My Nonprofit Reviews

Simply put, Christmas Wishes feels like home. It is a small core family, with a large extended family whose top wish is to spread joy. My involvement with this organization started years ago “just” as a donor.. I say that so lightly because donors are exactly who make the mission possible. Without the donors, there would be no Christmas Wishes. A couple years after that I started volunteering as an Elf. This is when I got an inside look into this organization and from that point I was hooked. The amount of magic that truly existed within those wall was unmatched to anything I had ever seen before. Community coming together to help community. No judgement. Helping those in need. Busy Elves of all ages working to complete tasks of every multitude, but every job just as important as the next. After that, I realized I wanted to be a bigger part of the Christmas Wishes community and joined the Board. Christmas Wishes works beyond the holiday season. From raising money for a community member who lost everything in a fire, fundraising to provide necessities to a mother who just left an abusive relationship, supplying back packs to students in need, fun character events for local children AND BEYOND. There is no one quite like Melissa, who started this just to give back to one person. To see how far this organization has grown speaks volumes as to how special of a nonprofit Christmas Wishes really is!