The Miracle of Breakfast with Santa

Last year, as we were unpacking Mother’s gifts for the 2009 Breakfast with Santa, Karen’s daughter Allison commented, “We get a loaves and fishes miracle every year.” This year we quite literally got loaves – through a generous donation from a foundation who wished to remain anonymous. This foundation donated $1000 toward the breakfast, significantly easing the burden on Café Madrid.

Then there were toys and mothers gifts. We received hundreds of jewelry items, along with cosmetics, clothing, even crock pots. The toys that were piled on tables in Santa’s Secret Workshop came from individuals and businesses. We had games, stuffed animals, trucks – even a bike – all donated. And when I checked the sign-in list last, we had 156 volunteers – not counting the Soroptimists.

We even managed to pull together Christmas items for a needy family who didn’t qualify for Breakfast with Santa but still needed help. The support of our members and our community for the Single Moms’ Breakfast with Santa is truly amazing.

And those of us who looked at the smiles on the faces of the children as they visited with Santa and as they wrapped gifts for their moms, or saw the relief and gratitude on the faces of the mothers as they received warm clothing for their children – can say for certain that they witnessed the miracle of Breakfast with Santa.

Christmas season has now arrived.