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| Santa Claus at work before Christmas in the Mall's Atrium |
Christmas in Somerset County, New Jersey, is a season during which expectations for giving and receiving can rise to great heights.
However, not everyone – even in this area known for its affluence – can afford to buy gifts for all of the deserving kids of all ages in our communities.
There still remain many pockets of poverty in these environs. Similarly, lowered levels of income and unemployment brought on by the 2008 financial bubble are sobering reminders of these facts.
For those reasons, it’s been enormously gratifying to see the generous public response from people like you to the Salvation Army’s “Angel Tree” gift giving initiative which, each year, is supported by the management of the Bridgewater Commons Mall.
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| Gifts accumulate in fulfillment of "Angle Tree" wishes. |
You have transformed the wish tags from one of the two trees strategically placed in the Mall into a Christmas reality for someone.
There really is a Santa Claus, and it’s been you. That big red box near the Guest Services counter filled with gifts is the proof.
To those who were able to participate, thanks for having spread Holiday cheer for individuals who otherwise might have been left “unwished.”
There is, of course, a much deeper meaning to Christmas, but the hospitality associated with your gift giving is a part of it.
So, at the risk of overstating the sentiment, thanks again for your generosity.
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