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<p>I don’t think this is what collegeshopping is asking for but I want to give my $.02.</p>
<p>One year, my girls & I were registered at the food bank at Christmas time- my H & I had been separated for the past year & it was pretty hard to maintain two households. I didn’t expect anything, but the girls were small and I did mention that gloves/hats would be appreciated. We received a package containing mittens/socks/hats and a beautifully illustrated children’s book that brought me to tears at the thought of the kindness of strangers.</p>
<p>But if we had been given the same package in public I would have been crying out of embarrassment & shame that I was in that position.
I haven’t been again & when I give I generally give anonymously, & I feel I honor those donors by doing so.</p>