5th Annual Stockings 4 Kids Kicking Off, Seeking Sponsors

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Sept. 5, 2013 - PRLog -- Santa’s elves are starting early! For the fifth year, local business consultant Lee Knapp is rallying the community to make Christmas dreams come true for local, less fortunate children through Stockings 4 Kids, a United Way partner organization.

Founder of the organization, Lee Knapp started Stockings 4 Kids, a 501c3 organization, with a desire to give every child a happy Christmas morning, something she feels every child deserves. “Christmas is my favorite time of year and the thought of a child having nothing to open on that special morning is heartbreaking,” she explains. “Stockings 4 Kids brings local businesses, adults and children together to provide a beautiful Christmas stocking filled with wonderful surprises to 1,500 less fortunate children in the area.”  For some children it may be the only gift they receive.

Preparations of the 5th Annual Stockings 4 Kids effort are already underway and sponsors are being actively sought to help fund the project. In order to meet the 1,500-stocking goal, Knapp needs to raise $20,000. Each beautiful nineteen inch Christmas stocking costs $12 including the stocking itself and all gifts inside it.

Businesses, individuals and families are invited to make a tax-deductible donation to help fund Stockings 4 Kids. There are two sponsorship levels – Santa and Elf. To provide a Santa sponsorship donors are asked to contribute $1,200, which will fill 100 stockings. To provide an Elf sponsorship the donation is $600, which will fill 50 stockings. Donations of any kind are accepted and appreciated. All donations should be made out to United Way of Lee County with a note that the donation is designated for “Stockings 4 Kids”.

United Mechanical Inc. is a major sponsor, providing and decorating their warehouse space as Santa’s Workshop. Santa’s Workshop is where “Kids Helping Kids” will take place on December 7th and 8th.  Young children volunteers will be the “elves” responsible for stuffing the 1,500 stockings for other children, a true example of kids helping kids and sharing the magic of Christmas.

For more information, to donate or become a sponsor for Stockings 4 Kids, please visit Stockings4Kids.weebly.com or contact Lee Knapp at stockings4kids(at)gmail.com or call 239-481-8557 or (239) 898-0941. Stockings 4 Kids is a 501c3 non-profit and United Way of Lee County partner organization.