Charity — ChristmasForKids
Help Morrison
Publishing give back
ChristmasForKids gets gifts to underprivileged children on the one morning it matters most. It asks for no money – only your time.
2006
First Christmas
23
Children, first night
$0
Donations required
MS
Madison / Ridgeland
01 / What it is
A nonprofit that
asks for your time
ChristmasForKids is dedicated to helping underprivileged children receive gifts on the most important day of the year — Christmas morning. It was founded by Anthony Morrison, CEO of Morrison Publishing, LLC.
It takes no financial donations. Every gift is paid for by Anthony Morrison or one of his companies. What the organisation exists to do is get other young people involved in giving back to those with less.
We are looking for young adults in the Madison and Ridgeland area to volunteer their time and shop for children through the Christmas holidays.
“These children deserve compassion and thoughtfulness from those of us who have been so blessed in our lives.”
Anthony Morrison — Founder, ChristmasForKids
02 / Why it started
Twenty-three angels
left on the tree
I started ChristmasForKids because I have seen firsthand what getting people involved in giving does to them. Christmas 2006 I was walking through our local mall and noticed the Angel tree still had quite a few angels on it, only days before Christmas.
That struck me hard. I asked what happens to the children nobody picks. I was told they typically get nothing — and if they do, it is leftover toys that were not given to other kids. The thought of a child's Christmas filled with leftovers made me sick to my stomach.
So I took all 23 remaining angels off the tree. That left me 24 hours to buy gifts for 23 children and no way to do it alone. I called my brother and a few friends on a Friday night, and they gave up their plans to come shop for people they had never met.
Ask any of them today and they will tell you it was the highlight of their Christmas that year. Four or five twenty-year-old guys shopping frantically for 23 kids — and what amazed me was how seriously every one of them took it. Nobody bought to get it done. They took their time on each child, got everything on the list, then added a few extras.
“Everyone should have the opportunity to see what it feels like to care for someone else, just as you do your family and yourself.”
03 / Join the cause
Give a night,
not a donation
Money is tight for a lot of people, especially young adults. Giving your time counts every bit as much. Every one of us got the same thing out of that night in 2006, and we still look back on it.
01
Email us that you want to shop this year
02
We assign you children and their lists
03
Show up, shop, and hand them over
Morrison Publishing is the publishing house founded by Anthony Morrison — books, online education and software for entrepreneurs.
