Disadvantaged Families Receive Love From Save Our Needy's Santa

Our annual initiative "Santa Comes To Visit" has come and gone but it left indelible marks in the hearts of families.

Disadvantaged families (widows and single-mothers and their children) got surprise visits from Save Our Needy as we played to them, providing them with food items, clothing, and toys to enable them to celebrate the yuletide season.

We were very glad to make several children's dreams come true and put smiles on the faces of families who had lost all hope of ever celebrating the yuletide season.

Our heartfelt gratitude goes to the Shoprite Community Network for their unwavering support of this impactful initiative.

Happy New Year!

SUN Newspaper Publishes The 3rd Annual ''Santa Comes To Visit'' Initiative

Christmas has come and gone but the families who benefitted from Save Our Needy's 3rd Annual ''Santa Comes To Visit'' initiative remain grateful for all the love we showered on them during the yuletide season.

Home of one of the beneficiaries visited

Goodie bags comprising children's clothing, shoes, ladies clothing and shoes, toys, toiletries and food items were freely given to disadvantaged families having women as breadwinners who otherwise would not have been able to celebrate due to financial and other personal difficulties.

The SUN Newspaper, a Nigerian daily, published the story.

Sun newspaper publication

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''Santa Comes To Visit'' Initiative Is Here Again!

Christmas is just around the corner! It is a season of merriment. It is a time to share and show love.

 

 

The year has not been very easy due to the unstable economic situation in the country. However, some people have had it worse than others. Count your blessings; show love and care to the less privileged by joining us as we embark on the 3rd edition of "Santa Comes To Visit" initiative. 

The "Santa Comes To Visit", Fill A Goodie Bag Campaign, an annual initiative of Save Our Needy, aims at bringing joy and cheer to the homes of the less fortunate during the Yuletide season.

Widows and single mothers are the hardest hit when there is an economic crisis. Join us to put smiles on their faces and the faces of their children this Christmas.

Surprise visits will be made to the homes of lucky beneficiaries who will be picked after careful selection and consideration. 

 

 

Happy children

Save Our Needy plays Santa

Some of the beneficiaries of past editions

 

Let's make this Christmas a memorable one for the disadvantaged in our society.

You can support this initiative by donating food items, toiletries, new or gently used clothing, shoes, toys (educational and stuffed toys) and schoolbags.

 

 

Donated items

 

Financial donations can be made to:

Save Our Needy Organisation

0168556004

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank).

Kindly contact us for more information: 

Tel: 09025600734, 08151546111

Email: saveourneedy@gmail.com

Website: www.saveourneedy.org

Thank you and God bless you.

Testimonies From "Santa Comes To Visit" Initiative

The initiative "Santa Comes To Visit" may have come and gone but it remains indelible in the minds of all those who benefited from our generosity. Lucky families were asked to apply for the giveaway via popular Nigerian blogs: Stella Dimoko Korkus (SDK) blog and Nairaland. They were asked to state reasons why they needed the support and also give their personal details.

Testimonies abound of how happy we made families last Yuletide season; from December 21st to December 31st 2015.

Below are happy narratives from some of the beneficiaries:

Ms Blessing Esifa (single mother) from Ifako, Gbagada-

THANK YOU SAVE OUR NEEDY

I wanna say a BIG THANK YOU to save our needy NGO for putting a smile on my face.
A post was made on Dec 12th in IHN for Santa giveaway which I applied for because I'm a single
mum with a 3yr old son. I've been solely responsible for my son's upkeep right from birth.
My help finally located me through save our needy NGO. A man and a woman came to my
house with a massive Ghana must go bag filled with lots of goodies ranging from noodles,
groundnut oil,milk,cornflakes, toothpaste,cream, soap, sugar, jam, tin tomatoes, five alive, a
bedtime story book, a pair of shoes, frozen chicken, rice and plenty clothes. I burst into tears
when I saw those things especially the clothes because as at time, there was no foodstuffs at home neither did my son have clothes to wear as the little clothes he has were already faded and small. I'm so grateful. Thanks a million for putting a smile on my face. May God enrich save our
needy NGO and bring more sponsors that will fund it.
Thanks a lot Stella for making this happen. Wishing everybody a very merry Christmas and a
prosperous 2016 ahead.


Ms Aduralere Odeyemi (single mother) from Aradagun, Badagry-

SAYING THE LOUDEST THANK YOU TO SAVE OUR NEEDY
Madam Stellla ooooooo,save our needy came to my house live in badagry o, they brought
indomies, clothes for my son, toys, shoes, rice, and all sorts..... oh dunno how
to say thank you, pleassssssseee help me post this in appreciation o!  thanks so much.

