Last year just before Christmas and shortly after I lost my job, we received a card in the mil. It was not a Christmas card as expected. It contained an anonymous note and a gift card for $100. It said that they wanted us to know that there were other families in Sauk Prairie who cared about us. It also asked us to “pay it forward” and referenced Do It 4 Derek. Although we were hardly without resources at that time, it still meant a great deal, and we proudly displayed the card all through the Christmas season. Last year we went to a local hospital and choose two cards off their giving tree and bought two people gifts equal to what we received. But we won’t stop there. We have promised ourselves to continue to match those funds each year for some family in our community, in addition to our normal holiday giving. We are proud to do it for Derek.
Paul
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