciate each one of you! Thanks for everything you do! And remember.. never will you feel better about yourself, until you forget about yourself. Have a wonderful holiday season!

passing out the fliers!

It's getting cold out!!

~7th Annual~

“For the Warmth of the Children” 2011

It’s been 7 years!! It’s only getting better!!
This year again, we have decided to donate to the children within our own Jordan School District. I love helping my neighbors, close to home.


We are currently asking for donations of new or gently used Hats and Gloves and NEW Socks only.


Thank you and remember:
“Never will you feel better about yourself, until you forget about yourself.”

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!


Drop off location – Johnson home


*We will collect until DECEMBER 16th*


Contact Information:
Alec Johnson 801-566-7694
Robyn Johnson 801-706-7694
r4kids12@msn.com
forthewarmthofthechildren.blogspot.com

A Talk on Service!

This was such a great experience! Alec was asked to speak at West Ridge Academy. This is a school that helps struggling teenagers and their families. A friend in our neighborhood asked if Alec would talk at a devotional on his FTWOTC fundraiser. When she introduced Alec, she told of how when she first moved in to our neighborhood with her son and his wife, they had told her about a boy who did this service project. Then she explained how when she saw how young this boy was, she was so impressed and amazed! She thought it was wonderful that a young man would care enough about others at a time in his life when it may be much cooler to care only about himself. She thought he would be able to help these young boys know how service can make even a teenagers life so much more full!!

A Kind Thank You

2010-11 Dropoff...

TOTALS FOR OUR 2010 COLLECTION....

247 - GLOVES (Record)

201 - HATS (Record)

244 - SOCKS

What an amazing experience, we've had. This year has been another life changing experience. We've been unaware of the Refugee situation in the state of Utah. What a wonderful thing to talk with the people who help them on a daily basis and to see how some live. We were told that many of them come here with only sandals from wherever they have traveled from. They wear them all winter long. Without socks.

It was perfect that Alec was able to deliver a huge bag full of socks!!

Warm wonderful socks from a very generous basketball coach!

This was at a place called Hser Ner Moo Community Center. Named after a refugee who was murdered at her apartment complex. It is now the home of a community center where refugee children have a place to go after school to do their homework and be supervised as their parents work. I saw my children's eyes change as we drove up and visited this place. It was so different from where we come from. It was something I wish every child could see. I think we try to explain that there are people who live differently than us, who are in so much need and they should be so thankful for what they have! But, until they see and feel how very fortunate they really are, I'm not sure they CAN get it. As we drove away we talked about the difference in their lives and  those children who have been moved from everything they know to a place that's better in so many ways, but still so foreign.

These are our new friends at Oqquirh Elementary School! We were so sad to hear that JCIT had been dissolved with the new budget cuts, and were a little worried about the items getting to the right place. In 2009 we collected a few bonus coats and had given them to this elementary because of a story we saw on the news. So we called Oqquirh Elementary again to see if they could direct us on the right path. Evelyn Sadler was WONDERFUL and does so much to help the children in need in our Jordan School District. She is the Parent Advocate and Oquirrh Elementary and sees the needs of our children. There is a room in the school that parents can come and receive items that have been donated to help their families. Our title one schools needed these items terribly bad! The answer to our prayer.

Principal - Nancy Ward, Parent Advocate - Evelyn Sadler, Alec, Carter, Savvy and Luke!