Disney "Give a Day"

I (Steph) volunteered today for the Disney Give a Day, Get a Disney Day program. Basically I chose a charity that was part of the Helping Hands Network, I give one day of charity time, and they report it to Disney who will give me a free ticket to the park. Alfred already did his charity work last weekend. Mine was to work in a facility that provides clothing, toys and basic needs for foster children and their families. This place was amazing. My first two hours I babysat a couple of foster children while their foster parents attended some sort of training class, so that was fun. The last hour was to "shop" for a foster kid that was recently assigned a family. He was a 3 year old boy. I didn't get to meet him, just had his name and sizes on a piece of paper. They have a specific list of items that each child receives, based on their age. My little boy got one dressy outfit, 6 play outfits, 2 pj's, one pair of shoes, two jackets, 5 prs of socks, 5 prs of underwear, one hat, two books, two toys, a coloring book with crayons and a little stuffed bear. Now this stuffed bear has extremely special meaning to me. I was looking around their bins of toys for something really special. I had something in my hands, and all of a sudden this little white bear poked his head out of the bin at me. It's the very same little white bear that Lily sleeps with every night. I seriously got tears in my eyes. This random little 3 year old has to get a complete stranger to pick out a stuffed toy that might make him sleep better at night. Oh, what a wonderful charity though that they can offer all of that assistance to those children and those families. It really makes me thankful for all that we have (and I don't just mean the physical "stuff"). I knew that volunteering would make me feel grateful, and I'm really glad I did it. I will feel even better now when I'm at Disney World in May! :)