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Friday, Dec 19, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller * We did well this year. As I write this, we’ve raised $52,623 to help Lutheran Social Services of Illinois buy Christmas presents for foster children. That’s about $7K more than we raised last year. We’re shutting down for the season, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still contribute. So, if you’ve been putting it off, please click here. Every little bit helps. Thanks! * As you likely know, we’ve had an annual tradition of posting three Christmas songs beloved by my mother when she was a little kid. The tradition is especially poignant for Isabel and myself this year because my mom (Isabel’s grandma) has been very sick for months. Please, keep her in your hearts. Thanks. Here’s Frosty the Snowman, Suzy Snowflake and Hardrock, Coco and Joe…
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Friday, Dec 19, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller * Darlene Love’s still got it, baby… * Thanks so much to everyone who donated to help us buy Christmas gifts for foster kids this year. We’ve done well, especially considering that we didn’t receive the $10,000 anonymous gift we were blessed with in each of the past two years. Not factoring in that annual anonymous donor, this was our best year ever, and we even topped last year’s grand total. Y’all are the best. We have built a real community here over the decades. I just cannot thank you enough. But, if you haven’t given yet, or you’ve found some extra money under the couch cushions, please click here. Lutheran Social Services of Illinois won’t use any of your money for overhead. It all goes to the kids. * This is an open thread. A suggested convo: What’s up with your holiday plans?
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Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller * From Shane MacGowan’s send-off… I can see a better time * Good news! We’re now above $51K in our annual fundraiser to buy Christmas presents for foster kids. That’s more than we raised last year, even though our anonymous Santa didn’t donate the usual $10,000 this year (our Santa had to intervene to resolve an emergency elsewhere, I’m told). I’m so relieved and I’m sure Lutheran Social Services of Illinois is ecstatic. But, we could always use more, so click here if you haven’t yet contributed. Thanks!
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