Mrs Kazeem (widow) & Bola from Barracks, Badagry-

SAVE OUR NEEDY THANK YOU OOOOOO
I want to appreciate save our needy for the love they showed to my friend Mrs Kazeem whose husband was killed by boko haram in bornu state.I applied for giveaway on her behalf last
year,they came and gave her many gifts in which i was not left out.This year,they also remembered her even without applying for their giveaway.They brought foodstuffs,provision,clothes,a package from shoprite and so many other things that i can't mention.I Was also not left out as they gave me gifts also.May God bless you abundantly in jesus name,you shall go from glory to glory and from strength to strength.many thanks to SDK for this platform,may God bless you abundantly in Jesus name.
from bola

Mrs. Abiodun Adedayo (widow) from Ikotun-

APPRECIATION TO SAVE OUR NEEDY
Compliments of the Season to you, Stella. I say kudos to you for the good work that you do and I pray that God reward you exceedingly with good success. Stella, I write to appreciate the Save Our
Needy Organisation for their kindness and Love towards my Family and I. They visited us
and came with beautiful designer shoes,dresses,foodstuff,beverages. It is a pity that
my phone cannot attach pictures. It is indeed true that God still rules in the affairs of men. We would be celebrating Christmas happier since about five years. Our prayer is that d organisation grows from
strength to strength and that  God grant the hearts desires of the initiators and contributors of
the project. We are grateful.

Chinwe Adeyinka Ayeyemi (widow) from Ikotun-

THANK YOU TO SAVE OUR NEEDY

Stella nwunye Korkus, I hail you oooo, you have been saving lives since long time ago, and today am so grateful to you for using this platform to reach me a poor widow like me. I saw the post on your blog and I apply for it.
Save our needy organization visited me and my children today and brought to us, foodstuffs,cloths, beverages, books,shoes, as if they knew I was not having Handbag, lol, they also brought for me and so many other things. They are so nice to me and my children, so friendly and fun to be with. What can I say than to say thank you Lord., thank you Stella, it's only God that can reward you, thank you save our needy, you will never run dry, you will grow from strength to strength, Am short of words. Am so grateful to you.  May God bless you.

Ms Marian Onu (single mother) from Iba-

THANK YOU SAVE OUR NEEDY

Save Our Needy may God continue to bless u guys for putting a smile on my face, and for the beautiful cloth u gave to my girls, the foodstuff and toys u gave to my kids. May d blessings of d Lord never depart from u guys.

"Santa Comes To Visit" initiative

The SON team made the last Yuletide season memorable for 15 disadvantaged widows and single mothers as well as their kids as we paid them surprise visits in their homes armed with big goody bags, from December 21st-December 31st 2015.

An excited family receive the SON team in their home at Ikotun, Lagos.

Mrs. Ayeyemi, who lost her husband to cancer last July happily poses with her kids

So much excitement and smiles as the SON team reveal the gifts

The SON team gladly plays Santa to Mrs. Ayeyemi and her family.

Opeyemi and Eniola, already deeply engrossed in the story books donated to them.

 It was as much fun as it was emotional as a widow who lost her husband to cancer, a widow who lost her husband to Boko Haram, a single mom who never had any form of support since she birthed her son, another single mom, victim of domestic violence and so many others shared their stories with the SON team. They were given gifts of food items, clothing, shoes, toys and toiletries.

Little Sarah and her brother strike a pose with their new toys

Little Sarah (5), shyly shows off her new top

Ms Onu, a single mother living in Iba, Lagos, shows appreciation as she receives gifts for herself and her kids

Little Chantal is happy to get new dresses for Christmas and the New Year celebrations

The smile on the faces of the kids as well as their mothers was so rewarding and priceless.

Mrs. Kazeem, a widow who lost her husband to Boko Haram attack, is so grateful we played Santa to her and her family

Mrs. Erayoma, a victim of domestic violence, was very thrilled to receive the SON team in her family home in faraway Ikorodu.

Little Opeyemi and her siblings are grateful to be celebrating Xmas again after their dad abandoned them 3 years ago.

                   Ms Aduralere, a single mother, excitedly unveils gifts she received from the SON team

All smiles as 3 year old Chibike got unexpected gifts for the yuletide season.

 

Ms Blessing, a single mom from Ifako, Gbagada, Lagos, was so overjoyed that she teared up

"Santa Comes To Visit" is an annual project initiated by Save Our Needy to provide relief to the disadvantaged during the Christmas season and to usher in the New Year celebrations.

Gifts of food items, clothing, shoes, toys and toiletries are donated to needy widows and single mothers during this period.

Mrs. Adedayo, a widow, who recently survived gunshot wounds from a robbery attack was really happy to welcome the SON team

A very big THANK YOU to Shoprite Community Network, Verdant Zeal Marketing and Communications Company, Madrew's, Baby Crib (23, Idimu road, Egbeda bus-stop, Lagos) and Stella Dimoko Korkus blog, for generously supporting us.

Save Our Needy Plays Santa To Disadvantaged Families

From Dec 21st to 28th, we played Santa to 7 disadvantaged families in
the spirit of Christmas. These families have never had cause to
celebrate the Yuletide season due to financial constraints and other unfortunate circumstances.

It was exciting and fulfilling as the SON team visited the beneficiaries in their homes and brought them love and cheer in form of food items, clothing, toiletries and gifts for the kids.

The beneficiaries particularly single mothers and widows as well as their children were full of gratitude for the love they got from us.


 


We sincerely thank Stella Dimoko Korkus, arguably Nigeria's favorite blogger for using her blog as a medium to support this project.  We will also like to thank Mr. Andrew O. Akindele and an anonymous donor under the alias of "bosslordd" for financially contributing to the success of this project. May the good Lord continue to bless you and replenish your pockets. Amen!!!

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God bless you.