Dayspring Village Secret Santa

10/19/2022

The 2022 Secret Santa Program is now underway - please make sure you reach out to ashleyt@dayspringvillage.org to get involved in adopting a resident for their Christmas wishes - you can also help with providing homemade baked goods for snacks or sharing your musical talents.

11/11/2021

My name is Douglas Adkins, I am the Administrator at Dayspring Village… Doug Adkins needs your support for 32nd Secret Santa Program for Dayspring Village

11/07/2021

https://www.gofundme.com/create/fundraiser/media/32nd-secret-santa-program-for-dayspring-village

11/07/2021

The 32nd annual SECRET SANTA PROGRAM is now underway and we are already reaching out to our volunteers to ask them to once again help us meet the needs this holiday season. The program is simple, just call ASHLEY TURNER at 904-845-7502 or ashleyt@dayspringvillage.org and let her know you want to get engaged with Secret Santa Project. She will send you the names and "wish list" for the residents you have requested. Have the gifts back by December 23rd and if you wish to provide baked goods for the evening snack, you can pick a night you wish to sponsor and just deliver them to the front office. Please reach out to your friends and neighbors about helping us this Christmas in making Christmas 2021 a great memory for the 125 mentally ill residents.

Dayspring Village Secret Santa Program is a volunteer program to assist mentally ill residents at Dayspring Village during Christmas.

12/25/2020

I would like to thank ASHLEY TURNER our Secret Santa coordinator for the 31st annual sleigh drive to Boulonge! Over 1158 individually wrapped gifts were donated and will be made available to the residents on Christmas Day at 2pm. They will have a reading from the Book of Luke, music from the traditional "Dayspring Singers" and hot fresh holiday pies. The gift of the giver is at the core of Christmas and when residents are confronted with the reality that people who are complete strangers have love and compassion for them it "rings a bell" for life and all through the year when the lows come, I can bring them back to this undisputed truth that their lives as Americans "matter" and people many of whom are total strangers "love them" and have made sacrifices for them. This is a pivotal momentum during the course of illness when you come to a belief that in fact people care. Thank you again to all the volunteers, you will receive a special blessing in the year ahead, I know that God in Heaven will reward these acts of compassion.

12/20/2020

This past Friday the Administrator was standing in the parking lot in Hilliard, talking to the media about the deployment of the vaccines, a local businessman came up and donated $300 to the program to assist the residents. Earlier in the week we had donations of baked goods and some musicians came and performed in the cold ( outside) for the residents. The gift of the giver during the Christmas season will bring a blessing from heaven. This is a special song that was released in March 2020 - I know that God in Heaven will reach out his hand to bless you and your family! Thank you and Amen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp6aygmvzM4

“The Blessing” with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes live from Elevation Ballantyne.Available everywhere now: https://elevationworship.lnk.to/TheBlessingYT Subscrib...

11/29/2020

The 31st Annual Secret Santa Program is well on its way. We are looking for volunteers who can adopt residents this Christmas to help fill needs. People often ask me why is this so important. Let me share with the "why". Su***de risk is a major challenge for adults with disability, for those who struggle with Schizophrenia about 25% will attempt to end their lives during the course of illness and 10% will be successful. When Christmas comes it brings up old memories of past holidays spent in jails, homeless centers and State Hospitals, often alone and with no one to care for them. They often come to this view that they are forgotten and their lives do not matter. What I know is this in the Bible in Mark Chapter 5 Jesus made a special trip to a place called Gadara - there he redeemed a man who was held in the tombs in chains and was very sick. What we learn from this story is Jesus teaches us to have compassion on those with mental illness and to redeem them as they belong. When a resident opens a Christmas gift that is wrapped, gifted by a complete stranger, a bell has been tolled that cannot be unrung, it rings clear and true that someone loves this person and has compassion on them. So during the course of the year when things get rough and they say to me "no one cares" I can point back to this total stranger (you) and ask them to explain this act of love and compassion as it contradicts this lie and false belief that no one cares. If you wish to get engaged, you can contact our Secret Santa Coordinator Ashley Turner at ashleyt@dayspringvillage.org or just call me at 904-845-2362. God Bless and have a Merry Christmas - PS: Donated Baked goods are also welcomed!

11/29/2020

Merry Christmas - David plays piano here in Nassau County and is a gift musician

"Moonlight Christmas" Official Video Album: "Christmas in the Meadowlands" @2020 Artist: David Crout Producers: Timothy Meadows, Amy Nicole Moonlight Meadows...

11/28/2020

Yesterday, I was in my office at Dayspring Village. The FED EX driver pulled up to drop off some Walmart Packages for residents. We normally do not allow anyone entry into the building. He asked me for my name so he could record who accepted delivery. Then he asked me whether we did a "Secret Santa Program". I replied we did and I stepped outside with my mask on to hand him a card and write down the name of Ashley Turner ( ashleyt@dayspringvillage.org) so he could contact her to get involved. I shared with him that 25% of adults with Schizophrenia will attempt su***de during their course of illness and 10% will be successful. We recently had a youngman ( former army vet) attempt su***de (unsuccessful) this month. They often do not believe there is any hope or others do not like them or care and this is just not true I told the driver. He shared with me that he understood as he served in the United States Army and completed two combat tours in Afghanistan and was now at 37 yrs old seeking to go back. He wanted to get engaged and try to help others this year. He shared with me how many soldiers suffer from PTSD and how su***de has claimed so many vets and soldiers far too early. I thank the FED EX driver for his service to our nation and I handed him my card and told him if I can ever be helpful to just call, I am always available to help. This is the United States of America, we care for some of the most incredible people on the planet. I wanted to share this story as it is through the hearts of ordinary Americans that extraordinary feats are accomplished each day. I salute the frontline workers at FED EX and all the former military members who sacrificed for our freedom. If you want to get engaged this year, please contact ASHLEY TURNER -our SECRET SANTA COORDINATOR at DAYSPRING VILLAGE - 904-845-7501 OR ASHLEYT@DAYSPRINGVILLAGE.ORG

11/08/2020

Due to COVID19 if you are unable to get out to do the shopping but wish to help with the 2020 SECRET SANTA PROGRAM for the Dayspring Village residents, you can click on the link below and make a donation. This will enable our team to do the shopping for you and have the gifts ordered and sent to the facility for you and wrapped. The impact of the pandemic and lock downs and the stress of the monthly testing has taken its toll. We would be grateful for your help this year as we work to bring light into the holiday season. God Bless you!
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November 2, 2020 Dear Friend and Neighbors This year like no other year has been one of the most ch… TRUPTI DHAR needs your support for Secret Santa 2020

12/25/2019

The 2019 SECRET SANTA PROGRAM DELIVER 830 WRAPPED GIFTS AND STOCKINGS - THANK YOU!

12/25/2019

Great line dance Christmas party at Dayspring Village. We thank Nancy and her family for making this event so special!

12/25/2019

All is ready for our Christmas Secret Santa Program!

12/16/2019

If you would like for our SECRET SANTA volunteers to handle the shoppping for you - we can get it done! Just go below and make a donation and we will get busy making arrangements to help ensure you are engaged this year in making a difference in the life of a person living with mental illness. We have less than 10 days before Christmas, help us meet our goal this year and get engaged!

TRUPTI DHAR Dayspring Village INC Do you want to make a difference this Christmas? You know the true gift of Christmas is the gift of the giver. This year I

12/16/2019

12/16/2019

You can make a difference! Each life is a gift and the donation you make through the Secret Santa Program at Dayspring Village will help create something special this year - the gift of love! Please act today by sending an e-mail to ashleyt@dayspringvillage.org and let her now you want to help!