Not my photo. It's a photo from their website.
We have been lucky enough to have great friends that have invited us on several Mexico vacations. These friends have also introduced us to an organization in Mexico created to help abandoned kids... Here in the states kids like these are able to have a government prepared to help them, Mexican kids are not so lucky that is why an organization like, Hope for the Children is so important.
My idea for the Holiday gift is to have our children (biologically and students) become pen pals or at least send a Christmas/birthday card to these (less privileged) kids. The website has listed their birthdate's (name age and sex) and a card from you may all they are getting this year.
I hope that becoming pen pals may help our kids become more aware of the different experiences of kids their age and hopefully have a positive impact on them. It's also a great lesson for us as parents to remember that this years "must have gift" really isn't a "must have" . We can have such an big impact on our kids (in the long run) by showing compassion and love to all (especially during this time)...
A man made imaginary line should not dictate if a child is valued or deemed worthy of helping or not... Send a card and a little hope.