For the past several years, the staff of Kingsbrook Animal Hospital in Frederick, MD has “adopted” a family for Christmas. These families are in unfortunate situations and may not have a visit from Santa without our help. This year, after signing up to support a family with 4 children, KAH technician Julie was approached by a liaison to the Frederick County Public School system about a second family in need. Of course, our staff quickly jumped at the chance to bring Christmas cheer times 2!
We gathered and wrapped gifts for each individual member of the families over two weeks. Every staff member contributed! On December 21st ,it was time to deliver the presents. We loaded up Kelly’s sleigh—er, car, with lots of packages to deliver to our first family. Kelly and Julie delivered a full Christmas for this family of 6, and the family advocates who collected the gifts were overwhelmed. Each individual had tears in his/her eyes, and it was an emotional moment for Kelly and Julie as well!
Meanwhile, Melissa and Dr. Walker loaded up another car with gifts for our second family. The scene was much the same at this drop-off—the attendants were so excited that this family of 4 would be able to have a real Christmas after all!
Each and every member of the KAH staff is so grateful that we were able to make a real difference in our community this holiday season. From all of us to all of you, have a wonderful holiday!
