Several years ago, with the help of our family-owned business; C&I Building Maintenance, Inc., we embarked on a mission to provide Christmas cheer to children and families in need. Knowing the challenges many people face during this amazing yet financially-challenging time of year, we wanted to see what we could do to help. We began by answering the needs of families through local charities, like VOA and Kent connect. Through these agencies, our family would shop for each child, wrap the gifts, and spend a day delivering the gifts to our assigned families. As the years passed, we realized that we could reach more families and provide better-tailored gifts to children by contacting local churches, and by using social media to reach out directly to those in our community.