Sometimes people surprise me, for the most part it’s when they do nice things that I don’t expect them to do. At times like that I think people are special, wonderful even and then there are the times where I don’t have words.
For reason that will become clear I have decided to postpone my giveaway. I will move it to March to coincide with my birthday and new home. The money I had for the prize will be donated to Donna’s Dream House.
On the 21st December 2011 Donna’s Dream House was deliberately set on fire. The physical damage is substantial; the emotional impact reaches far beyond that.
Donna’s Dream House provides free holiday for children and teenagers with life-threatening illnesses and their families as well as recently bereaved siblings and their families. The charity is well known locally and just two weeks ago I’d told my family I was going to clear out the toys from my loft for a new charity shop they were planning. 
Because of the fire Donna’s Dream House has been closed until further notice. As their own website states: Christmas was cancelled! For some of the families booked in this holiday season is might well turn out to be the last Christmas. And that is what I can’t get my head around.
Were the laptops, camera and TV really worth destroying that?
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That’s terrible! I can’t believe that people could do that.
I still can’t…
I’m so sorry to hear about the fire. Guess I’m having trouble finding the right words to say beyond that, myself.
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