{"id":3758,"date":"2021-11-16T13:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T13:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ie.depaulcharity.org\/?post_type=news&p=3758"},"modified":"2021-12-01T12:04:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:04:28","slug":"presents-for-all-appeal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ie.depaulcharity.org\/news\/presents-for-all-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Presents for All Christmas Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201c I walked up to Connolly station on Christmas morning.\u00a0I thought I was going to jump on the tracks.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You just think, what\u2019s the point? No one cares…\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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When you’re homeless, it doesn’t take long before you start to feel hopeless… worthless… just… <\/span>less<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And at Christmas, the sense of crushing loneliness can be unbearable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“You just think, what\u2019s the point?\u201d <\/span><\/i>John told us. <\/span>\u201cNo one cares…\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Please… will you give someone like John a present to open on Christmas Day, so he knows he is not forgotten\u2026 he is not forsaken\u2026\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

that <\/b>you<\/i><\/b> care.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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[Yes! I\u2019ll send a gift to unwrap >]<\/a><\/h5>\n

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Every \u20ac25 you can send has the power to put a present into the hands of someone who is homeless this Christmas<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the men and women here haven’t had a gift to open on Christmas Day for decades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And when you\u2019ve felt so little love or hope in your life for such a long time, you can imagine how you’d receive even the most simple gift with the most heartfelt gratitude.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cEvery person at Depaul wakes up with a present under their bed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

For some, it\u2019s the only present they\u2019ve ever gotten.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

For some, it\u2019s the only present they will ever get.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

It makes grown men weep.\u201d <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0Jim, Back Lane Hostel<\/span><\/p>\n

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Because in truth, it\u2019s less about the physical gift \u2014\u00a0a new hat, a book, gloves and socks \u2014 and more about the <\/span>profound gesture of human kindness that accompanies the gift.<\/b> Because of the love imparted along with it\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

…your love. <\/span><\/i>From you to someone like John.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please, will you send one, or two, or even more homeless people a gift that shows you\u2019re thinking of them this Christmas?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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[Yes! I\u2019ll send someone who is homeless <\/b>and hurting a gift this Christmas >]<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n

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Don\u2019t forget, every \u20ac25 you\u2019re able to give has the power to put a present into the hands of someone who is homeless this Christmas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you so much. It means the world to know you care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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