This year for Secret Santa, I asked for a donation of their choice to an "underdog" charity that is local to my home state. The charities I picked are ones that don't receive much funding as compared to the more well-known charities such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Wounded Warrior Project, etc. I also noted that if they didn't want to donate, that I love Calvin and Hobbes (if my username didn't already state the obvious).

To my surprise, u/Radgeta and his wife (or girlfriend?) were extremely gracious and chose to donate to all four charities that I listed on my notes AND bought me a Calvin and Hobbes book. Inside the front cover, there was a wonderfully written note about wishing me happy holidays, and to investigate pages 43, 115, 177, and 227 if I was feeling charitable. Between those pages were receipts to all the charities. Their donations totaled to over $100!! I was certainly not expecting that high of a donation and it truly warmed my heart. Thank you so much!

As for the charities themselves, one focused on providing hot food, addiction recovery, and critical essentials for local homeless. Another provides free & cheap housing for homeless who are trying to restart their life. Housing is VERY expensive where I live. The third helps the elderly with getting meals on wheels, transportation, and care giving for senior citizens. And lastly and my personal favorite, a charity which provides birthday parties complete with gifts to homeless children. This inspires hope and a sense of importance in them when everything else is lost in their life.

I can't thank u/Radgeta and his wife (or girlfriend?) enough for this very thoughtful gift. It means so much to me and your generous donations will bring smiles to so many families :)