Hope for the Holidays Part Two

Monday, December 7, 2009 by Jessica Di Santo
 The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Children's Bureau have partnered to bring holiday joy to Indiana families facing financial hardship this season.  Our campaign for donors to purchase $10 Duke Energy Yuletide Celebration tickets for those in need is off to a great start--more than 50 tickets have been distributed to families so far.  There's still time -- go here to learn how to can donate the gift of Yuletide.

In the meantime, read those heartwarming stories of families receiving holiday gifts from Children's Bureau case manager, Angela Floyd.


The mother is diagnosed with MS, and the seven year old boy is diagnosed with CP, and is wheelchair bound. The mother moved to Indianapolis from Northern Indiana, so that they could be closer to the hospital and closer to her son’s doctors. They currently have no friends or family in Indianapolis.

 

Mother’s only wish for Christmas is to have wheelchair ramps put in, so she will be able to get her son in and out of the house safely. Right now her fiancé carries her son in and out of the house, but he will not be able to do that for much longer, seeing as how the son is getting bigger.

This caseworker and the family called numerous agencies to see about getting the wheelchair ramps put in, but due to the fact that the mother is renting her house, nobody was able to help.  This caseworker spoke to the Volunteer Department at Children's Bureau and they suggested the caseworker place the family on Hope for the Holidays website and ask for a licensed bonded contractor to do the work.  The caseworker placed the family on the site and with in a matter of days, a very generous person sponsored this family.  The caseworker as well as the family were both so excited to hear this family had been sponsored for Christmas.

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