See A Need, Take Action
SANTA stands for “See A Need, Take Action,” and it has radically transformed the way the Weidemann’s do Christmas.
The initiative is simple: Encourage children to notice the needs of others, and empower them to meet those needs.
Start by identifying a need—a homeless man on the street, a neighbor who needs their driveway shoveled, a friend sitting alone at school—and take action. Share a meal with that homeless man, shovel the neighbor’s driveway, join the lonely kid at lunch.
It’s stuff that we teach our kids all year long, but there’s something about the Christmas season that puts an emphasis on caring for others.