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Why We Carol...
| St. Louis Christmas Carols Association Caroling to Benefit Children Since 1911 |
| St. Louis Christmas Carols Association - 7425 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 353, St. Louis, MO 63105 - 314.863.1225 Email - stlcca@att.net |
| Anyone can carol; by caroling for the St. Louis Christmas Carols Association, you help area children and enable your listeners to help, too. |
| Caroling for the St. Louis Christmas Carols Association gives TWICE to your community: once, sharing the gift of holiday music with your listeners, and twice, as the funds collected go to help St. Louis area agencies that serve children. |
| Caroling is a unique and very special experience for the caroler - Here are some personal descriptions... |
From Bob W., of the Webster Groves Statesmen singing
group, in an email to the group:
"Finally, for those of you unable to come to the First Annual
Statesmen Christmas Caroling last night, you really missed
something special... we met at Judy's home and spent the
next hour and 45 minutes strolling through Webster Park
caroling. The night was crisp but between our 42 layers of
clothing and the joy of the season we stayed plenty warm.
Each house we sang at was gorgeous; all decked out with
plenty of lights and looking like a set for a Hollywood
Christmas movie. The people were universally surprised
and delighted to see and hear us. It was especially neat
when there were small children (for whom we of course sang
Jingle Bells). One little boy in his pajamas looked for all
the world like he was seeing Santa himself. His expression
was priceless.
We finally had to quit when we couldn't stuff any more
money in the Christmas Carols can!! One family put in a
$50 bill!
We had so much fun we decided to do it every year, so mark
your calendars now for 2010!"
group, in an email to the group:
"Finally, for those of you unable to come to the First Annual
Statesmen Christmas Caroling last night, you really missed
something special... we met at Judy's home and spent the
next hour and 45 minutes strolling through Webster Park
caroling. The night was crisp but between our 42 layers of
clothing and the joy of the season we stayed plenty warm.
Each house we sang at was gorgeous; all decked out with
plenty of lights and looking like a set for a Hollywood
Christmas movie. The people were universally surprised
and delighted to see and hear us. It was especially neat
when there were small children (for whom we of course sang
Jingle Bells). One little boy in his pajamas looked for all
the world like he was seeing Santa himself. His expression
was priceless.
We finally had to quit when we couldn't stuff any more
money in the Christmas Carols can!! One family put in a
$50 bill!
We had so much fun we decided to do it every year, so mark
your calendars now for 2010!"
From a parent at SSDN, one of our funded agencies:
A reflection on December 14, 2009 at SSDN :-)
"The SSDN parenting meeting had it going on - we had over 50 parents at the meeting, with a lot of information
given, also toys for families (thank you!).
The main fun part was Christmas Caroling in the neighborhood. I am 40 years old - I was acting like a kid! I had
sooooo much fun singing Christmas songs in English and Spanish. I had a night out with my SSDN Family.
Thank you SSDN staff & family!"
A reflection on December 14, 2009 at SSDN :-)
"The SSDN parenting meeting had it going on - we had over 50 parents at the meeting, with a lot of information
given, also toys for families (thank you!).
The main fun part was Christmas Caroling in the neighborhood. I am 40 years old - I was acting like a kid! I had
sooooo much fun singing Christmas songs in English and Spanish. I had a night out with my SSDN Family.
Thank you SSDN staff & family!"
From a high school student:
"I was thinking about caroling
today. I want to thank you for
having such a wonderful
program, I really do appreciate
caroling every year with my
church group. I go to Ladue
Chapel and my mom gets church
members together every
December for this.
I have had so much fun with it
and made so many memories. I'm
16 and last year was probably
my eighth year of participating.
So, again, thank you!! What you
do is really appreciated.
I can't wait for this
Christmas!"
Much love,
Victoria
"I was thinking about caroling
today. I want to thank you for
having such a wonderful
program, I really do appreciate
caroling every year with my
church group. I go to Ladue
Chapel and my mom gets church
members together every
December for this.
I have had so much fun with it
and made so many memories. I'm
16 and last year was probably
my eighth year of participating.
So, again, thank you!! What you
do is really appreciated.
I can't wait for this
Christmas!"
Much love,
Victoria
From Cathy Nickens - Ritenour Area Chair:
On December 23, 2009, members of our Stephan Memorial
UMC caroled at the bottom of the escalator in the East
Terminal at Lambert Airport (near the luggage return) -
such a delightful and heart-warming experience for our
group! We watched the faces of the travelers as they rode
down the escalator. Many smiles, mouthing of the lyrics
and comments like "What a nice welcome to St. Louis!"
greeted us throughout the four hours. One of the security
guards even came over and sang a song with us. A lady
rode down and made a donation and then rode back up
where she had been listening to us while waiting for her
guests to arrive. Not only did we have great collections for
our charities, we truly felt we were "ambassadors for
Christmas in St. Louis". Truly one of the best volunteer
activities of my life!
On December 23, 2009, members of our Stephan Memorial
UMC caroled at the bottom of the escalator in the East
Terminal at Lambert Airport (near the luggage return) -
such a delightful and heart-warming experience for our
group! We watched the faces of the travelers as they rode
down the escalator. Many smiles, mouthing of the lyrics
and comments like "What a nice welcome to St. Louis!"
greeted us throughout the four hours. One of the security
guards even came over and sang a song with us. A lady
rode down and made a donation and then rode back up
where she had been listening to us while waiting for her
guests to arrive. Not only did we have great collections for
our charities, we truly felt we were "ambassadors for
Christmas in St. Louis". Truly one of the best volunteer
activities of my life!
| And a thank-you from a listener, as featured in the Friendship Force of Missouri Newsletter: Thank you from Sparkle Mortland - I want to thank the Friendship Force members who sang Christmas carols to me again this year. The Kaelbles, who are Glendale chairmen for the St. Louis Christmas Carols Association, gathered some members who live in the south county area. After they sang to me, they caroled at the other houses on my block, raising funds for children’s charities. Then they had a party. I enjoyed it immensely, and I think it was an excellent service project. I would suggest caroling to members in other areas as a way to do service and have fellowship together. (Note: Anyone can form a caroling group next year by contacting the St. Louis Christmas Carols Association for information and supplies.) |