There is a kind of magic to the holiday season. People are kinder, more generous. The world seems bathed in peace..the kind we wish we had every day. Can we take this warm hearted feeling and do something truly magical with it this year?

A small girl in a tiny village in the foothills of the Himalayas dreams that one day she might go to school... and that maybe she can then become a teacher or run a little store. But her family is too poor and there is no money to spend on a child’s education. But we can change that! And it takes so little. This holiday season you can help make dreams come true and change a life.

Do your loved ones really need or even want another pair of socks or more bath products as holiday gifts? Could a donation that helps a little girl go to school be a gift that warms their hearts?  This holiday, you can make a contribution to Shanti that carries the heartfelt message of kindness. We will be happy to send a special card in your name to anyone on your gift list. What a sweet gift...to a loved one and to a child on the other side of the world. You can make some real magic for a child this holiday season.

Thank you one and all for all the compassion and generosity you continue to show to children in need. May your holidays be filled with peace and love and joy. And may 2013 bring you every blessing. I feel blessed to know you.