Spreading Christmas Cheer
Article written by 4-H Reporter Malachi Church (Son of Kym Kemp)
Brothers caroling with the Miranda 4-H Club at the Senior Center in Garberville on Friday.[By Kym Kemp]
On December 23rd, Miranda 4-H Club members spread a little Christmas cheer through the Southern Humboldt community.
First, they helped decorate the Mateel Community Center in Redway for the Community Christmas Dinner held at noon today.
They strung lights, put up signs, chairs, tables, set up flower vases and a Christmas tree. After decorating they practiced for their guest appearance at the Skilled Nursing Facility at the Garberville Hospital. Later, about 10 club members went to Jerold Phelps Community Hospital in Garberville and sang Christmas carols. Then they gathered inside at the Skilled Nursing Facility. Some community members that perform at the facility every Friday brought out their own instruments and joined in. Some of the residents just listened. Others sang along. Afterwards the club members and the residents were offered cookies and other delicious treats by the nursing staff.Thank you 4-H kids for helping others have a merry Christmas.
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Brought tears to my eyes. It’s so beautiful to see the younger generation doing such great tgings for those who are less fortunate & for those who can’t be home for Christmas. Bless all of you & thank you for your inspiring generosity.
Merry Christmas everyone❣❣
Merry Christmas Kym❣❣
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas miss Kym! To you and yours from me and mine, Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas!
It’s really nice to see young people with such great hearts. Bless them. Good Karma will come their way.
some of those labeled as residents are actually community members and not residents at all! Information not straight.
Ack! When I read this, I immediately called and got better information. I made the corrections. (I was very impressed that those musicians come every Friday!)
What a wonderful thing for the 4-H group to do. Thanks for sharing this. Our future is in good hands with these caring youth & their thoughtful parents. Merry Christmas.
Super impressed/proud of all these kiddos. What an awesome way to help spread the Christmas spirit. What an amazing bunch of kids!
(And I’m only slightly biased since one of them belongs to me!)
Merry Christmas! 🎄
LOVED this article!!
Thank you for the great photos and coverage.
*Applause* for the 4-H Members!!
Proud of these kids. If they are our future, it will be brighter. Happy Holidays to you all!
Thanks Kym, and thank you kids (and their parents) for showing what the true spirit of
Christmas looks like. Kudos to Miranda 4-H
so good to hear this sort of news !! thank you to the next generation for stepping in……thank you young people for your efforts.!!!!
Kudos to the kids !!
It was my pleasure to sing and play Christmas carols with these fine kids! So sweet and kind to do this wonderful kind of activity for the patients at the SNF!
I was very impressed after learning that you musicians show up every Friday to perform. Thank you!
It’s our pleasure. Thanks for what you do Kym!
So good to see these kids doing things for other people. You might think that its no big deal, but it really is a great big deal to bring cheer to others! Good for everyone.
The 4-H kids have always been such a help for the Garberville Veterans Association Annual Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. We think that they are the best. Thank you all again for adding your labor and joy to our events. Here is our wish for each of you. We pray and we want 2017 to be the best year each of you have ever had. Thanks again