Good post, Iowanian.
My wife and I try to help all we can every year. The company I work for sponsors children's "Operation Santa Claus" type thing. We always pick two children even though she doesn't work here. Her company also sponsors a needy family at Christmas, furnishing clothes, toys and other needed items for someone who can't help themselves.
If you will, allow me to plug a very worthwhile event:
If anyone is interested, there is a dart tournament at Premier Bowling Center in Raytown, the 12th Annual Woody Dart Tournament, benefitting
Toys For Tots. A donation of a toy gets you a set of the old wooden darts that you can use throughout the day. There are blind draw, doubles and singles dart tournaments going all day long as well as a charity auction in the evening. It's a great time and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys playing darts. Entry to each tournament is an additional fee. Cash will be paid back to the top finishers in each event.
More details can be found at
www.ramdarts.org
