Over the past couple of months I have become friends with Ester who is wonderul wonderful woman who has a little...Ill call it "Charity" called Wish List, Wish List Marbella. Wish List is literally a list of wishes...but whose?
The kids from La Ciudad de los Niños in Marbella, the childrens orphanage in Malaga. If you are a reader of this blog you may recall our personal visit to the Malaga Orphanage.
Ester raises money throughout the year or gets people together to take these kids out on days out, fun and educational. The best of all is at Christmas, its the one time the kids get something NEW and each child writes down their wish and Ester raises money to buy the kids exactly what they want. Every single present is then wrapped and today was the day the kids received their presents.
I went along today as next year Id like to help out a little bit and maybe some of you can think of a way to help.
The Merienda / Party was held at the Comfortable Hotel in Fuengirola. It was lovely, the table was laid out, all the presents were stacked up and father christmas was ready waiting for the kids to arrive. Someone had paid for the hire of the hotel, the food and also the hire of the coach to bring all the children there. Its amazing what you can acheieve by pulling together.
The kids arrived and to see their faces when Santa called them up was just beautiful.
The kids range from about 4 up to 16 or 18 years old. The older ones look like any other teenager on the street with their baggy jeans. The little ones...well you just want to take them home. It was lovely watching my daughter be part of it and enjoying looking after the little ones...although she couldnt understand why they didnt have mummies or daddies - which is heartbreaking.
The older kids were lovely, well mannered and lovely the way they all pull together and watch out for the little ones. It was a wonderful moment.
If you would like to help Ester help these kids and every so often allow them to experience things that our kids are so lucky to experience, you can email me and Ill pass it on.
Each Christmas for the presents...Wish List needs, Money, Gift Wrapping Paper, Sellotape, Cards....maybe if you are shop and would like to help out and donate these items, Im sure this would be very much appreciated.
If you are a business / restaurant that would like to help or sponsor a day out email me and Ill pass this on to Ester. Even for days out...simple things like lunch boxes would be wonderful.
Any sponsors or anyone that would like to help, I will happily advertise your services on this website.
Well done to the Wish List Marbella
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