Safyre and her gifts (Reddit)

What started as a small request for kindness has snowballed into an overwhelming display of public generosity that has left one brave little girl with a garage overflowing with cards and gifts.

Eight-year-old Safyre Terry lost her father and siblings in a fire that was deliberately set two years ago. Though she made it out alive, Sa’fyre lost a hand and foot and suffered severe burns to most of her face and body. She’s survived nearly 50 surgeries, and her aunt Liz Dolder, who’s family took her in after the fire, says that Safyre seems to be an unstoppable force.

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Safyre with her tree, from the Facebook post that started it all (Facebook/Kevin Clark)

This Christmas, Dolder bought Safyre a card tree to hang cards on, and family friend Kevin Clark made a Facebook post requesting that friends send Christmas cards to fill the tree. It wasn’t long before the post started getting attention. Safyre’s story — along with her request and mailing address — appeared on Reddit, Buzzfeed, The Today Show and pretty much every major international and news outlet you can think of. A crowdfunding page was set up for Safyre and her family with a goal of $15,000 that today has raised more than $356,000.

And, as you might have guessed, that cards started pouring in — along with the gifts.

As of Friday morning, Safyre had received some 18,000 cards and 400 packages, which arrived in a two-ton truck. A photo posted to Reddit earlier today shows the little girl standing in a garage that is filled to the brim with piles and piles of unopened packages.

And yesterday Safyre received yet another surprise gift: a weeklong trip to Disney World and other Florida theme parks with her entire family. The trip is being funded by an organization called Baking Memories 4 Kids, reports WNYT.

Lets hope Safyre and her family can relax and enjoy this overwhelming public outpouring of generosity – and that they can find a place to put the gifts.