My wife and I spent yesterday morning at the Jefferson Barracks Hospital.  The project of the day was to prepare gifts that were to be given to each of the patients at a Christmas party this Friday, December 18.

The gift was a nice duffle bag that held several smaller gifts that needed to be wrapped and then inserted into each bag. Several volunteers were busy doing this in the JB Gymnasium while some patients were also in the gym using the workout equipment.  One older gentleman patient, in a wheelchair, came up to the area where we were and began passing out a miniature striped candy cane to each of us.  He said he wanted us to have something for the good we were doing for them.

This is what keeps us involved!

Dave and Rosalie Whitfield are volunteers for the St. Louis Area Chapter.