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Christmas Card Project

1/12/2016

 

Thank you, Christmas Card Project!
Sharing holiday cheer, love and peace.

​This Christmas, Christa Fisher, the interim chaplain for the Dane County Jail, inspired us ​to send Christmas Cards to those in prison.   She writes...
"Needless to say, I was overwhelmed by your generosity! And the men and women were touched by your kindness. As I passed out supplies, I felt a bit like St Nicholas, filling stockings with Christmas cheer.
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Christmas in jail can be an exceptionally lonely time. Many people feel forgotten and disposable around the holidays. Despite the reality of their situations, they were able to experience a bit of the joy and peace which defines Christmas. As I passed out the cards, the men were excited but confused. 'Is this from you?' and 'Do you want me to give this to someone else?' were the questions I most often heard. 'It’s for you,'  I would say. 'Someone whom you don’t know wrote it for you.'  They would look at me curiously, to which I would reply, 'You are not forgotten. There are hundreds of people in our community who are thinking of you, praying for you and working to make this a more just system. This card is from them. Merry Christmas.' "
Through MUCC and other organizations' support the jail ministry received:
1670 Christmas Cards!
75 Scarves
98 Winter Coats
100 stamps or stamped envelopes
122 Pairs of Gloves
150 Hats
200 pairs of socks
250 pencils
Hundreds of books
5 boxes of tissue
9 decks of cards
10 sketch pads
15 packs of colored pencils
16 pairs of reading glasses
18 sets of thermals
30 calendars
53 pairs of underwear
63 composition books
65 undershirts

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