HOW CHUCK'S KIDS BEGAN "It was a couple of days before Christmas in 1986, and we were visiting in a small, two-bedroom apartment where four people lived. The mom and dad were thankful that we were making Christmas possible for their two little kids. We left, and I told my daughter that I had a few bucks left in the kitty - maybe we could help this particular family with the January rent." "We went back to the house, and my daughter spoke with them in Spanish as they did not speak English. She told them we would like to help them with their rent. They talked for a bit and my daughter said, "Dad, they really appreciate the Christmas for the kids, but the father feels that he will be able to get enough work to make the January rent, and that we should use the money for some family that needs it more than they do." "Here was a family that was living in 300 square feet, no money, not much food, no steady job, but the confidence to turn down rent money for the next month." "That was the moment that Chuck's Kids became a reality." There's a lot of work to do --Chuck Woodring Our
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